Moan proudly welcomes Brazilian talent Marian (BR) — already known for his standout releases on Hottrax and Mood Child — with his fresh new Soprano EP. This powerful release features two killer tracks: Soprano, driven by a groovy bassline and hypnotic vibe, and Electric Language, featuring the stunning vocals of Samira. A must-have for every dancefloor — dont miss it!

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Marian (BR) - Electric Language ft. Samira (Original Mix)

Lowride Royalz --- Body Language

Hey there, Geo-Junkies, Language Dabblers, and those who accidentally came here looking for something useful. I'm so sorry.


Herein, Professor Hans Hamrd rolls the dice to see which language is ready to rumble in the Thunder Dome that is his skull.


This episode was not brought to you by Captain Morgan, yet, but Hans is wide open for sponsorships.


Evan Edinger's brilliant takedown of Duolingo's AI weirdness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPS_-cjh-u4


#ESL #Polyglot #Languages #WhyAmIDoingThis?


Episode 8 Watch me NOT learn a Mystery Language in 24 hours :) (Episode 8/na takwas)

Before there was English, or Latin, or Czech, or Hindi, there was a language that they all have in common, which we call Proto-Indo-European. Linguists have long been fascinated by the quest to get a glimpse into what Proto-Indo-European must have looked like through careful comparisons between languages we do have records for, and this very old topic is still undergoing new discoveries. 

In this episode, your host Gretchen McCulloch gets enthusiastic about the process of figuring out Proto-Indo-European with Dr. Danny Bate, public linguist, host of the podcast A Language I Love Is..., and author of the book Why Q Needs U. We talk about why figuring out the word order of a 5000-year-old language is harder than figuring out the sounds, and a great pop linguistics/history book we've both been reading that combines recent advances in linguistic, archaeological, and genetic evidence to reexamine where these ancient Proto-Indo-European folks lived: Proto by Laura Spinney. We also talk about Danny's own recent book on the history of the alphabet, featuring fun facts about C, double letters, and izzard!  

Click here for a link to this episode in your podcast player of choice: https://pod.link/1186056137/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjIxNjI5NzcyMA
Read the transcript here: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/800779835062484992/transcript-episode-110-danny-interview

Announcements:
In this month’s bonus episode we get enthusiastic about celebratory days, years, decades, and more with some relationship to linguistics! We recently learned that people in the UK have been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th and many lingcommers are excited about the idea of taking those celebrations international: World Linguistics Day, anyone? What we learned putting this episode together is that celebratory days take off when groups of people decide to make them happen so…let's see how many different locations around the world we can wish each other Happy World Linguistics Day from this year!

Join us on Patreon now to get access to this and 100+ other bonus episodes. You’ll also get access to the Lingthusiasm Discord server where you can chat with other language nerds: https://www.patreon.com/posts/142860621

For links to things mentioned in this episode: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/800779694367703040/lingthusiasm-episode-110-the-history-of-the

110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate

Acronyms are "words" that are abbreviations. But they differ from abbreviations because they can be pronounced like a word. Many of these acronyms, like the 'ZIP' in 'Zip Code,' aren't even known as acronyms anymore. In this episode, my friend Pete Mulvihill helps me decode some of the most common acronyms in modern lexicon.

Episode 299-When Acronyms Become Words

In this episode Brian and Geoff interview Edo Forsythe, who for over 20 years was a Navy Russian Instructor and Translator and served as Program Manager for the Military Cryptologic Continuing Education Program (MCCEP) and various duties as a cryptologic analyst, and his research partner Steven MacWhinnie from Hirosaki Gakuin University. We hear about their backgrounds and beginnings as well as their shared research projects over recent years. They go on to explain about the projects they are working on now, including the intersection of motivation and engagement of students in EFL/ESL. This is our first ever double interview, and we hope that you enjoy the show.
Remember, if you want to come on the show and share your ideas and research, please contact Geoff at program@jaltcall.org.

Edo Forsythe and Steven MacWhinnie Interview by Brian & Geoff Nov 2025

We follow the rise of civilization and of powerful empires in West Africa before the slave tade, based upon iron-working and the traffic in gold and salt across the Sahara, followed by the spread of wealth and power southward, towards the gold fields and the tropical forests, and finally the reverberating impacts of the arrival of Portuguese traders on the coast, which paved the way for the rise of the Atlantic slave trade.

Suggested further reading:  Rodney, “History of the Upper Guinea Coast”; Ajayi, ed., “History of West Africa,” vol. 1

Image:  Sculptural head from Ife, bronze & brass, ca. 1300s

Please sign on as a patron to hear patron-only lectures, including upcoming installment on Central AFrica:  https://www.patreon.com/c/u5530632

Cities of Iron & Gold: West Africa Before 1700

Vocaroo 23 Nov 2025 13_53_28 GMT-0500 11onfcyudCWm

Asante sana kwa msaada wako

Asante sana kwa kunitembelea.

Asante sana mwalimu kwa kunifundisha

Asante sana kwa zawadi hii nzuri.

We ponder our past use of language and how to proceed in the changing times.

Queries on Language

If I'm Not a Dawg Ima Goat (Make No Sense) Prod Xjay + Raf

Pole Sana kwa Kuumwa.

Pole Sana kwa ajali Uliyoipata.

Pole Sana kwa Kazi Ngumu.

Pole Sana kwa Msiba Wenu.

Pole Sana kwa Kuchelewa.

We have fun with language here.  If you accidentally learn something, we're sorry.

My influences and inspirations for the Drunk on Language Book Club include: Nativlang, Xidnaf, Rick Steves, Drunk History, Langfocus, Game of Thrones Abridged, My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart, and Mextalki.
The men in my life: Jim Beam, Jack Daniel, José Cuervo, Los Kunstmanns, Captain Morgan, Don Q, Pyotr Smirnoff, Mike and his ''Hard Lemonade''.      

And Brendon Urie.  -heavy breathing-

Japan association for Language Teaching (JALT) Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group. (JALTCALL)

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I photograph, record, and write about the natural world. I see, I listen, I write. I fundamentally believe that curiosity can save the world—so I publish stories to make people curious. Ultimately, curiosity leads to discovery, discovery leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to insight, and insight leads to understanding. Please enjoy!

A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. "A fascinating listen that will change the way you see everyday communications." –New York Times. "Joyously nerdy" –Buzzfeed.  

Weird and deep half-hour conversations about language on the third Thursday of the month.

Listened to all the episodes here and wish there were more? Want to talk with other people who are enthusiastic about linguistics? Get bonus episodes and access to our Discord community at www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm 
Shownotes and transcripts: www.lingthusiasm.com

History lectures by Samuel Biagetti, a historian (and antique dealer) with a Phd in early American history; my dissertation was on Freemasonry in the 1700s. I focus on the historical myths and distortions, from "the Middle Ages" to "Race," that people use to rationalize the world in which we live.   More info at www.historiansplaining.com

Please see my Patreon page, https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632, if you want to keep the lectures coming, and to hear the patron-only materials.

Ongea Swahili by Hotspot Promotion(HSP), is a platform that teaches and helps people in learning Swahili, and also promote Swahili Culture, traditions in Tanzania and parts of Africa who speaks the language.

We are a Friends or Quaker Church located in north Seattle. We are a community of people gathered to Listen to God and follow God's Leadings. We love Jesus! We are all ministers and seek to liberate each other in our ministries. We welcome all who desire to join us in this God adventure as we Listen to God and liberate each other to live into our God place in our world!

Italian based imprint Moan Recordings, was born at the end of 2011 from the idea of two friends Clausen and Kaschant. Moan is focused on House and Tech House, with Funky, Minimal, and Techno influences. It's tasteful music made for maximum enjoyment on the dancefloor by some of the most interesting artists of the underground scene. Charted and played by the most respectful djs such as Loco Dice, Ricardo Villalobos, Marco Carola, Matthias Tanzmann just to name few. All the projects brings different artists together to get a creative music style, a new musical concept, inspiration, emotions, feelings and high quality dance tunes, in one word : MOAN.

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