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How to Kill a Language, Part II
27/10/2026 | 24 mins.In Part II of our interview with author Sophia Smith Galer, "shared language erosion" — when members of an immigrant family can no longer communicate fluently with each other — and the true cost of letting a language die.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 317: "How to Kill a Language, Part II." With Bob Garfield. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesHow to Kill a Language, Part I
21/10/2026 | 59 mins.From Ukraine to Maori to Emilian, a conversation with author Sophia Smith Galer about language suppression, revitalization and death.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 316: "How to Kill a Language, Part I." With Bob Garfield. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBang for the Buck
14/10/2026 | 22 mins.An investigation into the nuclear origins of "bang for the buck." Plus, we get buck-naked!
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 315: "Bang for the Buck." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesThe Language of Liars
06/10/2026 | 28 mins.An interview with science-fiction author S.L. Huang, whose experience learning languages informed their most recent novella, The Language of Liars.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 314: "The Language of Liars." With Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesNo More Mr. Nice Guy
29/09/2026 | 17 mins.Was Perry Como the original Mr. Nice Guy? And who again was Perry Como? Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield explain.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 313: "No More Mr. Nice Guy." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.
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