Kory Stamper

10 Podcast Episodes

05 Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

05 Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

The first non-fiction book of the season: on dictionaries, languages and lexicographers. Follow me on Instagram @bookwor... Read more

31 Jan 2021

9mins

18: Swearin' Time (with Kory Stamper)

18: Swearin' Time (with Kory Stamper)

There's a new show on Netflix, and it's The History of Swearing, featuring Nicolas Cage. Backing him up is a team of res... Read more

19 Jan 2021

1hr 28mins

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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

Word up! Words have meaning, and behind every great definition is a pale, emaciated lexicographer melting away under the... Read more

5 Nov 2020

51mins

Kory Stamper | Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Kory Stamper | Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Watch the video here. A lexicographer for the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Kory Stamper discusses the subtleties of the E... Read more

16 Jul 2018

58mins

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Kory Stamper, Lucas Hnath

Kory Stamper, Lucas Hnath

Lexicographer Kory Stamper and playwright Lucas Hnath join interviewers Emily Morris and Andrew Borba in this packed epi... Read more

30 Jun 2018

1hr 6mins

20: Language of Mental Health with Kory Stamper

20: Language of Mental Health with Kory Stamper

On Episode 20 of You, Me, Empathy, I explore the Language of Mental Health with lexicographer Kory Stamper. We talk abou... Read more

7 May 2018

1hr 22mins

46: Kory Stamper

46: Kory Stamper

Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the word “is”? Many of us take ... Read more

9 Apr 2018

1hr 10mins

Episode 48: Introductory Lexicography with Kory Stamper

Episode 48: Introductory Lexicography with Kory Stamper

Kory Stamper has the best job title of any guest in the history of The Other 51. She’s a lexicographer at Merriam-Webste... Read more

16 Nov 2017

36mins

Episode 07: Kory Stamper

Episode 07: Kory Stamper

Lexicographers write and edit dictionaries, and while they’re becoming a rare breed, language—ever evolving—is a growth ... Read more

20 Jun 2017

24mins

95. Kory Stamper (Lexicographer) – Lair of the Level 10 Word Mage

95. Kory Stamper (Lexicographer) – Lair of the Level 10 Word Mage

Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. The Think Again podcast takes us out o... Read more

23 Apr 2017

57mins

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