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Animalogy \ The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases

ANIMALOGY is a podcast about language, the animal-related words and phrases we use every day, and how they reflect and affect our relationship with animals. Hosted by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, bestsel... Read more

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Zodiac: A Circle of Animals — Literally

Zodiac: A Circle of Animals — Literally

Of the 88 constellations officially recognized by Western astronomy, 40 of them are named after animals — 43 if you coun... Read more

11 Jan 2017

49mins

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Vegetarians Eat Meat: The History and Future of the Word

Vegetarians Eat Meat: The History and Future of the Word

The word meat goes back at least as far as 731 AD, but it didn't mean then what it does today. Its meaning was much broa... Read more

7 May 2017

17mins

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Coccyx: Please Don't Sit on the Cuckoo

Coccyx: Please Don't Sit on the Cuckoo

Coccyx is a small triangle-shaped bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and other apes, such as gibbons, orang... Read more

16 Dec 2016

5mins

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Who Owns the Word "Milk"?

Who Owns the Word "Milk"?

For years, the dairy industry has been trying to make it illegal for nondairy milk companies to use the word “milk," ass... Read more

3 Mar 2017

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History of English in 10 (ish) Minutes

History of English in 10 (ish) Minutes

Throughout the episodes of Animalogy, I’ll be talking about the Proto-Indo-European reconstructed language, the related ... Read more

8 Jan 2017

21mins

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The Semantics of Meat (with Paul Shapiro)

The Semantics of Meat (with Paul Shapiro)

Semantics play a significant role in shaping public perception about animals and animal welfare. The meat, dairy, and eg... Read more

11 Feb 2017

45mins

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Falconry: Fed Up and Looking Haggard

Falconry: Fed Up and Looking Haggard

The practice of hunting wild birds with trained birds -- for fun is called falconry. Though it came into its own almost ... Read more

28 Jan 2017

31mins

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Piggyback: Animal Words with No Animal Origins

Piggyback: Animal Words with No Animal Origins

"Piggyback" has nothing to do with pigs! In fact, there are many seemingly animal-related words and phrases in the Engli... Read more

28 May 2017

32mins

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Animals in Our Bones: Anatomy Terms from Animals

Animals in Our Bones: Anatomy Terms from Animals

By now you would have listened to the Animalogy episodes about the words muscle, coccyx, and tragus — all parts of our b... Read more

21 May 2017

24mins

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Geographical Place Names with Animal Origins

Geographical Place Names with Animal Origins

If I asked you to name some cities and countries named after animals, how many could you come up with? You might think o... Read more

25 Jun 2017

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