About this episode
The episode features a collection of interesting discussions from past guests about various topics related to language and beyond.
It's the annual parade of Bonus Bits! Every year, the show's guests say too many interesting things and/or stuff that isn't languagey enough, so I save it up and release it in a delightful melange of facts and thoughts, about language and also not about language. That melange is today, and it includes dinosaur mouths and dinosaur poop, psychedelic plants, feminist cookbooks, and taking a class in profanity. You hear, in order of appearance: Alex Ketchum, Martin Austwick, So Mayer, Hannah McGregor, Kelly Elizabeth Wright and Nicole Holliday. Content note: there are category A swears in this episode. Visit theallusionist.org/bonus2025 for a transcript of the episode and more information about all the people who appear in it, plus links to the previous Allusionists they were in. (And yes I know 2025 is over, but I had to delay this for a month while enjoying a nasty bout of laryngitis, AKA Podcaster's Plague.) Sign up at patreon.com/allusionist for a free account to get occasional emails about Allusionist events and such, like the birthdaylusionist livestream happening on 24 January at youtube.com/allusionistshow. Or, if you want a not-free account from $2/month, you get some more…
People in this episode
Host: Helen Zaltzman
Guests: Hannah McGregor, Alex Ketchum, Martin Austwick, So Mayer, Kelly Elizabeth Wright, Nicole Holliday
Topics covered
- language
- dinosaur
- feminism
- cookbooks
- profanity
- psychedelic plants
Keywords
- language
- dinosaur mouths
- dinosaur poop
- feminist cookbooks
- profanity
- psychedelic plants
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