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Fifty Words For Snow

Fifty Words For Snow

By: Maggie Rowe and Emily Garces
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Summary
 A linguistic expedition into brave new words. Maggie Rowe and Emily John Garcés hunt for words that lack an English equivalent. They like to think of themselves as Dora the Explorers of language, with their rucksacks and hats and notebooks and magnifying glasses, embarking on a cultural adventure, hunting and gathering useful new word specimens from far flung continents, and holding them up to see what new light they shine on old ideas.Copyright Maggie Rowe Language Learning Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep 89 Lost In Translation: Spanish and English and What's Left Out

    Ep 89 Lost In Translation: Spanish and English and What's Left Out
    Nov 13 2026
    Emily is moving house! Maggie speaks with Alec Ekvall from Venezuela about what English and Spanish get specific about and what they don't. Poem by Maggie: Sink, Bilirubin, Sink.
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    26 mins
  • Ep 88: Words From the Ukraine:  незручно (nezruchno) and лагідний (lahidnyi)

    Ep 88: Words From the Ukraine:  незручно (nezruchno) and лагідний (lahidnyi)
    Oct 29 2026
    Maggie and Emily learn the Ukranian words незручно (nezruchno) and лагідний (lahidnyi) from Alexandra Shurun. They discuss the word "oofle" with Susie McDonnell. Poem by Maggie: Please Describe Your Discomfort.
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    25 mins
  • Ep 87: Word From the Ukraine: дача (Dacha)

    Ep 87: Word From the Ukraine: дача (Dacha)
    Oct 22 2026
    Maggie and Emily talk with Alexandra Shunrun about the Ukrainian word "dacha" and put the word "vacation" on trial with Judge Matthew Laura Aitken. Poem by Emily: Dacha.
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    24 mins
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