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 July 21, 2020  52m
 
 

Defund Karen


On the insults, acronyms and sloganeering of America's racial reckoning.


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 July 7, 2020  42m
 
 

Beyond the Five Ws


The curious grammar of questions in languages around the world.


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 June 23, 2020  52m
 
 

Tweety Bird and Toddlerspeak


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 June 9, 2020  47m
 
 

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 May 26, 2020  44m
 
 

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 May 12, 2020  1h1m
 
 

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 April 28, 2020  46m
 
 

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 April 14, 2020  42m
 
 

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