Episode 138: Balaclava Cardigan Sandwich Crapper
Lexitecture
It has been, decidedly, WAAYYYYY too long, but we're (well... more specifically I'm) back with a new episode! As you'll hear, we really do deeply appreciate those of you who are still subscribed to our show, and particularly our longsuffering and cherished Patreon supporters who are, quite literally, why this show is still able to keep going. THANK YOU!! In this episode, Ryan is taking a journey through a grab-bag of eponyms/toponyms/neither with "", "", "" and "". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal,...
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Episode 137: Blackmail Juggernaut
Lexitecture
We're back and it looks like 'monthly' is our new for-real schedule! WOO! In this episode, Amy pays the unscrupulous rent with "", while Ryan communes with a Hindu effigy known as "". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of...
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Episode 136: Carfax Wealth
Lexitecture
The sun may be setting on the third month of 2025, but it's not gone yet, and here we are with our third episode of the year! In this episode, Amy squares up against "", while Ryan discovers a stowaway suffix in a pile of "". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about...
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Episode 135: Haughty Orange
Lexitecture
We're back!! In this episode, Amy looks loftiyl at "", while Ryan ponders a sweet and colourful examply of 'chicken vs egg with "". For those curious about the colour "pewke", . Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching...
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Episode 134: Destroy Present
Lexitecture
We're back!! In this episode, Amy looks at a sneaky compound with "", while Ryan considers the nature of time and gifts with "". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!...
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Episode 133: Scavenger Road
Lexitecture
In this episode, Amy just throws around needless "n"s with impunity during a solid "", while Ryan goes from place to place, possibly with hostility, along the "". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language...
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Episode 132: Sparkle Crackle Twinkle Paddle Waddle Dazzle Hobble Wriggle Nuzzle
Lexitecture
In this episode, Amy is elsewhere completely while Ryan is appreciating all over again the all-too-frequent cuteness of the "-le" suffix in English! Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be...
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Episode 131: Rudimentary Rival
Lexitecture
In this episode, Amy gets back to basics with "", while Ryan swimming upstream, but along a bank, and always staring side-eyed across to his "". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may...
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Episode 130: Object Between
Lexitecture
In this episode, Amy explores the space "", while Ryan is trying to figure out a connection between an "" and the action itself. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for...
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Episode 129: Fine Film
Lexitecture
In this episode, Amy keeps a thin lid on things with "", while Ryan is trying to figure out why there are so many different ways to be "". For the record, the book is Synonyms Discriminated and it's by the Rev. Charles John Smith. It was written, like many other books, in 1871. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to...
info_outlineIn this episode, Amy strengthens her core understanding of "Pilates" while Ryan wonders how to achieve a new "charisma".
Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching language trivia, this may be the show for you!