What might Eloise Bridgerton and Eloise at the Plaza have in common? Aside from a name, Emily and Kyle learn that both can be described by this week’s word, hoyden!

This week, our hosts chat about families of all kinds--biological and marital, real and mythical, loving and… strained, as they explore the history of the word privign.

This week, Emily stumps Kyle with a word whose spelling and pronunciation defy all expectations… umquhile.

Kyle and Emily trek around the world, and through the wetlands, as they wade into the history of the word vlei.

Emily takes Kyle from the ocean to the sky this week with the seafaring (and spacefaring) word dunsel.

Kyle grabs the doorknob with his tongue this week to let Emily into the world of the word fomite.

Emily calls out to Kyle like a songbird this week to introduce him to the amply avian word roup.

This week, Kyle and Emily sit down with renowned psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason to talk about wugs, wuggies, zibmen, and what they mean for child psychology.

Emily and Kyle answer the biggest questions of the cosmos, as they discuss the meaning and origin of the word ylem.

Pack your bags and grab some snacks, because this week Kyle and Emily are going on a literal road trip through the meaning and origin of the word macadam.

Looking for some gift ideas to say thank you to your delivery person? You’re in luck, cause this week Emily and Kyle are discussing the meaning and origin of the word cumshaw.

In this episode, Kyle and Emily discuss the meaning and origin of the word jactitation. No cap… Okay, maybe a little cap.

Gather ‘round y’all, because this week Kyle and Emily are chatting with Bob McCalden, Chairman of the ⁠Apostrophe Protection Society⁠.

Take a trip through the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of censorship, as Emily and Kyle discuss the meaning and origin of the word bowdlerize.

Take a load off and put your cares aside, because today Kyle and Emily are talking about the meaning and origin of the word cark.

Poetry lovers are either gonna love or hate this one, because Seth takes Kyle and Emily on a journey through the meaning and origin of the word flarf.

This week, Emily and Kyle discuss the meaning and origin of the word accismus. They’re too polite to say it themselves, but really they’d love for you to listen.

Get ready for a sinfully good episode that is sure to get you out of a bad mood, because Kyle and Emily are discussing the meaning and origin of the word peccant.

We hope you’re ready to start the revolution, because Emily and Kyle are talking about the meaning and origin of the word agitprop.

Get ready for some hot goss’ and buxom gals, because this week Kyle and Emily are discussing the meaning and origin of the word zaftig.