Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2754: Culturomics
Posted on · Episode: 2754 Culturomics. Today, let’s talk about how to model culture.
Posted on · Episode: 2754 Culturomics. Today, let’s talk about how to model culture.
Posted on · Episode: 2724 Let’s be pedants — well, insofar as language allows. Today, let’s be pedants.
Posted on · Episode: 2580 A movie in Esperanto: William Shatner stars in Incubus. Today, a movie in Esperanto.
Posted on · Episode: 2724 Let’s be pedants — well, insofar as language allows. Today, let’s be pedants.
Posted on · Episode: 2199 Who were the Irish long ago? Today, when the Irish were Egyptians.
Posted on · We welcome your questions, comments and examples of the ever-changing world of the English language.
Posted on · A project called the Houston Urban English Study (HUES) examines the way English is spoken in different parts of the city by different age groups and ethnicities.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the latest explosion in Texas and whether it's connected to four others in Austin. Then, we discuss whether or not celebrities, athletes and other public figures should weigh in on political matters. Plus, a local researcher tells us about her work studying the ways Houstonians speak. And we visit an exhibit of African art.
Posted on · Happy Halloween y’all! On today’s show…we discuss how to talk like a Texan. Specifically, we’ll explore words, phrases, and dialects that are more common in Texas than elsewhere, and we’ll discuss variations on word usage and accents from one area of Texas to another. We welcome your questions for folklorist and UH English Professor Dr. […]