“Overall excellent show - very interesting content with depth and breadth. Bob Garfied is a little goofy but he mellows as the 6 program series develops. Volo (??) is really terrific - extremely well prepared and very adept at explaining complex and arcane topics in a lay but not dumbed-down way. Compelling topics, especially on the f-word, handled with nuance. Entertaining, informative, thought-provoking - everything we've come to expect from Slate.
Excellent production. Hopefully Slate will extend this limited run.”Read full review »
Sub3hourOly via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/12
“In its six episodes, Slate's Lexicon Valley has already become one of the podcasts I look forward to the most. It is a nuanced discussion of linguistics, dealing with the differences and difficulties of linguistic prescriptivism and its rival, linguistic descriptivism.
I sincerely hope that...”Read full review »
YouAteMyCheeto via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/12
“I love comedy and I love wordplay, so this podcast is perfect for me. I listen to A Way With Words pretty often, and my only complain with that show is they're not very real. This show isn't like that, it's very real and it's very entertaining and salt of the earth...”Read full review »
TheWrightFunk via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/16/12