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Lexitecture

A Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) talking about the words in the English language that fascinate them most at the moment, looking at their histories and origins and trying to piece together just how they got to where they are today.

This is a podcast for anyone interested in etymology (the study of words and their origins/history). If you've ever found yourself happier after discovering some bizarre bit of trivia about a word that you hadn't even given a second thought to (such as how the word 'trivia' relates to its Latin components meaning "three roads"), this might just be the podcast for you.

Literature Learning Education History
Update frequency
every 15 days
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
100
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Episode 101: Vocable Fetish

Episode 101: Vocable Fetish

In this episode, Amy communicates in non-word noises with "vocable" and Ryan learns how Eldritch White Men ruin everything with "fetish".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Cana…

00:30:57  |   Mon 25 Oct 2021
Episode 100: Surrogate Friend

Episode 100: Surrogate Friend

In this episode, we hit a momentous and arbitrary-base-10-numbering-system milestone of 100 episodes! Amy gets cheesy with "friend" and Ryan asks for a sub with "surrogate" but the REAL story is all …

01:44:31  |   Mon 04 Oct 2021
Episode 99: Apothecary Curator

Episode 99: Apothecary Curator

In this episode, Amy finds a place to put her stuff with "apothecary" and Ryan takes care of a "curator".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) eac…

00:56:11  |   Mon 20 Sep 2021
Episode 98: Monster Island

Episode 98: Monster Island

In this episode, Amy thinks about signs and portents with "monster" Ryan discovers just how silly a silent 's' can be with "island".

A huge shoutout of thanks to Tim and Thomas, our two newest Patreo…

00:40:53  |   Mon 06 Sep 2021
Episode 97: Listener Wordstravaganza 4!

Episode 97: Listener Wordstravaganza 4!

In this episode, Amy is all by her lonesome, answering listeners' burning etymological questions, including the relationship between "tradition" and "treason"; "thanks"; "plumber"; the homonyms "lead

00:23:32  |   Mon 23 Aug 2021
Episode 96: Lieutenant Beer

Episode 96: Lieutenant Beer

In this episode, Amy delves into the history of all human civilization with "beer" Ryan finds someone to hold his spot with "lieutenant".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Cana…

00:53:04  |   Tue 10 Aug 2021
Episode 95: Flirt Graph

Episode 95: Flirt Graph

In this episode, Amy cuts and charts with "graph" Ryan wonders which came first, the "flirt" or the fan.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each…

00:55:32  |   Mon 26 Jul 2021
Episode 94: Two Nerds, One Yankee

Episode 94: Two Nerds, One Yankee

In this episode, Amy suffers a technical glitch and Ryan wonders whether "yankee" is a Dutch sailor, a cheese-based nickname or just a word a Cambridge farmer really, really liked.

Lexitecture is a p…

00:40:41  |   Mon 12 Jul 2021
Episode 93: Quit Quite Quiet

Episode 93: Quit Quite Quiet

In this episode, Ryan is all alone, leaving to find a complete amount of peace with "quit", "quite" and "quiet".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and …

00:17:41  |   Mon 28 Jun 2021
Episode 92: Violet Murder

Episode 92: Violet Murder

In this episode, Amy secretly kills us with "murder" and Ryan wonders whether a flower or colour came first with "violet".

Huge and heartfelt thanks going out to Fish Expert Andy for signing up as ou…

00:44:34  |   Mon 14 Jun 2021
Episode 91: Sport Slogan

Episode 91: Sport Slogan

In this episode, Amy goes to war with "slogan" and Ryan is totally thinks about wearing a mutation with "sport".

Huge and heartfelt thanks going out to Elizabeth and Scott, who signed up as our most …

00:37:52  |   Mon 17 May 2021
King Bleach

King Bleach

In this episode, Amy sees black and white with "bleach" and Ryan is totally a guy among dudes a.k.a. a "king".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy…

00:43:28  |   Mon 03 May 2021
Suspicious Map

Suspicious Map

In this episode, Amy thinks about naprons with "map" and Ryan looks askance at "suspicious".

Here is the Smithsonian Magazine article Amy references: From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps

Al…

00:58:17  |   Mon 19 Apr 2021
Superstitious Gymnasium Opportunity (Feat. Andy Hollandbeck!)

Superstitious Gymnasium Opportunity (Feat. Andy Hollandbeck!)

In this episode, Amy gives the supernatural a lot of credence with "superstitious" and Ryan revels in the "opportunity" to hear Andy Hollandbeck talk about the nudity of the "gymnasium".

Also, if any…

01:08:47  |   Mon 05 Apr 2021
Ramshackle Problem

Ramshackle Problem

In this episode, Amy thinks about how to throw a puzzle with "problem" and Ryan wonders about decrepit houses with "ramshackle".

Huge, heartfelt thanks going out to Alex and Roberto for signing up as…

00:35:04  |   Mon 22 Mar 2021
Guest Adult Face (Feat. Paul Anthony Jones!!)

Guest Adult Face (Feat. Paul Anthony Jones!!)

In this episode, Amy ponders how nice you have to be to visiting enemies with "guest"; Ryan wonders whether rocks or noses came first with "face"; and special guest Paul Anthony "Haggard Hawks" Jones…

01:16:12  |   Mon 08 Mar 2021
Episode 85: Trampoline Mildew

Episode 85: Trampoline Mildew

In this episode, Amy pictures a camel on stilts bouncing on a "trampoline" and Ryan gets honey all over his hands with "mildew".

Huge, heartfelt thanks going out this time to our new Patreon sponsors…

00:45:08  |   Mon 22 Feb 2021
Episode 84: Slight Hyperbole

Episode 84: Slight Hyperbole

In this episode, Amy asks many rhetorical questions of "hyperbole" and Ryan tries to avoid insubstantial insults with "slight".

Also, if anyone reading this knows how we can get in touch with Nicolas…

00:37:38  |   Mon 08 Feb 2021
Episode 83: Juggler Pants

Episode 83: Juggler Pants

In this episode, Amy talks about Italian buffoons with "pants" and Ryan wonders about how good wizards are with their hands with "juggler".

Also, if anyone reading this knows how we can get in touch …

00:43:48  |   Wed 27 Jan 2021
Episode 82: January Vaccine

Episode 82: January Vaccine

In this episode, Amy talks about cows and disease with "vaccine" and Ryan ponders transitions and endless winter bleakness with "January".

Here is the Mental Floss article talking about the Germanic …

00:53:37  |   Mon 11 Jan 2021
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