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Lexitecture

Apr 30, 2018

In this episode, Amy ponders using bird guts to swear in US presidents with "auspicious" and Ryan tracks the faithful and foolish with "silly".

Lexitecture is a podcast about 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...


Apr 23, 2018

In this episode, Amy explores divine breath with "inspiration" and Ryan looks at big, heavy noises that became words with "log".

Just in case you either aren't familiar with either "It's Log!" or "Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen" from Ren and Stimpy, you're welcome:

"It's Log!"

"Royal Canadian Kilted Yaskmen"

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Apr 16, 2018

In this one-off, half-hosted episode of Lexitecture, Ryan looks at cursive writing, which is more polite than you might think.

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try...


Apr 9, 2018

In this episode, Amy teases out a home-town industry that turned into a showbiz obstacle with "heckle" and Ryan uncovers the lordly history of the lowly "loaf".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins,...


Apr 2, 2018

In this episode, Amy tries to track down an Irish word that isn't with "cracking", and Ryan learns about chest-sitting monsters with "nightmare".

Lexitecture is a podcast about words. In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use,...