The Endless Knot
Summary: Aven & Mark discuss etymology, history, literature, language, and cocktails, and the sometimes surprising connections between them all.
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- Artist: Mark Sundaram & Aven McMaster
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Podcasts:
Episode 94: Catullus & Shibari, with Isobel Williams
Episode 93: The Americano, the Negroni, America, and Rome
Episode 92: Canuck, and Re-Thinking Canada's Story
Episode 91: Roman Gardens, with Victoria Austen
We talk about the history of the boo, the reading habits of the ancient Romans, the pliability of sheep skins, and the mechanisms of semantic change that cause words to evolve over time. Oh, and we discuss Charles Darwin’s own language for his new theory.
Switcheroo 2021!
We speak to Dr. Carolyn Willekes about horses in antiquity: their development and domestication, their use in warfare, their training and breeding, and her many adventures riding horses across Greece, Turkey, Mongolia, and Canada.
Announcement: Online Course
We talk about the etymology of “Etymology” itself, and then discuss the basics of historical linguistics, including Grimm’s Law, Verner’s Law, and more. We also talk about Isidore of Seville, the etymological puns of Latin poets, and the way Mark does his research for his videos.
This episode is all about Alexander the Great, and especially about his reception by later Greeks & Romans, the middle ages, and modern popular culture. We had the pleasure of interviewing Meg Finlayson who studies Alexander and his reception and shared her knowledge, enthusiasm, and dreams of a new Alexander movie with Colin Farrell playing Philip!
Episode 86: Who's on Your Calendar?
Episode 85: Election Talk to Take Your Mind off the Election
Episode 84: Linoleum: It's Not As Boring As You Think!
Episode 83: Recipes and Authority, from Intelligent Speech
Episode 82: Plagues, with Moxie from Your Brain on Facts