One of my favourite episodes I've made was Name Changers, where people talked about choosing their names (many of them as part of a Gender Journey) and now someone is seeking trans people to share their name stories anonymously - submit here if that's you: reclaimournames.com/2026/06/23/w...

I’m Developing a Trans Names Workbook!

Anonymously Share the Story of Your Name I changed my name or plan to: I don’t want to or can’t change my name: As I’ve now told hundreds of trans and queer organizations via unso…

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Hello! There is a new episode in your podfeed, A Nice Chat with @superlinguo.bsky.social of @lingthusiasm.com. Listen/read via theallusionist.org/lingthusionist, and there’s a longer version available on Lingthusiasm’s Patreon

Allusionist 231. Lingthusionist — The Allusionist

“Linguistics and language is such a good mechanism for being curious,” says Lauren Gawne , linguistics prof, author of the book Gesture , and cohost of the podcast Lingthusiasm. I'm in vacation...

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@allusionistshow.bsky.social Spotted a #portmantNO in Bruges. They're everywhere

This @allusionistshow.bsky.social mini-series on the Scandinavian translations of Dracula a) is fun as hell and b) highlights some key issues in translating fiction. You have to adapt the source to your target audience (transcreation! equivalence!), but how far is too far???

Allusionist 230. Draculae part 4: Transformation — The Allusionist

Throughout the Draculae miniseries , about the Swedish and Icelandic translations of Dracula that played fast and loose with the original text, I've been wondering a couple of questions: why are co...

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Delighted to be called upon to talk about my favorite topic: the definition of fanfiction. 🥰 Thanks so much to @helenzaltzman.bsky.social for having me!

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The fourth and final part of #Draculae is out. The whole series I’ve wondered whether the Powers of Darkness stories are fan fiction - if not, why not? @elizabethminkel.bsky.social of fansplaining.com discusses what makes fan fiction fan fiction. Listen/read via theallusionist.org/transformation

Fight for trans people for us all. They deserve freedom to be their beautiful selves in its own right. And it's perfectly possible for a society to accept them, many have & do, this is fascism choosing them as a target. We're all affected, policing gender comes for all of us & makes us less free.

if you're the kind of person who likes finding out things before other people, you can see inside a fun new project we're working on by becoming a member at any level, including free! (they'll all be free to print off eventually though, that's the goal!) www.patreon.com/posts/160191...

Behind-the-scenes on a new project: Lingthusiasm gets into zines! | Lingthusiasm

Behind-the-scenes on a new project: Lingthusiasm gets into zines! by Lingthusiasm on Patreon. Join Lingthusiasm's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Ok episode 3 of #Draculae is now in your podfeed. I feel I should be hyping up mysteries rather than immediately dispelling them, but alas I lack the art of the tease. Or perhaps it is less stressful this way! In any case: this is a lot of fun. theallusionist.org/draculae3

This story is incredible.

The Allusionist@allusionistshow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New episode of the #Draculae miniseries has landed in your podfeed! Happy World Dracula Day to you. There’s a transcript at theallusionist.org/draculae2, along with ways to listen

We've made this bonus episode free for anyone who follows us on Patreon, so whether you're a longtime fan of @allusionistshow.bsky.social or are more on our side of the crossover, this is a fun place to start!

Lingthusiasm@lingthusiasm.com · 2mo ago

In this long-awaited crossover bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics podcasting, career changes, and the importance of "failed" experiments with @helenzaltzman.bsky.social, host of @allusionistshow.bsky.social Listen to this episode for free on Patreon!

New episode of the #Draculae miniseries has landed in your podfeed! Happy World Dracula Day to you. There’s a transcript at theallusionist.org/draculae2, along with ways to listen

New episode of the #Draculae miniseries has landed in your podfeed! Happy World Dracula Day to you. There’s a transcript at theallusionist.org/draculae2, along with ways to listen

🏳️‍⚧️ Everybody get to Parliament Square! 🏳️‍⚧️

Nate O@nateo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

‼️ *EMERGENCY TRANS DEMO* 🏳️‍⚧️ 📍Parliament Square 📆 Saturday 23 May 2026 ⏰ 11AM 🚝 Nearest tube Westminster (step free access) Join us tomorrow, Saturday 23 May at 11AM in Parliament Square. Bring sunscreen, water and your rage! *One struggle, one fight* ✊🏳️‍⚧️

Merry Dracula Month to you. The new episode in your podfeed is the first of a miniseries about a translation mystery surrounding the novel theallusionist.org/draculae1

Radiant City (2006) is great for the American perspective.

Chuffed to bits to be the guest on Helen Zaltzman’s amazing @allusionistshow.bsky.social talking about suburbia www.theallusionist.org/suburbia

Allusionist 226. Suburbia — The Allusionist

"The word ‘suburbia’ sort of evokes a very fixed idea of a place that is identikit, that all suburbs are the same, that within the suburb everything is the same, that all people are the same, all expe...

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To all you nerds that will see this: you will love this podcast about language and the enchanting voice of the person who brings it to you. I guarantee that. Today’s episode on suburbia is fantastic. To Helen: happy birthday! Hope it was a great one.

The Allusionist@allusionistshow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello! The show is back from hibernation! Alumsionist @korystamper.bsky.social explains her multi-year quest to document the multi-decade quest to define colours for Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Listen/read at theallusionist.org/hues and of course the podplaces

A wholesome story for nerds: On Saturday, I was signing books at a local bookstore for Independent Bookstore Day. The store had a signing-palooza with new authors every hour; toward the end of my hour, a woman came up and asked what my book was about. "Dictionaries," I said, and she lit up. 1/n

New episode is in your podfeed! Talking about the suburbs with @grindrod.bsky.social (get yourself his fantastic new book about them). Listen/read at theallusionist.org/suburbia where there are also links to more info about eg how Right to Buy fucked up a lot of stuff. Content note: Thatcher.

Allusionist 226. Suburbia — The Allusionist

"The word ‘suburbia’ sort of evokes a very fixed idea of a place that is identikit, that all suburbs are the same, that within the suburb everything is the same, that all people are the same, all expe...

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The Allusionist is always 💯, and I think you should listen to this latest episode in particular. They talk about "puke"! It's not what you think!

The Allusionist@allusionistshow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello! The show is back from hibernation! Alumsionist @korystamper.bsky.social explains her multi-year quest to document the multi-decade quest to define colours for Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Listen/read at theallusionist.org/hues and of course the podplaces

Do you like words? Do you enjoy colours? Have you ever considered how you would define a colour if you had to put it into words, in order to add it to a dictionary? @allusionistshow.bsky.social is back and if you've never listened before, now is a great time to start. The back catalogue, wow!

The Allusionist@allusionistshow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hello! The show is back from hibernation! Alumsionist @korystamper.bsky.social explains her multi-year quest to document the multi-decade quest to define colours for Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Listen/read at theallusionist.org/hues and of course the podplaces

There's a livestream today for @allusionistshow.bsky.social patr(e)ons. I'll be reading from the 1785 Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose, which contains a very judgmental definition of the cunt-word so it'll be an interesting text. All info is at patreon.com/allusionist

Hello! The show is back from hibernation! Alumsionist @korystamper.bsky.social explains her multi-year quest to document the multi-decade quest to define colours for Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Listen/read at theallusionist.org/hues and of course the podplaces

Allusionist 225. Hues — The Allusionist

You know what's an absolutely pesky kind of word to define in a dictionary? Colour names. A passel of lexicographers spent years - decades, even - trying different ways to describe colours in words fo...

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an incredibly important project by Connie Walker — most Canadians don't know that the government has an archive of 38,000 residential school survivor testimonies, which are slated to be destroyed next year www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Journalist plans to create new archive of residential school survivor stories — before it's too late | CBC News

A new project from award-winning journalist Connie Walker aims to create an archive of testimonies of abuse at residential schools before the accounts are destroyed in September 2027.

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there's a new episode in your podfeed. Like me, it is short and silly. theallusionist.org/cosmic-hairb... Music by @martinaustwick.bsky.social

Allusionist 224. Cosmic Hairball — The Allusionist

Pack your oxygen tank, we're going up to space. There’s a lot of etymology up there.

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Annual reminder of my factually accurate, 0% romantic account of who St Valentine was theallusionist.org/valentine. Hope you enjoy celebrating the patron saint of epilepsy and beekeepers

Allusionist 130. Valentine — The Allusionist

St Valentine's name may nowadays be all over the romance-related merch for 14 February, but he was also the patron saint of beekeepers, epilepsy and plagues. Let's get to know this multi-hyphenate sai...

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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

there's a new episode in your podfeed. Like me, it is short and silly. theallusionist.org/cosmic-hairb... Music by @martinaustwick.bsky.social

Allusionist 224. Cosmic Hairball — The Allusionist

Pack your oxygen tank, we're going up to space. There’s a lot of etymology up there.

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Huh, never heard of this before, anyone know more about it?

David Mihalyfy@mihalyfy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Has any linguist looked into the NXIVM cult's language acquisition experiments? Babies were systematically exposed to up to 9 languages. Allegedly, they ended up speaking gibberish. (Quotes from Sally Denton's 2022 book "The Colony.") #LangSky #Linguistics

Me ranting about pronouns, why it's ok to make a mistake & how to ask for help.

The Allusionist@allusionistshow.bsky.social · 7mo ago

there's a new episode in your podfeed! Featuring dino gobs, feminist cookbooks, and swear school, with @aketchum22.bsky.social, @martinaustwick.bsky.social, @suchmayer.bsky.social, #HannahMcGregor, #KellyElizabethWright and @mixedlinguist.bsky.social theallusionist.org/bonus2025