324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction

324 GG When Bad Grammar Means Good Fiction

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Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language Chat and Weird Bee Laws.

898. Randall Munroe joined me last October to talk about his language-themed xkcd cartoons, his simple-language project Up Goer V, his biggest pet peeve, his favorite words, and his new book "What If? 2." But I have to confess that my favorite part was his tidbits about the bee l ...  Show more

What it really takes to translate Shakespeare, with Daniel Hahn

1193. Today, we talk to award-winning translator Daniel Hahn, author of "If This Be Magic," about what it really takes to translate Shakespeare, starting with the philosophical paradox at the heart of all translation: changing every single word while changing nothing at all. We l ...  Show more

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