The Allusionist

    Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

  • 207. Randomly Selected Words from the Dictionary

  • 206. Bonus 2024

  • 205. Lexicat, part 2: now with added Dog

  • 204. Lexicat, part 1

  • 203. Flyting

  • 202. Singlish Singlish

  • 201. Singlish

  • Tranquillusionist: Ex-Constellations

  • 200. 200th episode celebratory quiz!

  • 199. 199 ideas that I hadn't made into podcasts yet

  • 198. Queer Arab Glossary

  • 197. Word Play 7: Word Sport

  • 196. Word Play 6: Beeing

  • 195. Word Play 5: 100 Pages of Solvitude

  • 194. Word Play 4: Good Grids

  • 193. Word Play 3: Lemon Demon

  • 192. Word Play part 2

  • 191. Hypochondria

  • 190. Craters

  • Tranquillusionist: Person In Scene

  • 189. Mouthful of Fortune

  • 188. Lipread

  • 187. Bonus 2023

  • 186. Ravels

  • 185. Gems and Patties

  • 184. Misophonia

  • Apple Fest!

  • 183. Timucua

  • 182. Siblings of Chaos

  • 181. Cairns

  • 180. Project ENABLE

  • 179. Andy Quiz

  • 178. Uranus

  • Tranquillusionist: Gay Animals

  • 177. Fat part 2

  • 176. Fat part 1

  • 175. Eurovision part 2

  • 174. Eurovision part 1

  • 173. Death

  • 172. A Brief History of Brazilian Portuguese

  • 171. Supplantation

  • 170. Actively Passive

  • 169. The Box

  • 168. Debuts

  • 167. Bonus 2022

  • 166. Fiona part 2

  • 165. Fiona part 1

  • 164. Emergency

  • 163. Rhino Borked Guy

  • 162. Self-Help

  • 161. Sentiment

  • 160. Coward

  • 159. Bufflusionist

  • 158. Creature Quiz

  • Tranquillusionist: Australia's Big Things

  • 157. Queerbaiting

  • 156. Rainbow Washing

  • 155. The Tiffany Problem

  • 154. Objectivity

  • 153. In Character

  • 152. Asperger

  • 152. Asperger - music-free version

  • 151. The Bee's Knees

  • 150. The Egg's Warning

  • 149. Complex PTSD

  • 148. Bonus 2021

  • 147. Survival: Today, Tomorrow part 2

  • 146. Survival: Today, Tomorrow part 1

  • 145. Parents

  • 144. Aro Ace

  • 143. Hedge Rider

  • 142. Zero

  • 141. Food Quiz

  • 140. Num8er5

  • Tranquillusionist: 282 Salads

  • 139 Ladybird Ladybug

  • 138. Mind My Mind

  • 137. Dude

  • 136. Misogynoir

  • 135. SOS

  • Eclipse+

  • 134. Lacuna

  • 133. Cake is Mighter than the Sword

  • 132. Additions and Losses

  • 131. Podlingual

  • 130. Valentine

  • 129. Sorry

  • 128. Bonus 2020

  • 127. A Festive Hit for 2020

  • 126. Survival: Custodians of the Languages

  • 125. Swearalong Quiz

  • 124. Nightmare

  • 123. Celebrity

  • 122. Ghostwriter

  • 121. No Title

  • Tranquillusionist: Home and Garden

  • The Away Team redux

  • 120. Shine Theory

  • 119. Blood Is Not Water

  • 118. Survival: Bequest

  • 117. Many Ways At Once

  • 116. My Dad Excavated A Porno

  • 115. Keep Calm and

  • Tranquillusionist: Punchlines

  • Tranquillusionist: Best In Show

  • Tranquillusionist: Nmiigea

  • Tranquillusionist: Your Soothing Words

  • 114. Alarm Bells

  • 113. Zaltzology

  • 112. Quiz 2019

  • Allusionist special: Podcast Podcast

  • 111. Engraving part 2: Precious

  • 110. Engraving part 1: Epitaph

  • 109. East West

  • 108. Enjoy!

  • 107. Apples

  • 106. Typo Demom

  • 105. F'ood

  • 104. Words into Food

  • 103. Food Into Words

  • 102. New Rules

  • 101. Two Or More

  • 56+12. Joins & Pride

  • 100. The Hundredth

  • 99. Polari

  • 98. Alter Ego

  • 97. The Future is Now?

  • 96. Trust

  • 95. Verisimilitude

  • 94. Harsh Realm

  • 93. Gossip

  • 92. To Err Is Human

  • Extra special QUIZ!

  • 91. Bonus 2018

  • 90. Dear Santa

  • 89. WPM

  • 88. Name Changers

  • 87. Name v. Law

  • 86. Name Therapy

  • 85. Skin Story

  • 84. Trammels

  • 83. Yes, As In

  • 82. A Novel Remedy

  • 81. Shark Week

  • Imaginary Advice: S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D.

  • 80. Warm Front

  • 79. Queer

  • 78. Oot in the Open

  • 42+43. Survival: The Key rerun

  • 77. Survival part 1: Second Home

  • 76. Across the Pond

  • 75. Ear Hustling

  • 74. Take A Swear Pill

  • 73. Supername!

  • 72. Hey

  • 71. Triumph/Trumpet/Top/Fart

  • 70. Bonus 2017

  • 69. How the Dickens stole Christmas

  • 68. Curse Soup

  • 67. Open Me part II

  • 66. Open Me part I

  • 65. Eponyms III: Who’s That Guy?

  • 64. Technobabble

  • 63. Evolution of Accents

  • 62. In Crypt, Decrypt

  • 61. In Your Hand

  • 60. Zillions

  • 59. One To Another

  • 58. Eclipse

  • 57. AD/BC

  • 56. Joins

  • 55. Namaste

  • 54. The Authority

  • 53. The Away Team

  • 14 rerun: Behave

  • 52. Sanctuary

  • 51. Under the Covers – part II

  • 50. Under the Covers – part I

  • 49. Bonus 2016

  • 48. Winterval

  • 47. The Year Without a Summer

  • 46. The State Of It

  • 45. Eponyms II: Name That Disease

  • 44: This Is Your Brain On Language

  • 43. The Key part II: Vestiges

  • 42. The Key part I: Rosetta

  • 41. Getting Toasty

  • 40. Olympics

  • 39. Generation What?

  • 38. Small Talk

  • 12 rerun: Pride

  • 37. Brand It

  • 36. Big Lit

  • 35. Word of the Day

  • 34. Continental

  • 33. Please

  • 32. Soho

  • 31. Post-Love

  • 30. US Election Lexicon

  • 29. WLTM part II

  • 28. WLTM part I

  • 27. Bonus 2015

  • 26. Xmas Man

  • 25. Toki Pona

  • 24. Spill Your Guts

  • 23. Criminallusionist

  • 22. Vocables

  • 21. Eponyms I: The Ballad of Bic and Biro

  • 20. Baby Talk

  • 19. Architecting About Dance

  • 18. Fix part II

  • 17. Fix part I

  • 16. Word Play

  • 15. Step Away

  • 14. Behave

  • 13. Mixed Emojions

  • 12. Pride

  • 11. Brunchtime

  • 10. Election Lexicon

  • 9. The Space Between

  • 8. Crosswords

  • 7. Mountweazel

  • 6. The Writing On The Wall

  • 5. Latin Lives!

  • 4. Detonating the C-Bomb

  • 3. Going Viral

  • 2. Bosom Holder

  • 1. Ban The Pun.

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