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Word Salad

Amelia D'Screte teaches us about where words come from.

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Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 23, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 23, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 23, 2021, 16.54 MB
Wed 23 Jun 2021

Amelia's here and today she's teaching us about words we can thank the ye olde textiles industry for. Whakarongo mai!

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 16, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 16, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 16, 2021, 25.56 MB
Wed 16 Jun 2021

Amelia's here and today she's talking about the history of English names! Whakarongo mai! 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 9, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 9, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: June 9, 2021, 16.01 MB
Wed 9 Jun 2021

Hold your horses, because Amelia d'Screte is here and today she's talking all about equine etymology. Whakarongo mai! 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: May 26, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: May 26, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: May 26, 2021, 25.48 MB
Wed 26 May 2021

I tēnei ata Amelia chats about banned books, from the flirtatious French to straight up anti-LGBTQIA+ discrimination. Whakarongo mai to learn all about the history and present of hectic censorship. 
 
 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: May 19, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: May 19, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: May 19, 2021, 23.08 MB
Wed 19 May 2021

Amelia's here and i tēnei rā she brings us part II of "Why English Spelling Sux." Whakarongo mai!

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 28, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 28, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 28, 2021, 26.53 MB
Wed 28 Apr 2021

Amelia D'Screte is back giving us a very special Part II of the history on conlangs! Today we delve into marvelous modern conlangs from Star Trek to Game of Thrones. Whakarongo mai! 
 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 21, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 21, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 21, 2021, 24.99 MB
Wed 21 Apr 2021

Amelia's in studio and today she's telling us all about conlangs! Brace yourself for a wild ride involving angels, mathletes and J. R. R. Tolkien. Whakarongo mai! 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 14, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 14, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 14, 2021, 19.94 MB
Wed 14 Apr 2021

I tēnei ata, Amelia D'Screte is talking Mount Weasels. What in the flaming heck is that? Whakarongo mai nei to find out. 

 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 7, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 7, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: April 7, 2021, 20.45 MB
Wed 7 Apr 2021

Amelia D'Screte is in studio talking extinct words! From hodads to growlerys, joblers to brabbles, whakarongo mai for some old school schooling. 

Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: March 17, 2021

 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: March 17, 2021 Word Salad w/ Amelia D'Screte: March 17, 2021, 16.18 MB
Wed 17 Mar 2021

Amelia D'Screte is here with the ample knowledge beholden only to the best wordsmiths. Today it's time shove dusty old Latin into the corner to make way for english words with Polynesian roots!