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A Word in Your Ear

A Word in Your Ear

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.

ABC · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

271 episodesEN

Show overview

A Word in Your Ear has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 271 episodes. That works out to roughly 110 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 22 min and 27 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 23 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Episodes
271
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
24 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

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Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.

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