Show overview
en clair: forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, and more has been publishing since 2018, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 53 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 1h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2019, with 28 episodes published. Published by en clair: forensic linguistics and more.
From the publisher
en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, cryptography, codes, language and the law, linguistic crime, undeciphered languages, and more, from past to present. Credits, links, podcast transcripts and more in the Case Notes: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair
Latest Episodes
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S02E11 - The Imitation Gaime (voice only)
It's a special story for a special day. This little bonus episode was made in around two hours, which may or may not give you pause for thought. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tG
S02E11 - The Imitation Gaime
It's a special story for a special day. This little bonus episode was made in around two hours, which may or may not give you pause for thought. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tG
S02E10 - Bot or Not
Can you tell your real individual from your robot agent? In the ultimate game of Bot or Not, would you stake $26m of your own money on it? en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-tt
S02E10 - Bot or Not (voice only)
Can you tell your real individual from your robot agent? In the ultimate game of Bot or Not, would you stake $26m of your own money on it? en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-tt
S02E08 - Slowburn Shakespeare, Park 6 of 6 (voice only)
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? This final episode in this slowburn mini-series looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tN
S02E08 - Slowburn Shakespeare, Part 6 of 6
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? This final episode in this slowburn mini-series looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tN
S02E07 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 5 of 6 (voice only)
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 5 of this slowburn mini-series pitches the computational linguists against the forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dV
S02E07 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 5 of 6
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 5 of this slowburn mini-series pitches the computational linguists against the forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dV
S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6 (voice only)
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq
S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq
S02E05 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 3 of 6
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 3 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our first three possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dn
S02E05 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 3 of 6 (voice only)
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 3 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our first three possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dn
S02E04 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 2 of 6
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 2 explores why we doubt Shakespeare and what happens if we kill him off. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dh
S02E04 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 2 of 6 (voice only)
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 2 explores why we doubt Shakespeare and what happens if we kill him off. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dh
S02E03 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 1 of 6 (voice only)
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, "Who wrote Shakespeare?". en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-db
S02E03 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 1 of 6
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, "Who wrote Shakespeare?". en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-db
S02E02 - Codetalkers (voice only)
When you have codebreakers like Alan Turing to contend with, how do you come up with a code that even the smartest people alive can't break? This episode tells the story of the Native American codetalkers, starting with the Choctaw codetalkers in WWI. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-cy
S02E02 - Codetalkers
When you have codebreakers like Alan Turing to contend with, how do you come up with a code that even the smartest people alive can't break? This episode tells the story of the Native American codetalkers, starting with the Choctaw codetalkers in WWI. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-cy
S02E01 - The Iceland Confessions
Can you make a person confess to a crime they haven't committed? To a crime as serious as murder? What about a whole group of people? This episode tells the story of the disappearances of two men and the series of confessions spun out of thin air afterwards. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-c9
S02E01 - The Iceland Confessions (voice only)
Can you make a person confess to a crime they haven't committed? To a crime as serious as murder? What about a whole group of people? This episode tells the story of the disappearances of two men and the series of confessions spun out of thin air afterwards. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-c9