Episode 284
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
On "anemoia" — nostalgia for a time or place that you never experienced — and other words that map our innermost feelings.
December 9, 202526m 40s
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Show Notes
Author John Koenig talks about inventing words for those subtle emotions that hitherto had no name.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 284: "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows." With Bob Garfield, John Koenig, and Mike Vuolo. Edited by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.
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