207. Randomly Selected Words from the Dictionary

单集文稿 ...

• 00:04

  This is the Illusionist in which I, Helen Zaltzman, have been learning about and talking about language for 10 years.

• 00:12

  A full 10 years since this show launched with two episodes about bras and puns.

• 00:17

  So much has happened in podland over that 10 years.

• 00:20

  There was a boom.

• 00:21

  Podcasts getting bought for tens of millions of dollars, but not this one.

• 00:26

  Then after the boom, the bust, companies and shows perished, but not this one.

• 00:31

  Still hoofing along to celebrate this decadeiversary, I am taking a break.

• 00:39

  The show will be back in early May 2025 with new episodes.

• 00:44

  Also, if there are any topics from the past episodes that you would like me to revisit, let me know.

• 00:49

  I've got some exciting updates already bubbling away.

• 00:52

  Also during the break, there will be an allusionist piece called souvenirs broadcasting on BBC Radio 4 sometime in March.

• 01:01

  And there will be the return of.

• 01:03

  My other podcast, Answer Me this with new episodes the last Thursday of each month.

• 01:10

  And things will be keeping lively in the Illusiverse throughout the break with fortnightly relaxing livestreams with me and my dictionaries, including one this weekend which is open to all@year YouTube.com allusionistsshow but with paying members of the Allusaverse, we are watching the new season of Great Pottery Throw down together and soon we're going to watch Cold Comfort Farm and we socialize in the Allusaverse Discord community where members are designing their own heraldic coats of arms, they're learning weaving, they're sharing podcast and TV and book recommendations and supporting one another through this existence.

• 01:45

  Join us via theillusionist.org donate and if you just want to sign up on a free account, you will get very occasional email updates from me about what is happening with the show.

• 01:57

  So if you want to be reminded in May that this show still exists, that's another option.

• 02:01

  Today's episode is in the tranquillusionist style to give your brain a break while I say words that are not too consequential over a soothing backing track.

• 02:11

  And this time the words are are all the randomly selected words from the dictionary from every episode of the show in reverse chronological order.

• 02:22

  If you've never made it to the end of an episode, you've missed all the randomly selected words from the dictionary, but here they are, united as always.

• 02:31

  There is a transcript of the episode@theillusionist.org.

• 全部文稿