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Storied is the home for arts and humanities shows from PBS Digital Studios. Subscribe to explore art, culture, mythology and much more! The Storied Family: Monstrum: The world is full of monsters, and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. Join Emily Zarka, Ph.D. on a journey to discover humans’ unique drive to create & shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature and film. It’s Lit!: Hosted by Lindsay Ellis & Princess Weekes, It’s Lit! Is a smart, funny show that explores our favorite books, genres and why we love to read. Otherwords: Hosted by sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky, this show digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds the fascinating, thought-provoking, ...

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7:32

Will Algorithmic Self-Censorship Unalive Language? | Otherwords

0:56

why is OUGH so tough, though?

0:58

Blowing a raspberry... has nothing to do with fruit

1:57

Does the Balrog have wings?

14:28

The Most Puzzling UFO Case of the 20th Century | Monstrum

1:03

a retronym vid you cant watch on your landline

7:37

The Mysterious Origins of Abracadabra and Other Magic Words | Otherwords

1:07

we're gruntled about orphan negatives

2:41

what WAS the Montauk Monster?

13:38

The Terrifying Reign of the Beast of Gevaudan | Monstrum

1:52

Notable author-invented words feat. @MerriamWebster

6:08

Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From? | Otherwords

1:04

understanding litotes is not rocket science

12:49

Why Vampires Don't Look Like Vampires Anymore

1:23

goblins and hobgoblins: what's the difference?

0:58

not all acronyms are initialisms btw.

12:37

Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics | Otherwords

1:24

A Sea Monster in Monterey Bay?

8:59

Why Does A Ghost Whale Terrorize The Japanese Coast? | Monstrum

0:50

Why repetition is a linguistic supercharger

7:21

Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words | Otherwords

1:00

firstly, what's the first rule of polyptoton?

1:32

how a volcano gave us Frankenstein and Dracula

1:03

ok, okay, o.k., why is this word is so universal?

8:09

Why Only Some People Can See the Hat Man | Monstrum

1:00

do "word babies" all become their parents?

8:47

How Languages Die | Otherwords

1:17

who or what is The Rake?

0:55

factoid: a lot of zingers started as 70s slang

8:06

How The Internet Created Its Own Viral Monster | Monstrum

1:15

Would You Have Been Fooled By This Famous Hoax?

0:59

Did you know you can verb a noun?

8:51

The Ancient Origins of Body Words | Otherwords

0:59

the best slang terms from the 80s

0:57

When did black cats become witchy?

0:51

Nautical Slang Inspired By Flags!

1:00

Why do some words make us cringe? #MOIST

0:50

Is Thailand's lady-shaped fruit real?

10:34

Why Did Changelings Terrorize the Victorian Age? | Monstrum

0:39

Behold the Icelandic Christmas Murder Kitty!

0:45

This Welsh Christmas tradition includes heads on spikes

7:28

Why This Monster Wants To Destroy the World | Monstrum

0:59

when 'Un-' breaks its own rules

8:37

Why Did WWI Pilots Think Monsters Were Sabotaging Their Planes? | Monstrum

0:57

The Amazing Inspiration of del Toro's Pale Man

6:58

Can TV Change the Way We Speak? | Otherwords

0:56

Can we call Jaws a slasher movie?

0:58

The unwritten reason we don’t say tock-tick

0:58

Vintage slang would be a dilly to revive!

0:59

Why do the creepiest killers like to whistle?

0:54

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7:31

Is English a Creole? | Otherwords

1:00

What's the difference between supernatural and preternatural?

32:45

Slasher Lore Is Way Deeper Than You Think | Monstrum

0:48

My favorite unexpectedly feminist film

0:56

Gilgamesh and Enkidu's epic meet cute

12:48

Why Manticore Is a Dungeons & Dragons Legend ft. @MrRhexx | Monstrum

0:50

What caused the satanic panic?

8:46

You Were Probably Taught to Read Wrong | Otherwords

1:00

The satanic panic was very real and very weird

0:59

There's much ado about "fossil words"

0:58

Semantic Bleaching: how words become less awesome

12:14

The Ancient Terror of the Chinese Hopping Corpse, Jiangshi | Monstrum

0:47

Thought-terminating clichés are what they are

8:45

Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon? | Otherwords

0:51

Adjectives can't just go in any old order

0:43

The Book of the Dead's fine print

0:50

Antanaclasis: you have the right to write the right puns

0:41

Achilles finds love at first fight

9:10

The Mother of Vengeance: Grendel's Mom | Monstrum

9:14

What Is Your Body Telling People? | Otherwords

0:52

Are these the sounds of Sasquatch?

10:30

La Lechuza: The Shape-Shifting Witch-Owl | Monstrum

0:58

What is the bouba-kiki effect?

0:59

Do we, like, overuse like?

0:55

Why Yankee Doodle is a colonial diss track

0:39

Wanna play the beheading game?

10:10

King Kong: A Complete History, Part 2 | Monstrum

0:59

the linguistic origins of "dude"

11:14

How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords

0:44

Clowns have actually never been nice

0:53

What are contronyms?

0:57

Is a Cadborosaurus corpse at the Smithsonian?

11:17

Lost in the Backrooms: Exploring the Internet's Creepiest Liminal Space | Monstrum

0:59

Like, what is a discourse marker?

0:42

A fun fact about Satan

7:30

Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion? | Otherwords

0:57

Our love for palindromes is on another level!

0:24

A spicy clash between Norse gods

0:53

what's initial stress derivation?

11:16

Is This North American Sea Serpent Real or a Hoax? | Monstrum

0:53

Why Do Words Sound Weird Sometimes?

0:49

Why we should all thank Prometheus

9:26

Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Otherwords

0:58

The Ancient Origins of Ouija!

0:53

Mythical Drums That Make Us Move

0:55

What's a garden path sentence?

16:46

What Makes the Best Utopia? | Fate & Fabled

0:38

The Twins of Yoruba Lore

1:00

Why are mirrors so scary?