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What Our First and Last Words Can Tell Us About Our Humanity
This month MindShift is sharing an excerpt of an episode from our friends at KQED's Forum. Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. KQED's Grace Won talks to linguist and author Michael...
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What Our First and Last Words Can Tell Us About Our Humanity is an episode from Mindshift Podcast by KQED. This month MindShift is sharing an excerpt of an episode from our friends at KQED's Forum. Forum tells remarkable and true stories ab...
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Published Jun 10, 2025, 16:32 long, audio available.
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This month MindShift is sharing an excerpt of an episode from our friends at KQED's Forum. Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. KQED's Grace Won talks to linguist and author Michael Erard. In his new book, Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words, Erard compiles stories from medical archives and ancient texts as well as first-hand accounts by doctors and doulas to examine why these particular words mean so much to us. Listen to the full episode here:
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Published Jun 10, 2025 and 16:32 long