Episode 123: Words Christmas Gave Us, with Grace Tierney

The Endless Knot by Mark Sundaram

Dec 17, 202401:17:56Education

Grace Tierney is back with another great book about the word origins, this time “Words Christmas Gave Us"! She regales us with festive stories and we talk about some of the fun traditions and treats of the winter holiday...

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