# Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language chat and weird bee laws. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws.md Podcast: [Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700) Published: 2026-06-13T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/898resissue Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/e/6a2b20a9479dfe546fc1ce65/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/episodes/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws Duration seconds: 2166 ## Resource 898. Randall Munroe joined me back in October 2022 to talk about his language-themed xkcd cartoons, his simple-language project Up Goer V, his biggest pet peeve, his favorite words, and his new book "What If? 2." But I have to confess that my favorite part was his tidbits about the bee laws. Encore Episode: This episode originally aired in October of 2022. This summer, I'm bringing back a few fan favorites on select Saturdays as a bonus for listeners. Summer Saturdays only runs for a few weeks, so enjoy the extra listens while they last! 🔗  Join the Grammar Girl Patreon. 🔗  Share your familect recording in   Speakpipe  or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) 🔗  Watch my   LinkedIn Learning writing courses . 🔗  Subscribe to the   newsletter . 🔗  Find a transcript on your podcast app or QuickandDirtyTips.com 🔗  Get   Grammar Girl books . | HOST: Mignon Fogarty | Grammar Girl is part of  the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network . Audio Engineer: Dan Feierabend Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb | Theme music by  Catherine Rannus . | Grammar Girl Social Media:  YouTube .  TikTok .  Facebook .  Threads .  Insta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/episodes/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.