# Episode 150: On Language

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Podcast: [The Old School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-school-3916563)
Published: 2026-03-14T15:42:20+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/801934a5
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/801934a5/cad34699.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3218

## Resource

Your two forward thinking, future loving hosts celebrate the podcast's 150th episode by looking at changes in language. Inspired by an episode of Words Unraveled with Rob Watts and Jess Zafarris (link below), the hosts take a look at changes in language and whether they are ultimately good, bad or just a part of the dynamic nature of language as seen in the centuries before. They will look at profanity, euphemisms, the downgrade of grammatical importance and the growing informality of language. All the while, trying to figure out the level of which they are comfortable with the changes and how AI could exacerbate the changes or wipe out language completely. Another wholesome and optimistic look at the developments of language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JYqGa_-UZE

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