{"podcast":{"title":"Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.","slug":"grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700","podcast_index_feed_id":159700,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b","website_url":"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/show-cover.jpg","author":"Mignon Fogarty, Inc.","episode_count":1044,"summary":"Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:19:52.384784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700"},"episode":{"title":"Randall Munroe of xkcd: Language chat and weird bee laws.","slug":"randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws","published_at":"2026-06-13T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700","url":"https://shows.acast.com/grammar-girl/episodes/898resissue","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c1476c007cdcf83fc0964b/e/6a2b20a9479dfe546fc1ce65/media.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2166,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grammar-girl-for-writers-and-language-lovers-159700/randall-munroe-of-xkcd-language-chat-and-weird-bee-laws.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}