Best Lexicographer Podcasts (2025)

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20: What does it mean to be default? With Emoji Subcommittee Chair Jennifer Daniel 1:00:15

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🚀 Should there be a cyclone emoji for both the southern and northern hemisphere? Are pink ballet shoes problematic? How the future of the emoji keyboard is being shaped and the questions it raises. With special guest Jennifer Daniel, Chair of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee. 📝 Emoji List for 2021 📥 Emoji proposal submissions re-open April 2021 😕 Blo…

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Interview with Charles Person, Freedom Rider from 1961 - 5.30.20 54:02

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Charles Person was one of the original Freedom Riders from 1961. At the age of only 18, he rode a public interstate bus into the segregated South with an inter-racial group of young people to challenge the persistent non-enforcement of US Supreme Court decisions which ruled that segregated public buses and other public spaces were unconstitutional.…

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Interview with my father, Sidney I. Landau (lexicographer) - 7.30.17 59:24

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An interview with my father, Sidney I. Landau, who discusses his impoverished childhood in New York City in the 1940's; his experience as a draftee in the army in Frankfurt, Germany during the Korean War; his 40 year career as an editor of dictionaries and his life as an early marathon runner in Central Park during the 1970's. (Photo shows Sidney I…

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19: Everything's Fine with Keith Broni 53:06

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👀 117 new emojis have just been announced, and we discuss them all. 📝 New Emoji List 🔥 Original headline called it the "everything's fine" emoji 🤣 David Mack on Twitter 💁🏻‍♀️AOC on Twitter 🧂 Lance Ulanoff on Twitter 🔞 Emojipedia After Dark 🎤 Al Yankovic on Twitter 🚗 Ford's "Secret" emoji proposal Follow Keith 👉 Keith Broni on Twitter @keithbroni 🌐 …

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18: World Emoji Day spectacular with Gretchen McCulloch and Casey Liss 1:01:39

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🥳 A special #WorldEmojiDay episode with not one but two guests. Discussing Apple's emoji preview, and emojis replacing IRL gestures. 📘 Because Internet (book) 🤷 Emoji aren’t ruining language: they’re a natural substitute for gesture 👩‍⚖️ Emojis and the law Follow Gretchen 👉 Gretchen McCulloch on Twitter @GretchenAMcC 🌐 Gretchen's Website 🎙 Lingthus…

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UNDER THE SURFACE TAKE 2 - BEING HALF-JEWISH 17:39

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A personal reflection on the problem of being a HALF-JEW, meaning a patrilineal Jew in all its inane contradictions. But more broadly, a reflection on not quite belonging anywhere. Support Under the Surface by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/UndertheSurface Find out more at https://UndertheSurface.pinecast.co…

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17: No time for hands 👐 with Former Apple Emoji Designer Ollie Wagner 30:48

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📜 Back to the history books: news of an emoji set that came out TWO YEARS before the well known "1999" Japanese emoji origin. Why Apple's emoji people didn't originally have hands, the "clompy mule", and can we have the stitched leather notes and calendar app back? With special guest former Apple emoji designer (and now design director at Yap Studi…

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16: Unicode is NOT going to do that 👹 with Emoji Lexicographer John Kelly 57:01

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🤗 We're back! Hot takes galore on the internet with the new emoji release, how to spot a PR campaign, and officer I'm calling about a car with an emoji license plate. With special guest Emojipedia's Senior Emoji Lexicographer John Kelly. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 🆕 230 New Emojis in Final List for 2019 🗓 An emoji for that time of the month…

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Character Introduction - The Unfortunate Tale of Plumber Pete 50:19

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In this our last character introduction we are introduce to Adam Terry who is playing Plumber Pete, as encounters something horific while simplly trying to fix a pipe. Cast Ismay Hutton, Alfred Clark, Emily Kuklinski, Adam Terry and Kye You. Music Dawn by Anna You All other music is by Kevin Macleod https://incompetech.com/wordpress/ Links Crit Cha…

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Character Introduction - A Lexicographical Analysis of Old Omuan Cuneiform and it Relationship with Undead Mummies. A Report By Lexia Nexus. 53:46

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In this episode we are introduced to Emily's character Lexia Nexus, as she uncovers the lost city of Omu. Cast Ismay Hutton, Alfred Clark, Emily Kuklinski, Adam Terry and Kye You. Music Dawn by Anna You All other music is by Kevin Macleod https://incompetech.com/wordpress/ LinksCrit Chat: https://soundcloud.com/user-619739135 Half Damage: https://s…

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Character Introduction - Branwen and Friends Wait for the Rain 1:00:52

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This episode is coming out a few days late, sorry about that. This time we are introduced to Alfred's character Branwen, as he investigates a recent monter attack Cast Ismay Hutton, Alfred Clark, Emily Kuklinski, Adam Terry and Kye You. Music Dawn by Anna You All other music is by Kevin Macleod https://incompetech.com/wordpress/ Links Crit Chat: ht…

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Character Introduction - The God in her Mind 47:25

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In this episode we meet Ismay's character L Faoichnoc, along with a much darker more mysterious power. Cast Ismay Hutton, Alfred Clark, Emily Kuklinski, Adam Terry and Kye You. Music Dawn by Anna You All other music is by Kevin Macleod https://incompetech.com/wordpress/ Links Crit Chat: https://soundcloud.com/user-619739135 Half Damage: https://sou…

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14: Personal Emoji Freedom 🙌 with Rick Moby from EmojiOne 53:49

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Who is behind the emojis on Nintendo Switch, tough pistol decisions, and why doesn't anyone know how to hug? With special guest Rick Moby from EmojiOne. 🌐 EmojiOne 🌐 JoyPixels 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 🦄 EmojiOne 4.0 Changelog ✨ EmojiOne 3.0 with reflections 🎮 Emojis on Nintendo Switch 💬 Verizon Messages on Google Play Store 📝 Samsung Expe…

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13: Cupcake Flavor Dictator 🧁 with the Microsoft Emoji Team 32:32

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Who chooses the flavor of the cupcake 🧁 emoji, why is Microsoft's ant 🐜 red, and would a white wine 🍷 emoji be a help or a hindrance? With special guests Judy Safran-Aasen and Mike LaJoie from the team behind Microsoft's emoji font. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 👀 Windows 10 Previews Emoji 11.0 Support 🍷 We Don’t Need a White-Wine Emoji 🐜 Biol…

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12: Let's make every man cry 🙍‍♂️ with Jennifer Daniel from Google 52:21

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🐢 Turtles that don't look like old men, a sweaty heart 💦 emoji, Santa's orange hat 🎅 and making men cry 😭 are discussed with the person in charge of Android's emoji designs: Jennifer Daniel. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 🎨 Perfecting the language of emojis 🐐 Goat on Android 8.1 🐢 Turtle on Android 4.4 🐢 Turtle on Android 8.1 😭 Emojiology: Loud…

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11: We’ll see what Tony Hawk thinks 🤔 with Bryan Haggerty from Twitter 38:53

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Twemoji is now all over your 📲 Android phone, and Twitter Design Lead Bryan Haggerty talks Twemoji Easter Eggs, why the new shoe is red, and (scoop! 🗞 ) ✨ when the new emojis are coming to Twitter. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 📲Twitter Switches to Twemoji on Android 📅 Calendar Emoji 🏢 Office BuildingEmoji 📟 Pager Emoji 🎨 Twemoji 2.7 Emoji Cha…

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10: Emoji in the Dictionary 📖 with Jane Solomon from Dictionary.com 44:32

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📖 Dictionary.com has added emojis to its collection of words. So is Jane Solomon, a lexicographer at Dictionary.com, my new nemesis? We'll see as I speak to her about 🐐 and more. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 📚 Dictionary.com Has Officially Added Emoji 🐐 Goat on Dictionary.com 💃🏼 2018: The Year of Emoji Convergence? ♿️ Apple Proposes New Acces…

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Interview with Ella Vallone, US Post Office Mail Carrier - 2.18.18 58:17

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Ella Vallone, the US mail carrier for Easthampton, MA has a fan club made up of all the different people who live along her route, which happens to be her very own neighborhood. Despite the challenge of walking 13 miles a day to deliver mail to 680 houses a day, the hardship of extreme weather and the weight of heavy loads, she has found the job re…

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Interview with David Entin, who worked for USAID during the Vietnam War - 2.4.18 59:13

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David Entin served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. But NOT as a soldier. Instead, he worked for USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in the province of Quang Ngai where he had some of the most memorable, paradigm-shifting experiences of his life. He experienced both the beauty of the Vietnamese countryside and the horror of war …

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9: A festive party popper 🎉 with Apple emoji designer Angela Guzman 34:24

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🍏 A very special guest: one of the designers behind Apple's original emoji set, Angela Guzman, joins the show. These designs are some of the best known in the world. What went into making them, and which ones stand out 10 years later? 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 👩‍🎨 The Making of Apple’s Emoji: How designing these tiny icons changed my life …

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Interview with Kamil Peters, Metal Artist & Sculptor with a Social Conscience - 1.14.18 59:54

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Kamil Peters creates highly distinctive metal art work in Holyoke, MA ranging from small intricate masks to massive sculptures of animals and insects, as well as large-scale commercial installations. But his passion also lies in teaching the art of welding to young people who find themselves lost in a school system and society that renders them inv…

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Interview with Myself: A Solo Show on Sexism - 12.31.17 59:16

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For the last day of 2017, I decided to look back at my life and create a solo episode on SEXISM. In particular, I reflect on my own personal experiences from childhood to adulthood. I also talk about how I internalized sexist ideas at a young age and how they formed my views on romance and the nature of "the real man." How can we break free of the …

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Interview with Claire Dacey, Singer-Songwriter - 12.17.17 56:47

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When I first heard Claire Dacey perform at an open mic about two months ago at Luthier’s in Easthampton, I was enthralled by the beauty and authenticity of her voice. In this conversation, Claire discusses the path that led her to create folk music as well as her background as a naturalist and ecologist. She also treats us to four of her breathtaki…

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Interview with Peter Duveen on his Personal Spiritual Journey - 12.10.17 57:21

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Learn about Peter Duveen's personal spiritual journey from Catholicism to palm reading, Christian Science to the Unification Church. Throw Yukio Mishima's "Way of the Samurai" into the mix! And listen to his account of what he describes as a personal encounter he had with God at the age of 17.By Amy Landau

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Interview with Nancy Kissock, who relocated to Paris, France from the US - 11.12.17 1:00:54

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Episode Notes An interview with Nancy Kissock who was courageous enough to follow her dream. She sold her home of 40+ years in the US in 2014 at the age of 73 to relocate to Paris, France! Find out about her personal journey and what it's like to make such a dramatic shift in one's life.By Amy Landau

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8: A Smiling Frowning Poop Emoji Storm 💩 with Myke Hurley 43:18

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💖 It's new emoji week for iOS users! Plus why isn't Slack updating their emojis, and what exactly did Google CEO Sundar Pichai think would happen when he made a little joke about a burger. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 📲 iOS 11.1 Emoji Changelog 🤖 Can Allo Emoji Better Than You? 👠 Save the stiletto emoji 🧑 Has Apple Gone Too Far With Gender Ne…

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7: It's An...imoji world and we're just living in it 🦄 with Christina Warren 50:10

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🚰 Animoji leaked before the Apple Event, do emoji bots speed anything up, and some breaking news about Messenger emojis. With special guest Christina Warren. 🌯 Latest Issue of Emoji Wrap Email 💧 Animoji leaks before Apple Event 🎃 Don't mess with Halloween emoji fans 🤑 Common Venmo Charges, Decoded 🤷‍♀️ Samsung's Emoji Adventures 👋 Say Goodbye to th…

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6: Are You Getting Eclipsed? 🌚 with Florence Ion 37:42

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🤗 We're back! World Emoji Day antics, Android Oreo, and what's up with Samsung? With Jeremy Burge and special guest Florence Ion. 🍏 Apple Previews New Emojis 🌎 World Emoji Day 2017 ⏰ Jeremy guests on Clockwise podcast 💻 Mac Emoji Keyboard Shortcut 🍪 Android Oreo ⚰️ Google Farewells Blob Emojis 💃 Blob Dancer Emoji 📲 Android 8 Emoji Changelog 🤷‍♀️ Sa…

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5: Emoji Dictator of the World 👤 with Paul Hunt from Adobe 35:10

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Custom emoji fonts, :hedgehog:, Clippy, the difference between gender neutral and gender inclusive, and what is a merperson? With Jeremy Burge and special guest Paul Hunt, a font designer from Adobe. 🔲 Unicode Chart 🆕 Unicode 9 Emoji List 📝 Source Emoji Font 👤 Gender Inclusive Emoji Proposal ❔ Child Emoji ❔ Adult Emoji ❔ Older Person Emoji ❔ Merper…

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4: But Some People Hated The Blob 🙅 with the Google Emoji Team 23:33

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Live from Emojicon in San Fransisco: Emoji professions, why hats on emoji are hard, mixed feelings about blobs, and decisions about emoji realism. With Jeremy Burge and special guests Rachel Been, Agustin Fonts and Mark Davis from Google. 🗣 Emojicon 👩‍💻 Google Emoji Professions 📝 Original Emoji Professions Proposal 4️⃣ Final Profession List / Emoji…

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3: How Would I Draw a Gun? 🔫 with Gedeon Maheux from The Iconfactory 25:00

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Messenger and Twemoji, iOS 10 designs, more on the pistol emoji, and a look at iOS 10 stickers. With Jeremy Burge and special guest Gedeon Maheux: co-founder of The Iconfactory. 🎨 Messenger Emoji Launch 💬 Messenger Emoji List 🐦 Twemoji List 📲 iOS 10 Emojis 🔫 Pistol / Gun Emoji 🍕 Cabel Sasser points out shadow on pizza emoji 👩‍🏫 Emoji Professions in…

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2: The Military is an Activity 🎖 with Owen Williams 35:06

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The pre-iOS 10 episode. Two Owens, Samsung emoji weirdness, iMessage stickers, no love for Apple Watch emoji, iOS 10 redesign, Jumbomoji and Apple’s emoji press release. With Jeremy Burge and special guest Owen Williams: host of Charged podcast. 🇬🇧 Welsh Flag Emoji Proposal 🐉 Welsh Williams 🇳🇿 Kiwi Williams 🏳 New Subregion Flags 📲 Samsung Skin Tone…