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In Australia, there were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of languages. Until English arrived.
Rudi Bremer and Karina Lester talk about the destruction and revival of indigenous Australian languages.
Content note: this episode refers to violence and genocide.
Find more information about the topics in this episode at theallusionist.org/custodians, and listen to the other episodes in the Survival series: Second Home about Welsh in Patagonia; Oot in the Open, about the suppression and revival of Scots; and Bequest, about queer language in Māori; and the pair of Key episodes are about language extinction and preservation.
The Allusionist music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s songs at palebirdmusic.com or on Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram. He also composed the music for the new kids’ science podcast Maddie’s Sound Explorers.
I make two other podcasts, Veronica Mars Investigations and Answer Me This, which are soothingly escapist.
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This year has shown us the importance of good robust data - as Covid-19 spread around the world it was vital to track where it was, how many people it was infecting and where it might go next. On More or Less we?ve spent months reporting on data inaccuracies and vacuums, but what makes for good or indeed bad data? I?ve been speaking to Amy Maxmen, Senior reporter at the scientific journal ?Nature? about which countries are getting data collection right and which aren?t.
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In this episode, we hear how Saladin continued to build his empire by taking Aleppo in 1183, which he added to his control of Damascus, so that he ruled a state stretching from Egypt to the borders of modern Turkey, completely encircling the Crusaders. Meanwhile, the Byzantine Empire had faded after its defeat by the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Myriokephalon in 1076, and the Crusaders themselves suffered from the lack of a capable leader, and were increasingly dominated by the irresponsible and self-seeking Reynald of Châtillon.
Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.
NLW looks at price action in crypto, the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain launching Dec 1, the Dow at 30,000 and Janet Yellen’s nomination as Treasury secretary.
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On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at what was an absolutely action-packed holiday week, discussing:
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Today we’re talking about what makes humans happy.
The CEO of The Happiness Research Institute joins us to share the science and research behind happiness, including what role our daily decisions and even our genetics play.
So as we celebrate the holidays and think about our goals or New Year’s resolutions for 2021, we hope this episode helps you find a little more happiness in your everyday life…
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