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Hosted by Sophia Smith Galer · society · EN · 8 episodes
Word For Word is a podcast about storytellers and the languages that made them.Each episode, award-winning journalist and author Sophia Smith Galer sits down with writers, artists and creators to explore the words behind their work: the languages they grew up with, learned, lost and gained that formed their imagination and creative practice.New episodes weekly.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWord For Word is a podcast about storytellers and the languages that made them. Each episode, award-winning journalist and author Sophia Smith Galer sits down with writers, artists and creators to explore the words behind their work: the languages they grew up with, learned, lost and gained that formed their imagination and creative practice. New episodes weekly.
Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer is hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. The show has published 8 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Update on this podcast's future..." (12 October 2026, 9 minutes), "The languages that shaped Roy Bualuan" (14 April 2026, 62 minutes), and "The languages that shaped Roy Bualuan" (14 April 2026, 62 minutes).
Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 8 episodes.
Booking probability for Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer are Artists, Writers & Performers. Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer has a society audience.
Sophia Smith Galer hosts Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer, a society show with 8 episodes published.
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Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer
It's been almost 6 months since we finished Season 1. So - will you get a Season 2? How will you get it? Find out by giving this a listen! Join a language nerd book club and support Word For Word with a Patreon...
Episode #7
<p>Roy Bualuan - better known online as human1011 - grew up in Indiana with Lebanese Arabic, French and English in his life.</p><p>He studied physics at Notre Dame, picked up Modern Standard Arabic as a language...
Episode #7
Roy Bualuan - better known online as human1011 - grew up in Indiana with Lebanese Arabic, French and English in his life. He studied physics at Notre Dame, picked up Modern Standard Arabic as a language requirement, and...
Episode #6
<p>Zing Tseng - journalist, author, and co-host of BBC's Good Bad Billionaire - grew up navigating Mandarin classes in Singapore, a Cantonese-speaking home, and the glorious linguistic chaos of Singlish...
Episode #5
<p>Dictionary Corner's secret weapon isn't English - it's German!In this episode of Word For Word, lexicographer, broadcaster and word detective Susie Dent joins Sophia Smith Galer at Casa Italiana in Clerkenwell to...
Episode #4
<p>Speaking Iraqi Arabic opened doors in the field - while her Hull accent raised eyebrows in the newsroom.</p><p>In this episode of Word For Word, multi-Emmy award-winning journalist Hind Hassan joins Sophia Smith...
Episode #3
<p>Sathnam Sanghera can remember pretending to speak English on his first day at school, lest he give away that he could only speak Punjabi. Today, he’s the prolific writer behind numerous works including Empireland...
Episode #2
<p>Many know BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri for her ability to steer BBC news programmes through light and shade, helping us understand the world through its darkest moments as well as find a bit of relief and...
Episode #1
<p>Len Pennie doesn’t feel entirely at home in English or in Scots. So she writes in both. In this episode of Word For Word, poet and broadcaster Len Pennie joins journalist Sophia Smith Galer to explore what it means...
Word For Word with Sophia Smith Galer
<p>Word For Word is a podcast about storytellers and the languages that made them.</p><p>There'll be new interviews every week, hosted by award-winning journalist, author and content creator, Sophia Smith...
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