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Recastable Episodes (289)

1. Episode 65: Norman Dukes and Dialects July 31, 2015
2. Episode 66: Broken Promises and the Eve of Conquest Aug. 20, 2015
3. Episode 67: The Year That Changed English Sept. 18, 2015
4. Episode 68: Rebels With a Cause Oct. 16, 2015
5. Episode 69: From Conquest to Domesday Oct. 30, 2015
6. Episode 70: Mind Your Manors For Pete’s Sake Nov. 15, 2015
7. Episode 71: On The Hunt Dec. 5, 2015
8. Episode 72: The Dark Ages of English Jan. 11, 2016
9. Episode 73: Possession, Power and Checkmate Jan. 30, 2016
10. Episode 74: Head Cities and Home Towns Feb. 15, 2016
11. Episode 75: Mixed Languages and Scrambled Eggs March 2, 2016
12. Episode 76: The Gender Problem March 25, 2016
13. Episode 77: Rival Relatives and the Land of Scots April 11, 2016
14. Episode 78: Under Siege April 29, 2016
15. Episode 79: Anarchy May 18, 2016
16. Episode 80: Knight Life June 23, 2016
17. Announcement: 10 American Presidents Podcast July 1, 2016
18. Episode 81: Love Songs and Troubadours July 15, 2016
19. Episode 82: A Marriage for the Ages Aug. 3, 2016
20. Episode 83: A Trilingual Nation Sept. 5, 2016
21. Episode 84: Law, Order and Murder Sept. 29, 2016
22. Episode 85: How to Run an Empire Oct. 24, 2016
23. Episode 86: Family of Rebels Nov. 15, 2016
24. Episode 87: The First Spelling Reformers Dec. 7, 2016
25. Episode 88: The Long and Short of It Jan. 4, 2017
26. Episode 89: ‘I Before E’ and All That Jan. 23, 2017
27. Episode 90: Healers, Hospitals and Holy Wars Feb. 15, 2017
28. Episode 91: Traders and Traitors March 8, 2017
29. Episode 92: The Lion Kings March 29, 2017
30. Episode 93: The Two Arthurs April 22, 2017
31. Episode 94: From British Legend to English King May 24, 2017
32. Episode 95: Old School and New School June 15, 2017
33. Episode 96: From Alpha to Omega July 7, 2017
34. Episode 97: Let’s Put It In Writing July 27, 2017
35. Episode 98: The Great Debates Aug. 17, 2017
36. Episode 99: The Second French Invasion Sept. 9, 2017
37. Episode 100: Decoding English Sept. 25, 2017
38. Episode 101: The Birth of English Song Oct. 12, 2017
39. Audio Clips From Episode 101 Oct. 12, 2017
40. Episode 102: A Medieval Glossary Nov. 6, 2017
41. Episode 103: Solitary Confinement Dec. 2, 2017
42. Episode 104: Prefix Preferences Dec. 19, 2017
43. Episode 105: Suffix Summary Dec. 25, 2017
44. Episode 106: An Illuminating Development Dec. 31, 2017
45. Episode 107: Parlez-Vous Anglais? Jan. 15, 2018
46. Episode 108: On the Move Feb. 9, 2018
47. Episode 109: The Romantic Warriors March 8, 2018
48. Episode 110: Dyed In the Wool April 7, 2018
49. Episode 111: Laying Down the Law May 10, 2018
50. Thanks to WhatPods! May 26, 2018
51. Episode 112: Northern Messenger June 8, 2018
52. Episode 113: A Zouthern Accent June 27, 2018
53. Episode 114: The Craft of Numbering July 26, 2018
54. Episode 115: The Measure of a Person Aug. 21, 2018
55. Episode 116: The Celtic Fringe Sept. 17, 2018
56. Episode 117: What’s In a Name? Oct. 16, 2018
57. Episode 118: Trade Names Nov. 19, 2018
58. Bonus Episode: Regarding English (Sound Education Conference Talk) Nov. 29, 2018
59. Episode 119: The Road to War Dec. 13, 2018
60. Episode 120: The End of the World Dec. 31, 2018
61. Episode 121: English Ascent Jan. 30, 2019
62. Episode 122: The Name of the Game Feb. 28, 2019
63. Episode 123: A Material Change March 27, 2019
64. Episode 124: Piers Plowman and the Peasant Revolt April 24, 2019
65. Episode 125: The First English Bible May 28, 2019
66. Episode 126: A New Turn of Phrase June 26, 2019
67. Episode 127: The Road to Canterbury July 24, 2019
68. Episode 128: The Canterbury Tellers Aug. 23, 2019
69. Bonus Episode: The Life of Guy – An Interview with Allan Metcalf Sept. 10, 2019
70. Episode 129: Chaucer’s Vulgar Tongue [EXPLICIT LANGUAGE] Sept. 25, 2019
71. Episode 130: Dialect Dialogues Oct. 22, 2019
72. Episode 131: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Nov. 25, 2019
73. Episode 132: Food for Thought Dec. 19, 2019
74. Episode 133: Breaking Bread With Companions Jan. 21, 2020
75. Episode 134: A Lancastrian Standard Feb. 20, 2020
76. Episode 135: A House of Cards March 24, 2020
77. Bonus Episode: Stay at Home Edition April 6, 2020
78. Episode 136: The Real Robin Hood April 24, 2020
79. Episode 137: A Rose By Any Other Name May 23, 2020
80. Episode 138: Family Matters June 25, 2020
81. Episode 139: The Business of Printing July 21, 2020
82. Episode 140: You Say ‘To-may-to’ Aug. 28, 2020
83. Episode 141: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 1) Sept. 24, 2020
84. Episode 142: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 2) Oct. 22, 2020
85. Episode 143: The Great Vowel Shift (Part 3) Nov. 24, 2020
86. Bonus Episode: Chaucer’s Purse and the Great Vowel Shift Dec. 17, 2020
87. Episode 144: A Murder of Crows and Princes Jan. 20, 2021
88. Episode 145: A Sea Change for Europe Feb. 18, 2021
89. Episode 146: A Brand New World March 24, 2021
90. Episode 147: A Rude and Rusty Language April 28, 2021
91. Episode 148: A Marital Union May 26, 2021
92. Episode 149: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do June 28, 2021
93. Episode 150: A Capital Offense July 29, 2021
94. Episode 151: Sick to Death Aug. 30, 2021
95. Episode 152: As the Saying Goes Sept. 29, 2021
96. Episode 153: Zombie Letters Oct. 30, 2021
97. Episode 154: English Equality Nov. 30, 2021
98. Episode 155: Back to Basics Jan. 4, 2022
99. Episode 156: Beggars, Cheats and Thieves Feb. 4, 2022
100. Episode 157: Highlands, Lowlands and Netherlands March 4, 2022
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