A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over · Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

Good Egg, Bad Apple - 1 September 2025

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Martha Barnette voices an unpopular opinion: we don't need any new emoji.

Hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett discuss emoji, with Martha expressing an unpopular opinion against new ones, while Grant explains the existing 3,800+ emoji and upcoming releases by the Unicode Consortium, exploring language evolution and digital communication.

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