Language supposedly has all these rules.

Most of us never have to think about those rules, but the hidden hand of language guides

nearly every interaction we have with other people, determining whether we connect, entertain,

confuse, insult, or dazzle the people we communicate with.

In Radio Lingo, the new podcast from Duo Lingo and Crooked Media, we explore how language

shapes our world and how our world shapes language.

I'm Amadella Yuckwer.

I'm an audio journalist and James Beard Award winning writer.

I am an awe-void language.

It's complexity and it's simplicity.

The way we can use it to create both distance and understanding.

I'm going to be your guide.

Join us as we take you on a linguistic journey.

From Crooked Media and Duo Lingo, this is Radio Lingo.

New episodes of Tuesdays on your favorite podcast apps.

Hola, I'm Martina Castro, the host and executive producer of the Duo Lingo Spanish podcast.

This season we're doing something a little bit different.

Over the next five episodes, we're going to explore some of the treasures of Mexico City,

with people who live there.

And our first guide, Blackieta, will help us see her city and its history in a new way.

I'm Tamara De Anda, but I'm also a plaqueta.

plaqueta is a feminist blogger, journalist and Mexico City native, or Chilanga.

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