The Wordless Place

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

History, Science, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

This week, we turn to an expert who tromps the wilds of wordlessness. Lulu’s young son. In this essay, originally published for The Paris Review under the title “The Eleventh Word,” Lulu explores what is lost with the gaining of language. And how, in a very odd way, a fear of confusion and the unknown may begin with the advent of words. The Radiolab sound team brings this piece to life with original music, and at one point the words melt right out of the air. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab today. Radiolab is on YouTube! Catch up with new episodes and hear classics from our archive. Plus, find other cool things we did in the past — like miniseries, music videos, short films and animations, behind-the-scenes features, Radiolab live shows, and more. Take a look, explore and subscribe!

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0:00.0	Oh, wait, you're listening.
0:03.1	Okay.
0:04.4	All right.
0:05.6	Okay.
0:07.0	All right.
0:08.5	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:11.4	Radio Lab.
0:11.9	From W. N. Y.
0:13.9	See?
0:15.1	Yeah.
0:19.2	The sky was a slate of indigo.
0:24.5	We were sitting in the bath, my year and a half old son and I.
0:28.9	My wife popped her head in the door.
0:30.7	Hey, it's Radio Lab. This is Lulu Miller.
0:33.3	Latif is actually out this week, but I do have another friend with me.
0:37.5	Hello.
0:38.0	Soren Wheeler, executive editor of Radio Lab, man behind the scenes, often pushing us
0:44.1	towards things we do or don't want to do.
0:47.9	And he is here today with a somewhat questionable editorial recommendation.
0:56.3	It's not questionable at all. You're just being humble, I don't know, humble or something because what I want to do, well, let me just say
0:59.9	that in addition to being a great radio reporter and storyteller, you are also an amazing writer.
1:08.1	And I've always wanted to find a way to share that on the show. So I have been
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