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 Yuckbure.

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.

This 2002 and 19-year-old Stephen Ragnarie walks into the dining room of a castle, the

chateau de Divan.

He gasps as he sees the gigantic mirror over the fireplace and the chandeliers hanging

from the tall ceilings.

Stephen and his parents are about to sit down for the meal of a lifetime.

A repa gastronomic.

Tonight, he will eat 12 different dishes and drink 12 different wines.

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