136: These Languages Are Anchors (with Mary Walworth)

What will happen to the languages of climate refugees? Dr Mary Walworth has been working with the small island community of Nusi in Papua New Guinea, which was recently featured in an episode of Pole to Pole with Will Smith. What's it like doing media for a large audience, and more importantly, how do we help speakers hold onto their language? Dr Walworth joins us for this episode.

Timestamps

00:00 Start

00:45 Intros

04:00 What's coming up on this episode

06:58 New patron shoutout and spruik

09:05 News: Air Canada CEO resigns over English communication

14:34 News: Banning foreign language election information in the UK

23:54 News: Can LLMs pass the Wug Test?

34:03 News: Does closing your eyes help you hear better?

39:48 Related or Not: Theme

40:23 Related or Not: GORGE, ENGORGE, and GORGEOUS