3- In the beginning... there was the Word - a podcast about loving, learning and making wor(l)ds up Artwork

The Exophonic Writer Podcast

Hi, I'm Zoe! 🙋‍♀️ I'm a Visual Linguist and Exophonic Writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Join me each episode while I podcast my quest to understand how exophony is changing the world.

Exophony (or the art of creative writing in a non-native language) is an old practice that's getting more and more prominence in recent years.

Some questions that keep me awake at night (which fuel this podcast) are:

✨Why do writers choose to write in a non-native language over their mother tongue? How does this choice impact their work?

✨Is the world welcoming the works of exophonic writers? Or are they treated as less good than native authors?

✨Are exophonic writers embracing our own imperfect styles or are we trying to appear as close to native as possible?

✨ What will normalising exophonic practices mean for global readers and literature?

If that sounds like what you need to hear right now, press play and embark with me in an exophonic creative journey! 🎧 SEASON 2, COMING AUGUST 1ST 2025! 🎧

Show More

The Exophonic Writer Podcast

3- In the beginning... there was the Word - a podcast about loving, learning and making wor(l)ds up

August 11, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 3

Words are god-like elements that establish the reality all around us.
Join me in this episode to know about:

When a word has 2 meaning but we only know 1 of them.
The joy of making words up.
There's no such thing as unreal words, only unpopular ones.
Why linguists don't study words.

✨ SHOW NOTES ✨

The Translator - by Nina Schuyler
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16255224

Babycakes - by Neil Gaiman (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cB2fe60Mdk

Words (allegedly) made-up by Shakespeare
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/words-shakespeare-invented/

Sonder - Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/23536922667/sonder

Vsauce (about words)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0YoRMXIY0

Morphemes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morpheme

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and reviewing the podcast to help other listeners find us!

Also, come and say hi on Instagram:

@the_exophonic_writer

I'll be thrilled to hear from you! :)