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en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, cryptography, codes, language and the law, linguistic crime, undeciphered languages, and more, from past to present. Credits, links, podcast transcripts and more in

Dr Claire Hardaker


    • Jun 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 45 EPISODES


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    S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 62:00


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq

    S02E06 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 4 of 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 62:05


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq

    S02E05 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 3 of 6 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 65:33


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 3 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our first three possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dn

    S02E05 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 3 of 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 65:41


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 3 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our first three possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dn

    S02E04 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 2 of 6 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 65:34


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 2 explores why we doubt Shakespeare and what happens if we kill him off. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dh

    S02E04 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 2 of 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 65:39


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 2 explores why we doubt Shakespeare and what happens if we kill him off. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dh

    S02E03 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 1 of 6 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 52:53


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, "Who wrote Shakespeare?". en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-db

    S02E03 - Slowburn Shakespeare, part 1 of 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 52:59


    Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, "Who wrote Shakespeare?". en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-db

    S02E02 - Codetalkers (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 42:52


    When you have codebreakers like Alan Turing to contend with, how do you come up with a code that even the smartest people alive can't break? This episode tells the story of the Native American codetalkers, starting with the Choctaw codetalkers in WWI. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-cy

    S02E02 - Codetalkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 42:52


    When you have codebreakers like Alan Turing to contend with, how do you come up with a code that even the smartest people alive can't break? This episode tells the story of the Native American codetalkers, starting with the Choctaw codetalkers in WWI. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-cy

    S02E01 - The Iceland Confessions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 37:07


    Can you make a person confess to a crime they haven't committed? To a crime as serious as murder? What about a whole group of people? This episode tells the story of the disappearances of two men and the series of confessions spun out of thin air afterwards. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-c9

    S02E01 - The Iceland Confessions (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 37:03


    Can you make a person confess to a crime they haven't committed? To a crime as serious as murder? What about a whole group of people? This episode tells the story of the disappearances of two men and the series of confessions spun out of thin air afterwards. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-c9

    S01E99 - Season Two trailer (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 6:05


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E99 - Season Two Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 6:11


    We're going on holiday for a bit. It's a vacation before we start Season Two. On this note, what sort of cases, you might ask, will Season Two bring? And what can you listen to, read, or watch, till en clair returns? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-9b

    S01E15 - Enigma, part 3 of 3 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 84:15


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E15 - Enigma, part 3 of 3 (ESRC's Festival of Social Science)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 84:22


    Part 3 of 3: As war consumes Europe, Alan Turing and Bletchley Park take on the ultimate version of the Enigma mechanical cipher - the naval Triton M4. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-8x

    S01E14 - Enigma, part 2 of 3 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 84:01


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E14 - Enigma, part 2 of 3 (ESRC's Festival of Social Science)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 84:04


    Part 2 of 3: We meet the civilians, scientists, and spies whose lives became inextricably tangled up in the Enigma cipher. Jealousy, desperation, genius, greed, loyalty, heartbreak. This one has it all. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-8p

    S01E13 - Enigma, part 1 of 3 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 91:10


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E13 - Enigma, part 1 of 3 (ESRC's Festival of Social Science)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 91:14


    Part 1 of 3: Enigma was one of the most advanced mechanical ciphers of its time. We look back at the history of cryptology to see the ashes from which this cryptographic titan rose. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-86

    S01E12 - Cursing and swearing (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 47:37


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E12 - Cursing and Swearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 47:43


    Should you be prosecuted for barking? Or asking about a horse's sexuality? What about using a racist slur? This episode looks at the turbulent history of §5 of the Public Order Act 1986, and its chaotic journey from the dreaming spires of Oxford to the inner-city streets of Newcastle. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-73

    S01E11 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 5 of 5 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 50:53


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E11 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 5 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 51:08


    In the final part of this five-episode miniseries, now that the killer is caught, there is a chance to see whether the linguists were right all along. Will there be regret, redemption, or both? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-6s

    S01E10 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 4 of 5 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 57:24


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E10 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 4 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 57:33


    In the fourth part of this five-episode miniseries, increasingly disillusioned with the investigation, one of the linguists speaks out, leading to a dramatic fall from grace. But was he right? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-67

    S01E09 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 3 of 5 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 41:16


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E09 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 3 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 41:24


    In the third part of this five-episode miniseries, the police turn to linguists for help. Can Stanley Ellis and Jack Windsor Lewis help the police catch a serial killer? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-5R

    S01E08 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 2 of 5 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 39:44


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E08 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 2 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 39:52


    In the second part of this five-episode miniseries, embattled police receive letters and a tape claiming to be from the murderer. Is this the breakthrough they have been looking for? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-5v

    S01E07 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 1 of 5 (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 42:55


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E07 - The Yorkshire Ripper, part 1 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 43:03


    Part 1 of 5: For half a decade, the Yorkshire Ripper terrorised northern England, attacking and murdering at least twenty women. The first part of this five-episode miniseries documents the early attacks and police decisions. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-5i

    S01E06 - The Pendle Witch Trials (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 65:08


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E06 - The Pendle Witch Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 65:09


    Between 1400-1750, at least 40,000 Europeans were executed for cursing, casting spells, and other forms of witchcraft. This episode looks in particular at the Pendle Witch Trials, and asks just how reliable the evidence and records used to convict the so-called witches really were. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-4W

    S01E05 - Messages in music (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 21:25


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E05 - Messages in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 21:25


    Authors and painters have found many ways to encrypt messages into their creations, but how do you do this is you are a musician working with instruments? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-2Z

    S01E04 - David Elliott (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 46:06


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E04 - David Elliott

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 46:26


    In 2012, David Elliott filed a lawsuit arguing that the word Google has become so generic, it should be stripped of its trademarked status. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-2V

    S01E03 - Belle de Jour (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 38:24


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E03 - Belle de Jour

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2019 38:28


    In 2003, one of the most popular online blogs was Belle de Jour: Diary of a London Call Girl, but who was its mysterious author? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-1y

    S01E02 - Paul Ceglia (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 25:33


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E02 - Paul Ceglia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 25:44


    In 2010, Paul Ceglia sues Mark Zuckerberg for half of Facebook. In response, Zuckerberg calls in a forensic linguist. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: wp.me/paoUKh-1v

    S01E01 - Derek Bentley (voice only)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 29:33


    THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

    S01E01 - Derek Bentley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 29:31


    In 1953, 19-year-old Derek Bentley was hanged for murder, but did the police interfere with his statement to make him look guilty? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-17

    S01E00 - Welcome waffle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 10:33


    Welcome to en clair. Rather than including extended waffly intros on every episode saying the same sorts of things over and over, I've put it all here, one time. This prelude to the series answers questions like: How do I subscribe to the en clair podcast? Who is responsible for en clair? What is en clair about? What is the age-appropriacy of the content? What kinds of cases will be covered? How are these cases researched? What is the general structure of an episode? What is the intended schedule? Why the name en clair? And more. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-X

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