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Emoji are those little images you can send in text messages to friends and family. Nine-year-old Leila in New Jersey wants to know how they were invented. So in this episode we find out with Jane Solomon, editor at Emojipedia and Paul Galloway of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. We learn what the first emoji looked like, way back in the dark ages of the 1990s and we explore how emoji may be a new trend, but communicating through pictures is a very old tradition. Plus, are emoji…art? Give this episode a
At the Scripps National Spelling Bee, behind the spectacle of kids vying to be champion spellers, a whole lot of work goes on to make words into this word sport. Offering a peek into the apiary are the Bee's executive director Corrie Loeffler, and Ben Zimmer and Jane Solomon from the Bee's word panel. Find out more about this episode, get the transcript, hear the other Beelusionist episode about the Spelling Bee, and listen to the rest of the Word Play series, at theallusionist.org/wordsport. And visit spellingbee.com for all the information about this year's tournament. The Allusionist is going on tour in the UK (and hopefully Ireland) in August and September! Some tickets are already on sale, with more dates to come: keep an eye on theallusionist.org/events. Members of the Allusioverse get perks at the live shows; they also got daily Beecaps from my time at Bee Week, so if you want to read those, head to theallusionist.org/donate. Plus, you get regular livestreams with me and my collection of reference books, inside scoops into the making of this show, watchalong parties, and the company of your fellow Allusionauts in our delightful Discord community. AND you'll also be keeping this independent podcast going. This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman, with Martin Austwick of palebirdmusic.com. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you want me to talk about your product or thing on the show, sponsor an episode: contact Multitude at multitude.productions/ads. This episode is sponsored by: • Understance: comfortable, stylish, size-inclusive bras and undies. Shop the range and learn about your own branatomy at understance.com.• Squarespace, your one-stop shop for building and running your online empire/new home for your cryptic puzzle that takes months to solve. Go to squarespace.com/allusionist for a free 2-week trial, and get 10 percent off your first purchase of a website or domain with the code allusionist. • Bombas, whose mission is to make the comfiest clothing essentials, and match every item sold with an equal item donated. Go to bombas.com/allusionist to get 20% off your first purchase. Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Nowadays even presidents, vice-presidents, and heads of big agencies are opening their minds to accept psychic phenomena, because they know it works." - Uri Geller Christopher Robinson - Dream Detective/Premonition Man - His NDE experience and decades of becoming fluent in deciphering dream codes have given him the confidence and assurance to confront - with evidence - detractors and built-in barriers inherent within the science community. His PSI abilities offer a definite edge. We don't get into the run ins he has had with skeptics, he does address that in the book. As a media person, it is disappointing to see how easy it is to acquire automatic credibility with the skeptic label. Attitude without evidence. No experience required. I challenge that by seeking out those who defy the odds to produce consistent results that keep skeptics (the downside) employed. The Premonition Man. Website. Book. Amazon Affiliate Link. About Chris: "The whole lifetime of Christopher Robinson, also known as The Premonition Man, has been an experiment in 'Communication' with the 'Other Side', mainly via his thousands of nightly, highly accurate, precognitive, lucid dreams." Authors Grant and Jane Solomon are also authors of The Scole Experiment, A five-year scientific investigation seeking evidence for Consciousness in the Afterlife and Hyperlife. Website. Jeffrey Mishlove has a few interviews with Christopher, including the live stream interview: Further Inside the Mind of a Psychic with Christopher Robinson. YouTube Link. *The 9/11 Precog Dream* Chris mentions working with Tom Drake. Senior Executive, US National Security Agency (Signals Intelligence). Decorated United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran. Whistleblower. 2011 recipient of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling. Co-recipient of Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award. George Knapp interviewed Tom. YouTube audio. "Through my work I got to know Chris Robinson, who's a precognitive psychic. He has a unique ability. It's still not well understood. He was having these dreams. And one of the dreams was the towers being hit. He'd actually gone to the US Embassy. And he had also gone to authorities in the UK. That information was openly shared with US Authorities. PRIOR to 9/11. And it was IGNORED." Christopher sent me copies of his dreams, several newspaper headlines, and the explicit warning [to humanity] from the ET grand master to share on my blog. I'll add an updated link when it posts.
In this episode, Patrick reviews a few vintage books on parapsychology and Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP), shares the spooky family stories inspired by a recent mediumship reading, and interviews longtime listener/friend/librarian Susan Davy on why you need to check out Uncanny. Uncanny, produced by Danny Robins, is an incredibly popular podcast/book/TV series from the BBC. Visit BigSeance.com/234 for more info. Other Listening Options Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 About today's episode! :51 Inspired by past guest and parapsychologist, Dr. Callum Cooper, Patrick recently read two books on parapsychology, and wanted to share his thoughts. The two books are Parapsychology: The Controversial Science (1991) by Richard S. Broughton, Ph. D. and Extra-Sensory Perception After Sixty Years: A Critical Appraisal of the Research in Extra-Sensory Perception (1940) by J.G. Pratt, J.B. Rhine, Burke M. Smith, and Charles E. Stuart. Next up is the even earlier groundbreaking book, Extra-Sensory Perception (1934) by J.B. Rhine. 1:43 Patrick recently had a mediumship reading from Jen Piwowarski, a listener who is also a budding new medium. This reading inspired some interesting stories that Patrick wanted to share with you. 6:44 The cake stand and a shattered glass: The poltergeist activity that Patrick's Great Aunt remembers from a time when he was still in the womb. 7:37 A spooky and sad story from Patrick's Great Grandma's old farmhouse. True? Embellished? The tale has passed through the family over the years. 9:02 Pour the tea for Patrick's conversation with longtime listener, librarian, and friend of the podcast, Susan Davy! 12:23 Susan was one of the very first listeners to call in and use the show's hotline! Did you know the show has a hotline? It's 1-775-583-5563. 13:23 Susan recently introduced Patrick to Danny Robins and the Uncanny. It's a book (Into the Uncanny: A Real-Life Investigation Into the Paranormal), a podcast (Uncanny), and as of this week, if you live in the UK, a new television show (Uncanny). 15:32 Susan Davy is a librarian by trade, and here's her pitch as to why Danny's work and the Uncanny is something you need to check out! 17:06 The audience is allowed to contribute to the cases in the Uncanny. Plus Room 611 and #BloodyHellKen. 21:00 For American's in particular, you'll be excited to learn that these stories aren't from the same old haunted locations. They're all new to us! 23:43 Danny Robins, a writer by trade, isn't afraid to be funny, and he podcasts from a shed. 25:55 There are two years of episodes to binge if you're just getting started! 28:26 In most episodes, Danny features at least two experts to discuss the week's story. One is usually more on the skeptic side (often Ciarán O'Keeffe), and the other tends to be more open to believing. Evelyn Hollow is one of the experts often featured, and Patrick has reached out to her for an interview. By the way, he's reached out to Danny Robins' team as well. He's gotten a response and hopes to be able to schedule an interview soon! 28:50 The Uncanny TV series just dropped on BBC Two in the UK! 31:30 UncannyCon! 33:01 Next up! Susan shares several of her own paranormal experiences, beginning with a frightening McDonalds trip that has caused her to avoid a particular bend in the road ever since! She later did research and found that reports of seeing that same apparition go back to at least 1878! 34:25 Susan describes the apparition, which reminds Patrick of an incredibly real dream from several years ago, in which he was gifted the experience of seeing a glowing apparition. 39:02 “Your Highness”, a funny paranormal experience. 45:30 What's your favorite dessert? (Shoutout to Anne and Renata!) 47:40 When you're having a GREAT hair day! “I just heard, in my right ear, a mixture of what I will say is ‘ha ha ha' and a belch.” 51:33 A bowing, servant ghost. 54:15 Go to the library! Read a book such as This House is Haunted: The True Story of the Enfield Poltergeist by Guy Lyon Playfair, Is There An Afterlife?: A Comprehensive Overview of the Evidence by David Fontana, or The Scole Experiment: Scientific Evidence for Life After Death by Grant and Jane Solomon. 56:12 Outro 59:28 A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 1:00:46 The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Amazon Music, and iHeart Radio. Please subscribe and share with a fellow paranerd! Do you have any comments or feedback? Please contact me at Patrick@BigSeance.com. Consider recording your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! You can also call the show and leave feedback at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. The candles are already lit, so come on in and join the séance!
***Click here to join THC+ and get full uninterrupted 2 hour episodes, a dedicated Plus RRS feed, lifetime forum access, merch discounts, & other bonuses like free downloads of THC music.*** See detailed sign up options down below. About Today's Guest: Longtime THC staple, Gordon White of Rune Soup returns to go over our lists for the top 10 paranormal books of all time. Gordon's List: 10 Life After Life by Dr Raymond Moody 9 Return to Life by Dr. Jim Tucker 8 Our Haunted Planet/Operation Trojan Horse by John Keel 7 The Spirit Molecule by Dr Rick Strassman 6 Journeys Out of the Body: The Classic Work on Out-of-Body Experience by Robert A. Monroe 5 Reality of ESP by Dr. Russell Targ 4 The Scole Experiments by Grant & Jane Solomon 3 Real Magic by Dean Radin 2 Book of the Damned by Charles Fort 1 The Super Natural by Jeff Kripal & Whitley Streiber Greg's List: 10 Penetration: The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy - Engo Swann 9 Whitley Strieber – Communion 8 Journeys Out of the Body: The Classic Work on Out-of-Body Experience by Robert A. Monroe 7 The Trickster and the Paranormal - George P Hansen 6 Trojan Feast: The Food and Drink Offerings of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch – Joshua Cutchin 5 The Eighth Tower: On Ultraterrestrials and the Superspectrum by John Keel 4 Daemonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld - Patrick Harpur 3 Scole Experiences. Society for Psychical Research. One of the most important paranormal research books. by Grant & Jane Solomon 2 Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers - Jacque Vallee 1 Charles Fort Collection/Book of the Damned. THC Links: Website Proper MeetUps Calendar THC T-shirts & Merch Store Leave a voicemail for the Joint Session Bonus Shows Leave us an iTunes review THC Communities: Telegram Subreddit THC Plus Sign-Up Options: Subscribe via our website for a full-featured experience, or Subscribe via Patreon, including the full Plus archive, a dedicated RSS feed, & payment through Paypal. To get a year of THC+ by cash, check, or money order please mail the payment in the amount of $96 to: Greg Carlwood PO Box: 153291 San Diego, CA 92195 Cryptocurrency If you'd like to pay the $96 for a year of THC+ via popular Cryptocurrencies, transfer funds and then send an email to support@thehighersidechats.com with transaction info and your desired username/password. Please give up to 48 hours to complete. Bitcoin: 1AdauF2Mb7rzkkoXUExq142xfwKC6pS7N1 Ethereum: 0xd6E9232b3FceBe165F39ACfA4843F49e7D3c31d5 Litecoin: LQy7GvD5Euc1efnsfQaAX2RJHgBeoDZJ95 Ripple: rnWLvhCmBWpeFv9HMbZEjsRqpasN8928w3 Solana: FvsBazMY9GAWuWqh5RH7musm9MPUw7a5uF6NVxxhNTqi Doge: D7ueXbfcKfhdAWrDqESrFjFV6UxydjsuCC Monero: 4ApmFHTgU72QybW194iJTZHZb6VmKDzqh5MDTfn9sw4xa9SYXnX5PVDREbnqLNLwJwc7ZqMrYPfaVXgpZnHNAeZmSexCDxM
Emoji are those little images you can send in text messages to friends and family. Nine-year-old Leila in New Jersey wants to know how they were invented. So in this episode we find out with Jane Solomon, editor at Emojipedia and Paul Galloway of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. We learn what the first emoji looked like, way back in the dark ages of the 1990s and we explore how emoji may be a new trend, but communicating through pictures is a very old tradition. Plus, are emoji…art? Give this episode a
Was Drew Barrymore's “Ever After” the best version of the Cinderella story? We're joined by lexicographer Jane Solomon to determine if this 90s body glitter filled movie truly embodies this fairy tale! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of sexual innuendo, heart attack, death, slavery, violence, gore, murder, abuse, and child abandonment. Guest Jane Solomon is a lexicographer and emoji expert based in Oakland, California. She spends her days working on various projects related to words and emoji. She's currently the Senior Emoji Lexicographer at Emojipedia. She serves on the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee and the Word Panel of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Jane is the author of the children's book The Dictionary of Difficult Words. She has a twin sister who is also a lexicographer. Find her on Twitter at @janesolomon. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta. - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Check out Join the Party, a collaborative storytelling and roleplaying podcast co-hosted in part by Julia and Amanda. Search for Join the Party in your podcast app, or go to jointhepartypod.com. Sponsors - Calm is the #1 app to help you reduce your anxiety and stress and help you sleep better. Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/spirits. - Brooklinen delivers luxury bed sheets, pillows, comforters, & blankets straight to your door. Go to Brooklinen.com right now and use promo code “spirits” to get $25 off when you spend $100 or more, PLUS free shipping. - BetterHelp is a secure online counseling service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/spirits Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director's commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. We also have lists of our book recommendations and previous guests' books at http://spiritspodcast.com/books. Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com. About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
On Dictionary.com, lexicographer Jane Solomon explains that the word influencer has been used in English since the mid-1600s, though back then it wasn't a job title. In recent years, the term has become a catch-all for a certain kind of career track that is at the center of a burgeoning but profitable industry. As influencer continues to expand in English and pull new terms and meanings into its orbit, it is worthy of charting from a lexical perspective.
Blatherskite - “A person who talks at great length without saying much of sense.” Basically, a blatherer. What a great word. Definitely my favorite word du jour. Do you know what makes this word even better? The amazing route it took to reach our fair shores. Originally a pseudo-Scottish insult, the word became popular through a song, Maggie Lauder, that was popular with American troops during the Revolutionary War! You’ve GOT to listen to episode 64 of the Vocabbett podcast, which features a popular modern rendition of the song. And if you’re not yet a Vocabbett member, sign up to get access to the accompanying video! https://vocabbett.com/signup! - *Listen to the whole 'Maggie Lauder' song!* https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiq... (It's live, and starts around 30 seconds in) - Referenced in This Episode: The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon and Louise Lockhart (https://amzn.to/3q8TcR7 - Amazon Associate link, which means I may earn a small commission at no added cost to you)
Kristen discusses animal communication with gifted pet psychic Jane Solomon. Join them as they reveal why communication with your pet can enhance your life, as well as your four legged family members. Jane has since passed away but Kristen wanted to share her memory and gifted wisdom in this very special interview.
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Talking with lexicographer Jane Solomon about her book, The Dictionary of Difficult Words. News: Why the latest Voynich Manuscript decipherment is not a thing. But ancient beer is. Indigenous Australian Word of the Week: arri-m-kuk-yi-durnde (Gunwinggu), spoken by Janice Nalorlman Words of the Week: ha-ha (fence), mayochup
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In this episode, Patrick takes you on a field trip through his paranormal and metaphysical library, plus he leaves you with a whopping list of the 20 Paranormal and Metaphysical Books that are fit for any paranerd! Visit BigSeance.com/126 for more info. Other Android OptionsListen in Spotify Listen in Stitcher Listen in iHeart Radio Direct Download Link In this episode: Intro :00 Welcome to my library! :40 Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin, the fiction series that started my journey into books and reading! 1:40 The organization of my library. 5:12 My 20 paranormal and metaphysical book recommendations fit for any paranerd! 10:43 Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side by James Van Praagh 11:57 Life on the Other Side: A Psychic's Tour of the Afterlife by Sylvia Browne 12:40 The Ghost Hunter’s Survival Guide: Protection Techniques for Encounters with the Paranormal by Michelle Belanger 13:35 True Haunting by Edwin F. Becker 15:13 Part 1 and Part 2 of Patrick's interview with Ed Becker The 1971 televised NBC coverage of the Becker family's famous exorcism 15:40 The Becker family's story as featured on Syfy’s Paranormal Witness 16:40 Grave’s End: A True Ghost Story by Elaine Mercado 17:00 House of Spirits and Whispers by Annie Wilder 17:45 Patrick's interview with Annie Wilder Voices of Eternity by Sarah Wilson Estep (Free PDF Download) 19:58 Association TransCommunication (ATransC) There Is No Death and There Are No Dead by Tom and Lisa Butler 24:30 I’m Still Here by Martha Copeland 26:37 The Big Circle and The Big Circle Videos Know Yourself: A New Technique for Developing Your Psychic and Spiritual Awareness by Patricia Hayes 29:32 Messages: Signs, Visits and Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost on 9/11 by Bonnie McEneaney 30:27 Talking to the Dead: Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism by Barbara Weisberg 33:28 The Patience of Pearl: Spiritualism and Authorship in the Writings of Pearl Curran by Daniel B. Shea 37:19 The Mysterious Story of Patience Worth on The Big Seance Podcast #32 This House Is Haunted: The True Story of the Enfield Poltergeist by Guy Lyon Playfair 38:00 Patrick's interview with Guy Lyon Playfair The Most Haunted House in England by Harry Price 39:48 The Scole Experiment: Scientific Evidence for Life After Death by Grant and Jane Solomon 40:37 Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne 43:39 Patrick's interview with Lesley Pratt Bannatyne Disconnected from Death: The Evolution of Funerary Customs & the Unmasking of Death in America by Troy Taylor and April Slaughter 47:49 Reunions: Visionary Encounters with Departed Loved Ones by Raymond Moody, M.D. 48:57 Our Unseen Guest - Darby & Joan 49:45 Some of the book recommendations from members of The Big Seance Parlor on Facebook! 50:13 Author Montague Summers Weird Hauntings by Joanne Austin Ghosts Among Us by Leslie Rule When the Ghost Screams by Leslie Rule Coast to Coast Ghosts by Leslie Rule Black Eyed Kids by Melissa George The Light Between Us by Laura Lynn Jackson We Don't Die by Joel Martin and Patricia Romanowski Between Two Worlds by Tyler Henry Spectral Edition by Tim Prasil A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 52:53 Outro 54:42 Record your voice feedback directly from your device on my SpeakPipe page! Call the show at (775) 583-5563 (or 7755-TELL-ME). I would love to include your voice feedback in a future show. Visit BigSéance.com for more information. Please help The Big Séance Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and iHeart Radio.
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Dictionary.com has added emoji definitions to its site, and I have an interview with the lexicographer behind the decision, Jane Solomon. Emoji are a lot more linguistically complex than you may imagine. Plus, I remind you of the difference between "aw" and "awe" and the origin that will help you use "awe" especially well. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page
Open up a dictionary, and you’ll find the history of human behaviour, the key to your own psychological state, and a lot of fun words about cats. Dictionary.com’s Renae Hurlbutt and Jane Solomon lead the way. There’s more about this episode at http://theallusionist.org/word-of-the-day. Visit me at http://twitter.com/allusionistshow and http://facebook.com/allusionistshow. The Allusionist is a proud member of Radiotopia.fm from PRX.org.
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo are joined by Peter Sokolowski of Merriam-Webster, Katherine Martin of Oxford University Press, Jane Solomon of Dictionary.com, and Erin McKean of Wordnik.com to discuss their respective Words of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices