01: Speaking a single language wont bring about world peace
b'Wouldn\\u2019t it solve so many problems in the world if everyone just spoke the same language? Not so fast! \\n\\nLingthusiasm is a brand-new podcast that\\u2019s enthusiastic about linguistics, hosted by Lauren Gawne of Superlinguo\\u200b and Gretchen McCulloch of All Things Linguistic.\\n\\nIn this first episode of Lingthusiasm, \\u200bGretchen and Lauren discuss the \\u201cone language equals peace\\u201d fallacy, and whether speaking the same words means that people will necessarily agree with each other (spoiler: no). But the history of how people have tried is still really interesting, from constructed and symbolic communication like Blissymbols and emoji to the way astronauts communicate in the high stakes environment of the International Space Station.\\n\\nFor links to things mentioned during this episode visit http://lingthusiasm.com/post/154520059101/lingthusiasm-episode-1-speaking-a-single-language\\n\\nListen to bonus episodes, suggest future topics, and help keep the show ad-free by supporting us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/lingthusiasm'