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Linguist L. L. Zamenhof published \u2018Dr. Esperanto's International Language\u2019 on 26th July, 1887 - and in so doing launched Esperanto, the most popular \u2018constructed language\u2019 on Earth. Thanks to apps like Duolingo, there are still around 2 million esperantists today.\n\ufeffIt was once even proposed as the official language of the incipient League of Nations - but shortly afterwards, many esperantists, including Zemenhoff\u2019s own children, were murdered in the Holocaust.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly learn about Amikejo, the 3.5 sq km territory between the Netherlands, Germany and France where Esperanto\xa0nearly\xa0became the official language; revisit the 1966 horror film \u2018Incubus\u2019, starring William Shatner; and consider whether Duolingo has killed off the language conference hook-up scene...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018L.L. Zamenhof and the Shadow People\u2019(The New Republic, 2009):\nhttps://newrepublic.com/article/72110/ll-zamenhof-and-the-shadow-people\n\u2022 Tim Morley\u2019s Ted X talk on why primary school children should learn Esperanto:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gSAkUOElsg\n\u2022 \u2018The bizarre story of a long-lost horror film made entirely in Esperanto, starring William Shatner\u2019 (Quartz, 2017):\xa0https://qz.com/1035897/the-bizarre-story-of-a-long-lost-horror-film-made-entirely-in-esperanto-starring-william-shatner/\nPor\xa0bonifiko\xa0materialo\xa0kaj\xa0subteni\xa0la\xa0montr,\xa0vizito\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\xa0Ni ..os\xa0est\xa0malanta\u016do\xa0morga\u016d!\xa0\nSekvi nin\xa0kie ajn\xa0vi trovas, ke viaj\xa0podkastoj:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nLa Retrospectors estas Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, kun Matt Monteto. \nTemo Muziko: Pasi La Pizojn. Parolisto: Bob Ravelli. Grafika desegnado: Terry Saunders. Redakti Produktiston: Emma Corsham. Kopirajto: Rekonsider A\u016ddio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1800s #Inventions #Arts #Jewish #Poland\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices