This episode covers tongue conditions, including glossitis, angioedema, candidiasis, geographic tongue, strawberry tongue and black hairy tongue. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/ent/tongueconditions/ or in the ear, nose and throat section of the Zero to Finals surgery book. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry ... Show More
Mar 2023
140 - Expression: Cat Got Your Tongue?
It's a ridiculous visual, is it not?! If the cat's got your tongue, you can't talk, you're speechless! And that's pretty much how we use it in English conversation. We often ask someone "Cat got your tongue?" in situations when they can't respond, or they don't respond. Listen to ... Show More
19m 57s
Jan 2022
[Repost] #208: Media, Wellness-Diet Culture, and the Power of Language with Maxine Ali, Linguist and Body-Image Researcher
<p>Body image researcher, writer, and linguist Maxine Ali joins us to discuss why wellness culture is really about privilege, not health; racial objectification and how it contributes to feelings of disembodiment; how to recognize when diet culture is co-opting non-diet language; ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2021
‘Feed a cold, starve a fever’: fact or fiction?
You’ve probably heard the popular advice to ‘feed a cold, starve a fever’ many times over when you’ve come down with a cold or the flu. But is there any truth to this advice? That’s what I’ll explore in this podcast. Episode transcript
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4m 56s