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May 2020
51m 35s

Episode 2: Emoji Are Worthwhile!

ALEX SCHMIDT
About this episode

Welcome to Episode 2 out of 4!

 

Guests on this episode:

Julia Heffernan (emoji artist) -- juliaheffernan.com

Gretchen McCulloch (Internet linguist) -- gretchenmcculloch.com

Greg Welch (Unicode board member & V.P.) -- unicode.org

 

Visit bisonemojipodcast.com for episode show notes, full guest information, and source links for this episode’s history, science, and stories.

 

Contact bisonemojipodcast@gmail.com with your questions about the emoji proposal process, or anything else.

 

Music used in this episode:

“Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com)

“Magic Scout - Northern Glade” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

“Giving Tree” by Podington Bear

“Thick Irony” by Podington Bear

“Tech Live” by Kevin MacLeod

Sound effects in this episode via freesound.org

Music & sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

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