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Smart Girl Dumb QuestionsRage Bait, 6 7, Algospeak … What Does It All Mean? w Etymology NerdIs our language becoming unrecognizable and is that the internet’s fault? Nayeema sits down with Adam Aleksic (aka Etymology Nerd), a linguistics nerd and author of Algospeak — to decode how social media is rewiring the words we use, the way we say them, and what counts as “normal” language now. They get into euphemisms, censorship, why some words go viral, why “woke” became a culture-war grenade, and what happens when the dictionary can’t keep up.
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2026-02-0600 min
ReThinkingDemystifying Gen Alpha slang with Adam AleksicIf you’ve ever wondered what “skibidi rizz” means or why kids are so obsessed with the number 67, Adam Aleksic wrote a book on it. Aleksic, better known at @etymologynerd online, is a 24-year-old linguist known for his enlightening and entertaining videos on the origin of words. In this episode, the two Adams discuss Aleksic’s new book Algospeak and the ways in which the internet is shaping the way we communicate both on and offline. Aleksic sheds light on the origins of the seemingly meaningless “brainrot” memes popular with Gen Z and Gen Alpha internet users, and reveals the complex...
2026-01-2035 min
Worklife with Adam GrantReThinking: Demystifying Gen Alpha slang with Adam AleksicIf you’ve ever wondered what “skibidi rizz” means or why kids are so obsessed with the number 67, Adam Aleksic wrote a book on it. Aleksic, better known at @etymologynerd online, is a 24-year-old linguist known for his enlightening and entertaining videos on the origin of words. In this episode, the two Adams discuss Aleksic’s new book Algospeak and the ways in which the internet is shaping the way we communicate both on and offline. Aleksic sheds light on the origins of the seemingly meaningless “brainrot” memes popular with Gen Z and Gen Alpha internet users, and reveals the complex...
2026-01-2034 min
Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL)Language is all around us. This sentence right here, is language! But between the raw experience of someone saying something and a linguistic analysis of what they've said, there are certain steps that make it easier for that analysis to happen, or to be understood or reproduced by others later.
In this episode, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch get enthusiastic about how language becomes linguistic data. We talk about making recordings of language, transcribing real-life or recorded language, annotating recordings or transcriptions, archiving all those materials for future generations, restoring archival materials from decaying formats, and presenting this...
2026-01-1649 min
Endless Thread Algospeak Adam Aleksic's Roman Empire is language, particularly how algorithms are changing the way we all use words. This week, Endless Thread gets algospeak-pilled and learns how "unalive" spread from a kids' Spider-Man cartoon to TikTok mental health communities trying to avoid censorship; what we're really saying when we say we're "goblin-core," and whether this all means we're "cooked."
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Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
This episode was produced by Grace Tatter, edited by Meg Cramer, and co-hosted by Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson. Mix and sound d...
2026-01-0925 min
TED演讲精选349 为什么人们像 ChatGPT 那样说话？Algorithms and AI don't just show us reality — they warp it in ways that benefit platforms built to exploit people for profit, says etymologist Adam Aleksic. From ChatGPT influencing our word choices to Spotify turning a data cluster into a new musical genre, he reveals how new technology subconsciously shapes our language, trends and sense of identity. "These aren't neutral tools," he says, encouraging us to constantly ask ourselves: How am I being influenced?算法和 AI 不会给我们展现现实，它们会把现实歪曲成有利于平台的样子，剥削人们，借此营利，词源学家亚当·阿列克西奇（Adam Aleksic）说道。ChatGPT 影响了我们的用词、Spotify 把数据聚类变成新型音乐流派，他展示了新科技如何潜移默化地影响了我们的语言、趋势和身份认同。他说这些都不是中立的工具，并鼓励我们不断问自己：我受到了什么影响？
2026-01-0305 min
Science QuicklyENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New SlangFrom viral slang such as “skibidi” to the rise of so-called brain rot, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic, aka the “Etymology Nerd,” and associate editor Allison Parshall, who covers the mind and brain, unpack how social media and algorithms are reshaping the way we communicate. This episode first aired in September.
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2026-01-0226 min
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2026-01-0138 min
Desi Academia PodcastS10E4: Teaching sociology to STEM students: why do we need a sociologist in the room?In this episode of DAP, Vatsal and Megh are joined by a friend of the pod, Dr. Rituparna Patgiri. She shares her experiences teaching sociology to STEM graduates. Most importantly, she shares her teaching and mentorship philosophy. We discuss the different roles of a teacher, what it takes to teach sociology, and how to distinguish between opinions and empirical studies. Recommendations: Recommendations:MeghAlgospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam AleksicTV show: Boots, NetflixRituparnaTV...
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Science FridayWhat The Sigma Is Algospeak?Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic argues language development in the internet age is worth legitimate study. In a conversation from July, Adam talks to Host Flora Lichtman about how algorithms and social media are changing the way we speak, and discusses his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Guest: Adam Aleksic is a linguist and content creator posting educational videos as the “Etymology Nerd” to an audience of more than three million. He is the author of Algospeak: How Social Media is Tran...
2025-12-2919 min
Science FridayWhat The Sigma Is Algospeak?Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic argues language development in the internet age is worth legitimate study. In a conversation from July, Adam talks to Host Flora Lichtman about how algorithms and social media are changing the way we speak, and discusses his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Guest: Adam Aleksic is a linguist and content creator posting educational videos as the “Etymology Nerd” to an audience of more than three million. He is the author of Algospeak: How Social Media is Tran...
2025-12-2918 min
TED Talks DailyWhy are people starting to sound like ChatGPT? | Adam AleksicAlgorithms and AI don't just show us reality — they warp it in ways that benefit platforms built to exploit people for profit, says etymologist Adam Aleksic. From ChatGPT influencing our word choices to Spotify turning a data cluster into a new musical genre, he reveals how new technology subconsciously shapes our language, trends and sense of identity. "These aren't neutral tools," he says, encouraging us to constantly ask ourselves: How am I being influenced?(After the talk, Aleksic sits down with Elise Hu, host of TED Talks Daily podcast, to discuss how he became interested in la...
2025-12-1827 min
Curiosity WeeklyWe Are Starting to Talk Like ChatGPT Language has always evolved but it seems like technology has sped that process up to a staggering degree. Memes, algorithms, AI, and social media are altering the words we use and the way we use them. To speak more about the phenomenon, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Adam Aleksic, an etymologist and author of the book Algospeak. Sam also explores a new search engine that’s being called the Google of DNA and how a fungus once thought to be an Egyptian curse, might just have cancer-fighting properties. Link to Show Notes HERE
2025-12-1030 min
La Frontera WithinMy 2025 Book Wrapped + Bookish Gift GuideIn this episode, I go through my top 12 books of the year across multiple genres. My reading goal was 50 books, and I'm pages away from achieving that goal. If you are watching/listening, you are probably a bookish person yourself, but I also have a quick bookish gift guide for the readers in your life.
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107 Days by Kamala Harris (NF)
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (NF)
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2025-12-0426 minLa Frontera WithinMy 2025 Book Wrapped + Bookish Gift GuideIn this episode, I go through my top 12 books of the year across multiple genres. My reading goal was 50 books, and I'm pages away from achieving that goal. If you are watching/listening, you are probably a bookish person yourself, but I also have a quick bookish gift guide for the readers in your life.
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Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (F)
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (F)
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross (F)
Unseen by Molly Burke (NF)
107 Days by Kamala Harris (NF)
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (NF)
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Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (F)
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (F)
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross (F)
Unseen by Molly Burke (NF)
107 Days by Kamala Harris (NF)
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (NF)
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2025-11-1834 min
The Algorithmic LifeAlgorithms Reshape Human Experience: Breakthrough Technologies Revolutionize Medicine, Communication, and Personal Interactions in 2025For listeners living in the continually evolving algorithmic era, life today is sculpted as much by code and data as by flesh and emotion. The "algorithmic life" describes not just the technologies powering our devices, but a subtle transformation in how we relate, communicate, and experience the world. On November 15, 2025, events and recent studies highlight both dramatic breakthroughs and persistent questions for humanity.According to ScienceDaily, a new predictive algorithm has been developed that delivers results shockingly close to reality, especially in medical fields. Instead of simply reducing error rates, these models aim for strong alignment with actual...
2025-11-1503 min
Short WaveAre we cooked? How social media shapes your language w/ Adam Aleksic (from TED Tech)This week, we’re sharing a special episode from TED Tech exploring Gen Z slang words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities. Technology’s role in our lives is evolving fast. TED Tech helps you explore the riveting questions and tough challenges we’re faced with that sit at the intersection of technology and humanity. Listen in every Friday, with host, journalist Sherrell...
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2025-11-1449 min
TED Radio HourHow the creator economy is making you talk like the internetOnline linguist Adam Aleksic explains how he goes viral decoding internet slang. Plus, why making a living online means working for “the algorithm,” in part 2 of our creator economy series.TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2025-11-1449 min
Read AppalachiaEp. 49 | The Red Branch Review ft Noah SoltauKendra Winchester talks to Noah Soltau, the Managing Editor of The Red Branch Review.Order Volume 4 HereWebsite | InstagramThings MentionedRead Appalachia NewsletterBooks MentionedDeaf Republic by Ilya KaminskyFrank Sonnets by Diane SeussAlgo Speak by Adam AleksicOf Fathers and Gods by Jim RobertsGuest InfoNoah Soltau is managing editor of The Red Branch Review. His debut collection of poetry, Titanfall, is forthcoming from Madville Publishing. His most recent work appears in Harbor Review, storySouth, and elsewhere. He lives and works...
2025-11-0843 min
Dystopia NowAlgospeak, Vibes, and Post-Rats with Adam Aleksic (Etymology Nerd)This week, we're joined by Adam Aleksic, also known as @etymologynerd to discuss his new book Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language. We talk everything from 67, slop, rationalists versus post-rationalists, teleology, vibes, and Silicon Valley slang. Further Reading Buy Adam's book Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language at your local book store or online: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776856/algospeak-by-adam-aleksic/ Find Adam Aleksic @etymologynerd on Instagram and TikTok, and check out his Substack at https://etymology.substack.com/. More on slop: https://etymology...
2025-11-0750 min
The Reality CheckThe Disney Point and Smoking + Book Reviews: Shadow Cell and AlgospeakIs the "Disney Point" the bizarre result of certain images of Walt Disney around Disney Parks with cigarettes edited out to give the illusion of a unique pointing style? Adam weighs the evidence. Then Darren gives us a couple of book reviews. First up is Shadow Cell by Andrew and Jihi Bustamante, a real life exploration of the world of espionage by former CIA operatives. Next is Algospeak by Adam Aleksic, which examines how social media algorithms inflence language online and in the real world.
2025-11-0530 min
Magical OverthinkersOverthinking About The AlgorithmIf the algorithm knows what we want before we do… who’s really in charge? This week, host Amanda Montell(@amanda_montell) is joined by linguist, creator, and internet culture observer Adam Aleksic (@etymologynerd) to spiral deep into the invisible yet all powerful force shaping our attention, creativity, politics, and identities: The Algorithm. Why do we talk about it like it’s a god, a ghost, or an ex? Why does it shove us into hyper specific digital rabbit holes no matter how much we resist? And what happens when our digital realities start to diverge so wildly, we can’t...
2025-10-2942 min
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2025-10-2251 min
Deep into the PagesEP66:Deep Into - Algospeak作为一个过了45岁的中年男人，虽然我觉得自己很与时俱进了，但还是常常有一种感觉，我们所熟知的语言，仿佛被按下了快进键，很多都搞不懂了。尤其是在年轻人的世界里，包括我的两个孩子，他们新词层出，旧词迅速迭代，有时听他们聊天，感觉就像在破译一套加密电报。让我举一个你应该没遇到的一个例子，当听到“unalive”这个词时，你什么反应？初次见到它时，我作为一个母语是中文的英语学习者，第一反应是：这不就是一个典型的“中式英语”错误吗？我们学英语时，都知道用un-或dis-前缀来表示否定，但具体用哪个，词典里都有规矩。把“alive”变成“unalive”，听起来就像一个刚学英语的人，凭着直觉造出来的一个不规范的词。然而，在我深入学习了语言学家 Adam Aleksic 的新作《Algospeak》后，我才知道这个词语在国外网上有多流行，更明白了一个说法：正是这种在词典规范上“错误”的用法，恰恰是它能够在这个时代大获成功的关键。为什么呢，因为这个词巧妙地利用了人类的智慧与算法的呆板之间的空隙。我们的大脑能轻易解析 un- + alive = “不活了”的逻辑，但对于一个依赖关键词黑名单来执行命令的算法来说，“unalive”只是一个无意义的陌生字符组合。这正是“算法语言”（Algospeak）得以诞生的基础：我们需要一个算法不认识，但人类凭借语言直觉就能瞬间理解的词，来表达一个我们都懂的含义。Aleksic告诉我们，这个词的诞生，源于平台算法对敏感内容的无情压制，而这一套严苛的审核模式，最早正是来自于我们的TikTok。这本书，就像一张引人入胜的地图，带我们探索了这个由算法塑造的、既熟悉又陌生的语言新大陆。
2025-10-2123 min
The NEW Thoughts PodcastSocial ChangesIn this episode, Tony explores how puberty and social media intersect, comparing Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation and Matt Richtel's How We Grow Up, and closing with Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak. He examines how smartphones, algorithms, and shifting social habits are reshaping adolescence, attention, gender norms, and mental health.
This episode outlines practical responses — more unsupervised play, better sleep, mentorship and community, digital age limits and biometric safeguards, and education about algorithms — to help young people navigate a faster, digital coming-of-age.
**Drinking Game:** Every time Tony says compelling, so on and so forth, and/or inter...
2025-10-182h 02
Therapy, Tech and TakeoutS1E06 | Slang, Algorithms & Community: How the Internet Rewrites Our WordsInternet culture isn’t just making up goofy words, it’s speeding up how language spreads, shifts meaning, and signals identity. Jackie and Toni dig into Adam Aleksic’s (aka The Etymology Nerd) take on “algo-speak,” why our feeds fracture what we see (and say), and how to stay curious when a word means one thing to you and something totally different to your kids. From “brain rot” to meme-as-art and classroom “hookups” gone hilariously wrong, this episode is a love letter to language as a tool for connection - not division.In this episode:
2025-10-1626 min
The 21st ShowBest of: How social media is changing language, with @EtymologyNerdIf you have young people in your life, you might've heard them use words such as skibidi (SKIH-bih-dee) or rizz or sigma. Maybe that's mumbo-jumbo to you, as mumbo-jumbo was to someone else in the past. But Adam Aleksic says that's just how language evolves. And as we continue through the internet age — specifically the era of short form video — the rate of change in our language is only going to accelerate.
Aleksic, known online as @EtymologyNerd, writes about this in his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.
2025-10-1000 min
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Slang words like “rizz” and “unalive” aren’t just passing fads but reveal how social media algorithms are shaping the way we talk. Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how slang spreads, why emojis are still so popular and how technology is accelerating the pace of language change.
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Viewpoints RadioFrom ‘SKIBIDI’ To ‘UNALIVE’: How Social Media Shapes Our SentencesSlang words like “rizz” and “unalive” aren’t just passing fads but reveal how social media algorithms are shaping the way we talk. Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how slang spreads, why emojis are still so popular and how technology is accelerating the pace of language change.
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2025-10-0509 min
How To Academy PodcastAdam Aleksic - How the Internet is Transforming the Future of LanguageHow has loopholes around social media's censored word, 'kill', found its way into students' essays on Hamlet? What is the history of 'skibidi' and 'delulu' and how are these concepts shaping the way we think, write, and speak? Linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic turns a keen eye to explore how the internet has transformed our linguistic landscape, from the rise of 'YouTube accents' to the meaning of 'brain rot', from the ephemerality of memes to the enduring power of language to shape conceptions of belonging. How might these changes shape the languages of tomorrow? Adam reveals the breadth...
2025-10-0326 min
Revolution.Social“The Etymology Nerd” Adam Aleksic on Algospeak, AI Slop, and the End of WritingAdam Aleksic, known to his social media followers as the “Etymology Nerd,” has built a massive audience by decoding the origins of words, accents, and memes. In his new book Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language, he talks about the ways our social media algorithms have accelerated the “context collapse” that changes the words we use.
“You perceive this creator using a word like, I dunno, rizz, ate, slay, served,” Adam says. “These are all from the ballroom scene in the 1980s, this gay, Black, Latino space. But these words are now just being used by white girls...
2025-10-0258 min
Weekday Night Live at P&TJustin Gregg and Adam AleksicMonday, September 22: P&T Knitwear was a pleased to welcome Justin Gregg to celebrate and discuss his new book, Humanish, a playful deep dive into anthropomorphism that will resonate with anyone who has thrown a birthday party for their dog. Justin was joined in conversation by Adam Aleksic, author of Algospeak.
2025-09-301h 00
Offline with Jon FavreauHow Trump, Memes, and Algorithms Transformed The Way We SpeakSkibidi rizz Labubu Dubai matcha. The internet—and its algorithms—have reshaped the words we use and the way we speak—but are those changes also affecting our politics? Adam Aleksic, known online as Etymology Nerd, joins Offline to talk to Jon about his new book “Algospeak” in which he makes sense of our new, internet-optimized linguistic landscape. Jon and Adam discuss how that landscape is changing our politics, how Donald Trump’s unusual syntax is designed to capture attention in it, and why brainrot has become the dominant aesthetic of the generations most native to the internet—Gen Z and Gen Alph...
2025-09-251h 02
The Daily ZeitgeistWe AREN’T Skibidi Cooked, Chat! with Etymology Nerd 09.23.25In episode 1935, Jack and Miles are joined by linguist and author of Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language, Adam Aleksic AKA Etymology Nerd, to discuss… Who Makes Our Language? America’s Kids Ain’t Able To Read Good Or Math Good, Words As Windows Into History, What Is Even Sincere Expression In The Age Of Algorithmic Language And Content? And more! How did students perform in the nation compared to 2019? LISTEN: Spiral by BugseedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-09-2351 min
The OpinionsTrump Is America’s First Meme PresidentPresident Trump’s way of communicating has wormed itself deep into American culture. His speeches, interactions with the press and social media posts have inspired countless memes and impersonations from both fans and critics. But according to the linguist and author Adam Aleksic, these memes are now becoming part of how we all speak. Aleksic, also known by his alter ego Etymology Nerd, joins the New York Times Opinion editor Meher Ahmad and the Opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom to explore what that means for how we think.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.Th...
2025-09-2327 min
Science QuicklyAlgorithmic Social Media Is Driving New SlangFrom viral slang such as “skibidi” to the rise of so-called brain rot, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic, aka the “Etymology Nerd,” and associate editor Allison Parshall, who covers the mind and brain, unpack how social media and algorithms are reshaping the way we communicate.
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2025-09-1926 min
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingHow algorithms are changing the meaning of words, with Adam Aleksic1117. This week, we talk with Adam Aleksic, also known as the Etymology Nerd, about the ways algorithms are changing the meaning of words. We look at how words like "preppy" have evolved and how social media is accelerating language change. We also look at how different cultures "shout" online without using capital letters, the linguistic connection between chairs and power, and other topics from his super popular videos.Adam Aleksic - The Etymology NerdAdam's book - "Algospeak"🔗 Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp chat.🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.
2025-09-1814 min
The Assignment with Audie CornishHow Algorithms Are Rewiring the Way We TalkSocial media doesn’t just decide what you see — it shapes how you speak. Audie talks to linguist, author and educational influencer, Adam Aleksic to explore how the way we communicate is mutating in the age of TikTok, Trump, and ChatGPT.
Adam’s book is called, “Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.”
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2025-09-1127 min
Culture Study PodcastHow Algorithms Are Changing the Way We SpeakThis one’s a weird one! But it’s also going to elucidate a bunch of bewildering phrases that you might have noticed popping up in advertisements or in teens’ conversations. Adam Aleksic runs the incredibly popular TikTok/IG/YouTube account Etymology Nerd, where he breaks down how new phrases and memes travel across the internet. Today, we’re talking to him about the way these phrases also make their way into our spoken language — and how algorithms function as a new engine in language change. Like I said, it’s a weird one — but it’s also incredibly interesting.
2025-09-101h 01
The Podcast BrowserHow algorithms are changing the way we speak Podcast: The Indicator from Planet Money (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: How algorithms are changing the way we speakPub date: 2025-08-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSocial media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and Instagram's engagement metrics, and viral memes, are rewiring our brains and transforming language at warp speed.Adam Aleksic’s book is Algospea...
2025-09-0909 minLa Frontera WithinHow to find your next read without BookTokIn this episode, find your next fall read all without BookTok. Plus, how to stay reading once you've found those books.
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2025-09-0535 minVoz MemosHow to find your next read without BookTokIn this episode, find your next fall read all without BookTok. Plus, how to stay reading once you've found those books.
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2025-09-0535 minLa Frontera WithinHow to find your next read without BookTokIn this episode, find your next fall read all without BookTok. Plus, how to stay reading once you've found those books.
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2025-09-0535 min
Spoiler Alert: Everyone DiesHow Algorithms Are Changing the Way We Speak - Algospeak (Adam Aleksic)Algorithms aren’t just deciding what you watch—they’re deciding how you talk. From TikTok slang like “unalive” and “rizz” to coded emojis and viral nonsense, Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak shows how platforms quietly reshape language at lightning speed. In this video, we’ll explore how moderation, recommendation engines, and emotional extremes are mutating human speech—and why it matters for culture, creativity, and even the survival of languages.
2025-09-0406 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques225. Speaking Fluent Internet: How Algorithms Are Changing the Way We SpeakIn the digital age, it’s critical to craft communication that fits the context.Like it or not, algorithms now decide whose messages get heard. “If you want to communicate effectively,” says Adam Aleksic, “you need to be exactly aware of what that medium is doing.”Aleksic is a linguist, author, and educational content creator with millions of followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. His latest book, Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language, explores how the platforms we use create new contexts that require new ways of communicating. “Every medium uniquely aff...
2025-08-2629 min
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.124: Algospeak (with Adam Aleksic)Creators have to be mindful of what to say and what not to say in their content. This affects the language we're exposed to — and what we say IRL. But it's part of an old process. Popular LingToker Adam Aleksic breaks it down. He's the author of the new book Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language. Timestamps Start: 0:00 Intros: 1:42 News: 12:25 Related or Not: 29:59 Interview with Adam Aleksic: 44:07 Words of the Week: 1:15:10 Comment: 1:37:56 The Reads: 1:39:56
2025-08-241h 49
The Indicator from Planet MoneyHow algorithms are changing the way we speakSocial media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and Instagram's engagement metrics, and viral memes, are rewiring our brains and transforming language at warp speed.Adam Aleksic’s book is Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language Related episodes: What we’re reading on the beach this summer For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.o...
2025-08-1909 min
Creative RebelsHow Algorithms Affect Everything - with Adam Aleksic #223Communication is the most important tool of the creative.It’s also often one of the most overlooked.I used to think the skill of my painting was the important part. I’ve realised it’s not.The important thing is to communicate what your art is about. That’s what grows your following and your career.Learning to communicate effectively is what will set you apart from everyone else in your field.This week’s guest is Adam Aleksic - the Etymology Nerd. He has built an audience of over 1...
2025-08-1852 min
Never PostAssigned Male at LoginHow do social algorithms perceive and prescribe gender? Contributing producer Toby Martin investigates. Then Mike goes deep on the ins-and-outs of RSS. Also: Internet Instruments!–Become a Never Post member at https://www.neverpo.st/–
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2025-08-131h 00
GD POLITICSDo Politicians Need To Go Viral To Win?Low-key, the whole political scene is such an L right now. Everyone’s either gaslighting, rage farming, or displaying NPC behavior. American politics is just vibe-check after vibe-check, but it’s mostly giving flop era with zero accountability.If you’re confused as to why I — a millennial podcaster — am writing like a Gen Z TikToker, it’s because today we are talking about how the Internet shapes our language and in doing so also shapes our culture and politics. (Also, yes, in case you were wondering, ChatGPT wrote that.)Today, the spread of ideas happens in l...
2025-08-1134 min
The Indicator from Planet MoneyWhat we're reading on the beach this summerIt's time for our annual beach reading recs. Today we bring you three books, with a little economic learning to boot. Our recs: Who is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service edited by Michael Lewis El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic Related episodes: Beach reading with a side of economics How to beach on a budget For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr...
2025-08-1109 min
The Vocal FriesAlgospeakSend us a textCarrie and Megan talk with Adam Aleksic about his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Bromism and ChatGPTSupport the showContact us: Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on
2025-08-1152 min
Politics and Prose PresentsAdam Aleksic — Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language - with Aidan WalkerFrom "brainrot" memes and incel slang to the trend of adding "-core" to different influencer aesthetics, the internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. We're entering an entirely new era of etymology, heralded by the invisible forces driving social media algorithms. Thankfully, Algospeak is here to explain. As a professional linguist, Adam Aleksic understands the gravity of language and the way we use it: he knows the ways it has morphed and changed, how it reflects society, and how, in its everyday usage, we carry centuries of human history on our tongues. As a social media influencer, Aleksic is...
2025-08-061h 01
Taylor Lorenz’s Power UserIs ChatGPT Changing The Way We Talk? w/ Adam AleksicBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co Since its launch in 2022, ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing consumer application in history. The tool is embedded in more and more areas of daily life and new research shows that it's also transforming how we write and even speak. A group of researchers analyzed more than 360,000 YouTube videos and 771,000 podcast episodes from before and after ChatGPT’s release to track the use of ChatGPT-affiliated words like "delve" and "examine." All of this has major imp...
2025-08-0625 min
Close All TabsIs Algospeak Coming for Us?Social media creators started using words like “unalive” and “seggs” to dodge algorithmic filters that might suppress “inappropriate” content. But these workarounds aren’t staying online. They’re leaking into real life — like last year, when the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture explained on a placard that Kurt Cobain “unalived” himself.
In his new book Algospeak, linguist and online creator Adam Aleksic argues that algorithms are shaping language in unprecedented ways, and it’s happening quicker than ever. He joins Morgan to explain why euphemisms keep transforming, how “all words are now metadata,” and what his social media persona says about the...
2025-08-0632 min
NPR's Book of the Day‘Algospeak’ looks at algorithms' transformative impact on how we speak on and offlineWords like "rizz" and "skibidi" didn’t exist just a few years ago, but now they’re used and understood by millions of people. In his new book, Algospeak, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic argues our language is evolving at a rapid pace. And he says this is driven in large part by social media algorithms that amplify linguistic trends. In today’s episode, Aleksic speaks with NPR’s Adrian Ma about the engagement treadmill, influencer accents and why the word "skibidi" will be out of style within the year.To listen to Book of the Day spon...
2025-08-0508 min
Something You Should KnowWhy We Care What Other People Think & How Social Media is Shaping LanguageUPGRADE TO SYSK PREMIUM!
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2025-08-0449 min
Book Riot - The PodcastMaking a Case for Supporting Independent Media, Way Early Award Nominations, and MoreVanessa Diaz joins Jeff as he workshops a couple of takes, before they dive into IMAX scalping, way early award longlists, and more of the week's book news.
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2025-07-281h 02
Smarty PantsThe Linguistics of Brain RotLanguage is always changing, but these days it seems to be moving at warp speed. Whether it's the shift from 😂 to 💀 or the rise of “brain rot,” internet slang is taking over, and if you want to keep up with what's cool (another slang word, from another century), you need to be online. But if you aren’t keen on spending hours scrolling through TikTok, etymology nerd Adam Aleksic is more than happy to explain how social media is making new words go viral. In his new book, Algospeak, Aleksic expands on the ways the algorithm is shifting speech from the per...
2025-07-2525 min
Infinite ScrollInfinite Scroll Podcast: Algospeak ft. Adam AleksicI’ve always been fascinated by etymology, linguistics, and language in general. And I’m obviously fascinated by how social media is changing society. So the new book Algospeak by Adam Aleksic is directly up my alley, and I got to sit down with Adam to chat about his book for this episode of the Infinite Scroll podcast. If you want to see more podcasts like this, subscribe and never miss a post or podcast!In this episode we talk about how social media algorithms change the way we speak - not just the...
2025-07-2352 min
The New Liberal PodcastIs Algospeak Inevitable? ft. Adam AleksicHow are social media algorithms changing the way we communicate? Adam Aleksic is the author of the new book Algospeak, and he joins the podcast to discuss how social media users invent new words to get around algorithmic censorship, how social media changes our tone of voices, the rhythms of our speech, and ultimately changes how we understand one another. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/newliberalpodcast or https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member Got questions? Send us a note at mailbag@cnliberalism.org. Follow us at: https://twitter.com/CNLiberalism https://cnliberalism.org...
2025-07-2352 min
2025-07-2302 min
The 21st ShowFrom ‘cool’ to ‘selfie’ to ‘slay’, linguist’s book takes a look at the evolution of language through lens of social mediaIn his new book, "Algospeak", linguist Adam Aleksic says that we are living through a transitional phase of the english language as social media has a big influence on vocabulary.
2025-07-2300 min
Science FridayWhat The Sigma Is Algospeak?Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic argues language development in the internet age is worth legitimate study. Adam talks to Host Flora Lichtman about how algorithms and social media are changing the way we speak, and discusses his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Guest:Adam Aleksik is a linguist and content creator, and the author of Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com.
2025-07-2318 min
Science FridayWhat The Sigma Is Algospeak?Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic argues language development in the internet age is worth legitimate study. Adam talks to Host Flora Lichtman about how algorithms and social media are changing the way we speak, and discusses his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Guest:Adam Aleksic is a linguist and content creator, and the author of Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com.
2025-07-2318 min
On with Kara SwisherTikTok Is Changing How We Talk & How We VoteSocial media algorithms are leading to the creation of new words, new accents, and even new identities. And while using the apps may seem like a fun, trivial way to waste time, they’re actually having a profound impact on how we communicate — and on our our democracy.
To find out more, Kara talks to Adam Aleksic, a 24-year-old Harvard-educated linguist and social media influencer, and the author of Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language. They discuss the way new words, communities, and identities develop on social media apps; the finan...
2025-07-2155 min
First EditionWhat Are Social Media Algorithms Doing to How We Talk?Jeff talks to Adam Aleksic about his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language. Not sure if you will better or worse about how algorithms, censorship, and influencer culture are shaping language, but you will at least understand it better.
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2025-07-1826 min
TED TechAre we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam AleksicGen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-07-1816 min
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingHow 'algospeak' is changing language, with Adam Aleksic1100. This week, we talk with popular online linguist Adam Aleksic, also known as Etymology Nerd. We discuss "algospeak" and how social media algorithms are changing language. We discuss euphemisms like "unalive," the spread of trending words, and how content creators adapt their speech to go viral. Adam Aleksic - The Etymology NerdAdam's book - "Algospeak"🔗 Share your familect recording in a WhatsApp chat.🔗 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses.🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter.🔗 Take our advertising survey. 🔗 Get the edited transcript.🔗 Get Grammar Girl books. 🔗 Joi...
2025-07-1725 min
The Culture Show PodcastJuly 16, 2025 - Adam Aleksic, "Back to The Future - The Musical," and Steve LockeAdam Aleksic—founder and former president of the Harvard Undergraduate Linguistics Society, and content creator posting educational videos as the “Etymology Nerd”—joins The Culture Show to talk about his new book “Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.” Tonight he’ll be at the Harvard Book Store. To learn more go hereIn 1985 Marty McFly skateboarded onto the silver screen — and into cinematic history — with the blockbuster, “Back to The Future.” In this sci-fi classic, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown turns a DeLorean into a plutonium-powered time machine. Then, in an experiment gone awry, Marty McFly finds...
2025-07-1655 min
kill switchthe algorithm made me say itWe’re living in a world shaped by algorithms. They’re not just curating our feeds, they’re changing the way we speak. Dexter talks with Adam Aleksic, aka the Etymology Nerd, about his new book Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language. They unpack how algorithmic censorship on social media is reshaping the way we use language online, and how it’s bleeding into real life. Read + Watch: Make sure to check out Adam’s book, Algospeak: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776856/algospeak-by-adam-aleksic/ Where to find Adam online: h...
2025-07-1632 min
Journey Through The Uplifting Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Algospeak by Adam AleksicPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/75197to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Algospeak
Author: Adam Aleksic
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Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
Release date: 07-15-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 15 ratings
Genres: Content Creation & Social Media
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From “brainrot” memes and incel slang to the trend of adding “-core” to different influencer aesthetics, the internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. We’re entering an entirely new era of etymology, heralded by the invisible forces driving social media algorithms. Thankfully, Algospeak is here to explain. As a professional linguist, Adam Aleksic understands the gravity of language and the wa...
2025-07-155h 46
All Things Linguisticlingthusiasm:lingthusiasm:Lingthusiasm Episode 105: Linguistics of TikTok - Interview with Adam Aleksic aka EtymologyNerdTikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts are an evolving genre of media: short-form,...
2025-07-1000 min
AIが好きなTEDを語る番組ソーシャルメディアが言葉を変える時代言語学者アダム・アレクシッチ氏のTEDトークから、ソーシャルメディアのアルゴリズムが言語変化を加速させる現状を解説。新語創出から商業化、文化盗用まで、私たちが言葉の背景を意識的に理解する重要性を提起。〇Are We Cooked? How Social Media Shapes Language | Adam Aleksic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmASLb_Yn5Y#ソーシャルメディア #言語学 #TEDトーク #TikTok #アルゴリズム #言語変化 #スラング #デジタル文化 #インターネット文化 #若者文化 #メディア論 #コミュニケーション #文化論 #社会学 #言葉 #語源 #SNS #マーケティング #プラットフォーム #文化の盗用 #アイデンティティ #商業化 #トレンド #ウイルス #コンテンツクリエイター
2025-07-1007 min
This Is the AuthorS10 E27: Anne Marie Chaker, Adam Aleksic, and Katie Gatti TassinIn this episode, meet Wall Street Journal reporter-turned-professional bodybuilder Anne Marie Chaker, linguist and “Etymology Nerd” creator Adam Aleksic, and host of the Money with Katie podcast Katie Gatti Tassin. Hear Anne Marie Chaker on the power of weightlifting and exploding the myth of the “skinny ideal,” Adam Aleksic on how recording his audiobook was a “vocal marathon,” and Katie Gatti Tassin on how she prepared for recording her audiobook, and what she’s most excited for listeners to hear.
Lift by Anne Marie Chaker
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Algospeak by Adam Aleksic
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2025-07-0814 min
TED演讲精选192 我们完蛋了吗？社交媒体如何影响你的语言？Z 世代的流行语充满了像“不活”、“抽象”、“性张力”这样的新词语。这些词是从哪里来的？怎么会这么快地流行起来？语言学家亚当·阿列克西奇（Adam Aleksic）探索了社交媒体算法的力量如何重塑了人们的说话方式和看待自己身份认同的方式。
2025-06-2713 minLingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics105: Linguistics of TikTok - Interview with Adam Aleksic aka EtymologyNerdTikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts are an evolving genre of media: short-form, vertical videos that take up your whole screen and are served to you from an algorithm rather than who you follow. This changes how people talk in them compared to earlier forms of video, and linguists are on it!
In this episode, your host Gretchen McCulloch gets enthusiastic about the linguistics of tiktok with Adam Aleksic, better known on social media as etymologynerd. We talk about how Adam got his start into linguistics via etymology, the process that he goes through to make his current videos get...
2025-06-2043 minTED Talks DailyAre we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam AleksicGen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities.Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-1315 min
TED Talks Daily (HD video)Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam AleksicGen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities.
2025-05-1313 minTED Talks Daily (SD video)Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam AleksicGen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities.
2025-05-1313 min
Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)the age of algospeak feat. the etymology nerdThis week, Jamie talks with Adam Aleksik aka The Etymology Nerd about how relying on algorithms to communicate is changing the way we talk and scream at each other, and the inevitability that your nephew is going to grow up to say "seggs" without a shred of irony. Learn more about Adam's work here: https://www.etymologynerd.com/ Pre-order Algospeak: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468266/algospeak-by-aleksic-adam/9781529949148See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-03-0435 min
Within Reason#93 The Etymology Nerd - How Social Media is Transforming Our LanguageAdam Aleksic is a linguist known online as "The Etymology Nerd". His educational videos are watched regularly by millions. His forthcoming book "Algospeak" is currently available for preorder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-01-211h 09Taylor Lorenz’s Power UserDo you speak Brain Rot? How the internet is changing languageOver the past few months, the term “brain rot” has gone from essentially meaning chronically online, to a fully fledged meme and ironic slang language. Adam Aleksic aka “the Etymology Nerd” and Harvard linguistics graduate joins Taylor to break down how the language of the internet is evolving.
Later, Taylor dives into stories from the week including big announcements from Apple’s WWDC, the shadowy right-wing backers behind a Mr Beast video, BeReals big sale, and a new word to describe AI generated garbage.
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2024-06-1340 min
The Update with Brandon JulienThe Update (Tax Day)- April 15thGen Z might just be talking smack about you behind your back — or right to your face. But you’d be none the wiser, as the slang-savvy generation has adapted lingo only found in video games into their ever-expanding lexicon. In a TikTok video with 1.5 million views, Harvard-educated linguistics expert Adam Aleksic likened the rise of gaming terms to that of commonly used sports metaphors. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Two NYPD officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick inside his Bronx apartment five years ago will not face internal discipline in a announcement by NYPD...
2024-04-2658 min
Best Gabe EverEtymology with Adam Aleksic, Engagement Expectations, and Philanthropy [MINISODE]Gabe hates glass mugs. A listener writes in because she is worried that her engagement won't be special because it is taking so long to happen. Tiktok's EtymologyNerd Adam Aleksic joins the pod to talk about the secret stories behind words, the historical evolution of slang and acronyms, and replacing words to make them more inclusive. And finally, what kind of philanthropy is actually useful? Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full episodes of TLDRI, listen to the full episodes of The Variety Show, watch the International Question and T...
2024-04-2424 min