en clair: forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, and more
en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, cryptography, codes, language and the law, linguistic crime, undeciphered languages, and more, from past to present. Credits, links, podcast transcripts and more in the Case Notes: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair
Episodes
March 31, 2025 • 7 mins
It's a special story for a special day. This little bonus episode was made in around two hours, which may or may not give you pause for thought. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tG
Mark as Played
March 31, 2025 • 3 mins
It's a special story for a special day. This little bonus episode was made in around two hours, which may or may not give you pause for thought. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-tG
Mark as Played
October 18, 2024 • 38 mins
Can you tell your real individual from your robot agent? In the ultimate game of Bot or Not, would you stake $26m of your own money on it? en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-tt
Mark as Played
October 18, 2024 • 38 mins
Can you tell your real individual from your robot agent? In the ultimate game of Bot or Not, would you stake $26m of your own money on it? en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-tt
Mark as Played
July 31, 2021 • 56 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? This final episode in this slowburn mini-series looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a tran...
Mark as Played
July 31, 2021 • 56 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? This final episode in this slowburn mini-series looks at one of the highest profile efforts to set down an authoritative answer - and all the questions it raised. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a tran...
Mark as Played
June 30, 2021 • 43 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 5 of this slowburn mini-series pitches the computational linguists against the forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, furth...
Mark as Played
June 30, 2021 • 43 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 5 of this slowburn mini-series pitches the computational linguists against the forensic linguists in an effort to determine whether either side can work out who wrote Shakespeare. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, furth...
Mark as Played
May 31, 2021 • 62 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq
Mark as Played
May 31, 2021 • 62 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 4 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our last two possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: wp.me/paoUKh-dq
Mark as Played
April 30, 2021 • 65 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 3 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our first three possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/pao...
Mark as Played
April 30, 2021 • 65 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 3 of this slowburn mini-series looks at our first three possible alternatives and weighs up the evidence. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/pao...
Mark as Played
March 31, 2021 • 65 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 2 explores why we doubt Shakespeare and what happens if we kill him off. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dh
Mark as Played
March 31, 2021 • 65 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 2 explores why we doubt Shakespeare and what happens if we kill him off. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-dh
Mark as Played
February 28, 2021 • 52 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, "Who wrote Shakespeare?". en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-db
Mark as Played
February 28, 2021 • 52 mins
Did Shakespeare really write, well, Shakespeare? Or is the Swan of Avon a five century old con? Part 1 of this slowburn mini-series looks at the question, "Who wrote Shakespeare?". en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-db
Mark as Played
January 31, 2021 • 42 mins
When you have codebreakers like Alan Turing to contend with, how do you come up with a code that even the smartest people alive can't break? This episode tells the story of the Native American codetalkers, starting with the Choctaw codetalkers in WWI. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript ...
Mark as Played
January 31, 2021 • 42 mins
When you have codebreakers like Alan Turing to contend with, how do you come up with a code that even the smartest people alive can't break? This episode tells the story of the Native American codetalkers, starting with the Choctaw codetalkers in WWI. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a transcript ...
Mark as Played
December 31, 2020 • 37 mins
Can you make a person confess to a crime they haven't committed? To a crime as serious as murder? What about a whole group of people? This episode tells the story of the disappearances of two men and the series of confessions spun out of thin air afterwards. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a tran...
Mark as Played
December 31, 2020 • 37 mins
Can you make a person confess to a crime they haven't committed? To a crime as serious as murder? What about a whole group of people? This episode tells the story of the disappearances of two men and the series of confessions spun out of thin air afterwards. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find data, audio credits, further reading, and a tran...
Mark as Played
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