Dr Danny Bate
@dannybate.bsky.social
"That etymology guy". Linguist, broadcaster (formerly on Czech Radio), writer, researcher, language fanatic. Get 'Why Q Needs U' here: https://geni.us/WhyQNeedsU. Host of ALILI podcast. Website: https://dannybate.com/. Inquiries: [email protected]
Just released a special episode of ALILI, which for the first time is a solo show.
My publishers offered me a chapter of the audiobook of 'Why Q Needs U' to share, and so this episode is Chapter A (from Egypt to Greece) in its entirety. The narrator is me.
pod.link/1703401848/e...
My publishers offered me a chapter of the audiobook of 'Why Q Needs U' to share, and so this episode is Chapter A (from Egypt to Greece) in its entirety. The narrator is me.
pod.link/1703401848/e...
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Just released a special episode of ALILI, which for the first time is a solo show.
My publishers offered me a chapter of the audiobook of 'Why Q Needs U' to share, and so this episode is Chapter A (from Egypt to Greece) in its entirety. The narrator is me.
pod.link/1703401848/e...
My publishers offered me a chapter of the audiobook of 'Why Q Needs U' to share, and so this episode is Chapter A (from Egypt to Greece) in its entirety. The narrator is me.
pod.link/1703401848/e...
It's a lovely episode; Aidan speaks so nicely, and graciously fields my personal questions about how ASL syntax works. All listens and shares very much appreciated!
Here's a clip from the final segment, in which Aidan makes a profound point about sign language, deaf children and worried parents.
Here's a clip from the final segment, in which Aidan makes a profound point about sign language, deaf children and worried parents.
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's a lovely episode; Aidan speaks so nicely, and graciously fields my personal questions about how ASL syntax works. All listens and shares very much appreciated!
Here's a clip from the final segment, in which Aidan makes a profound point about sign language, deaf children and worried parents.
Here's a clip from the final segment, in which Aidan makes a profound point about sign language, deaf children and worried parents.
My interview with @grammargirl.bsky.social was released yesterday, and I'm pretty chuffed that they created some snippets to share. Here's me retelling how the whole alphabet got started – in book terms, the first part of the first chapter (Chapter A) of 'Why Q Needs U'!
pod.link/grammargirl/...
pod.link/grammargirl/...
October 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
My interview with @grammargirl.bsky.social was released yesterday, and I'm pretty chuffed that they created some snippets to share. Here's me retelling how the whole alphabet got started – in book terms, the first part of the first chapter (Chapter A) of 'Why Q Needs U'!
pod.link/grammargirl/...
pod.link/grammargirl/...
I just met my own book. We're getting on very well.
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I just met my own book. We're getting on very well.