Elephant

Elephant

Author: Emmanuela Lia November 23, 2025 Duration: 1:53
(piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go! Following up from last week’s episode on giants and fossils here’s another word that comes with a mythical creature attached. When ancient Greeks found animal fossils t...

Each week, Emmanuela Lia offers a quiet, thoughtful moment with Your Greek Word On A Sunday. This award-nominated podcast explores the fascinating journey of language, focusing on a single Greek word that has found a home in everyday English. It’s a bite-sized piece of history and connection, released every Sunday. You’ll hear more than just a definition; each episode traces the word’s path from ancient roots to modern usage, revealing how ideas and culture travel and transform across centuries and continents. Emmanuela unpacks the stories embedded within these travelling words, showing how they silently shape our thinking and link us to a distant past. Listening to this podcast feels like uncovering a hidden layer of meaning in the language we use without a second thought. It’s for anyone curious about where words come from, how history echoes in our speech, and the subtle threads that connect different worlds. The gentle, weekly rhythm and focused format make it a perfect companion for a reflective morning or a calm evening, turning a simple etymological exploration into a consistent ritual of discovery.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

Your Greek Word On A Sunday
Podcast Episodes
Oregano [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:57
And just like that, we’re at the end of season nine! How did that happen? I want to thank everyone who stayed with me for another season, everyone new who joined us this year and everyone who commented and reviewed the p…
Cumin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47
Hello Dunedin (ντανίντν) in New Zealand! Welcome to the family! A city with great architecture and history but most importantly, rent prices so affordable that artists can thrive there! From what I’m reading it’s an arti…
Thyme [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:59
Welcoming Payakumbuh in Indonesia today! The city with a long tradition of a secret negotiation for livestock trades. The Marosok Tradition: Buyers and sellers hide their hands under a cloth and communicate the price by…
Coriander [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:34
Happy July everyone, welcoming Houston in Texas this week. The city that was built on a scam. Oh yes, in the 19th century the Allen brothers bought very cheap land in Houston because it was, literally, a swamp. They star…
Oedipus [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:04
Welcoming Devon in the UK today and particularly, Exeter. The town who’s underground passageways that used to bring fresh water into It, are still open to the public to visit through guided tours. If you’re not afraid of…
Pilot [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:35
Welcoming Minneapolis this week, the third largest theatre city in the US after New York and Chicago! So make sure you catch a show if you visit! Thank you for listening Minneapolis ! If you like what you hear in this po…
Podium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:54
Welcoming Las Palmas of the Canary islands today! I have a fact that you wouldn’t expect from a holiday destination but I’m an actor so, of course, I found a theatre one. One of the most beautiful theatres in Las Palmas,…
Pedal [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11
Happy June everyone! If you like what you hear in this podcast, you can subscribe, download and review it wherever you listen. A click and a few nice words go a long way! On with our episode! (Piano music) Hello, and wel…
Terpsichore [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23
Welcoming Casablanca today! An ancient city that was established by Berbers in the 7th century BC and was later a pirates' port. Thank you for listening Casablanca! If you like what you hear in this podcast, you can subs…
Turn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:49
I am welcoming Denver in Colorado this week! Oh my, this city has too many facts to choose from but there’s one that won my heart! And although it was a marketing ploy to make people move west in the late 1800s and it do…