Fire and wind: a trailer
In Finnish, one vowel held a little longer turns fire into wind. A short welcome to the show, its two hosts and its single rule.
Show notes
The Long Vowel is a short show about words that will not translate. In each episode a guest who grew up with one word explains it in under three minutes: where it lives, what it does, and what gets lost on the way into English.
New episodes every other Tuesday, in seasons of four or so.
Transcript
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- 0:00
OdileIn Finnish, tuli means fire. Say the u a little longer, tuuli, and it means wind.
- 0:07
TeodorOne vowel, held a moment longer, and you are talking about something else.
- 0:14
OdileThis is The Long Vowel. I'm Odile Marchetti, and I write subtitles.
- 0:20
TeodorI'm Teodor Halvorsen, and I edit sound. Every episode, one guest brings one word from their language that will not go quietly into English.
- 0:30
OdileUnder three minutes. Where the word lives, what it does, and what gets lost on the way.
- 0:37
TeodorNew episodes every other Tuesday, starting with a word from Spanish.
In this episode
Odile Marchetti
Host and subtitler, LyonOdile writes subtitles for film and television and keeps a notebook of the lines that never fit on the screen.Teodor Halvorsen
Host and sound editor, BergenTeodor edits sound for documentaries and radio, and records the quiet of every room before the guest arrives.