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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 of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-cy

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 of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-cy

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 transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-c9

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 transcript of the podcast at the blog: https://wp.me/paoUKh-c9

We’re going on holiday for a bit. It’s a vacation before we start Season Two. On this note, what sort of cases, you might ask, will Season Two bring? And what can you listen to, read, or watch, till en clair returns? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-9b

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

Part 3 of 3: As war consumes Europe, Alan Turing and Bletchley Park take on the ultimate version of the Enigma mechanical cipher - the naval Triton M4. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-8x

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

Part 2 of 3: We meet the civilians, scientists, and spies whose lives became inextricably tangled up in the Enigma cipher. Jealousy, desperation, genius, greed, loyalty, heartbreak. This one has it all. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-8p

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

Part 1 of 3: Enigma was one of the most advanced mechanical ciphers of its time. We look back at the history of cryptology to see the ashes from which this cryptographic titan rose. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-86

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

Should you be prosecuted for barking? Or asking about a horse's sexuality? What about using a racist slur? This episode looks at the turbulent history of §5 of the Public Order Act 1986, and its chaotic journey from the dreaming spires of Oxford to the inner-city streets of Newcastle. En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-73

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

In the final part of this five-episode miniseries, now that the killer is caught, there is a chance to see whether the linguists were right all along. Will there be regret, redemption, or both? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-6s

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

In the fourth part of this five-episode miniseries, increasingly disillusioned with the investigation, one of the linguists speaks out, leading to a dramatic fall from grace. But was he right? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-67

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

In the third part of this five-episode miniseries, the police turn to linguists for help. Can Stanley Ellis and Jack Windsor Lewis help the police catch a serial killer? En clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries from past to present. You can find credits, links, a podcast transcript, and more about this episode in the Case Notes: https://wp.me/paoUKh-5R

THIS IS A VOICE ONLY VERSION OF SEASON 01. en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, and language mysteries. You can find credits, links, podcast transcripts, and more about each episode in the Case Notes here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair