The Allusionist: 5. Latin Lives!
February 25, 2015 1:01 PM - Subscribe

Every week since September 1989, a radio station in Finland has broadcast a weekly news bulletin…in Latin. WHY? Let’s find out!

In today's Allusionist, Antti Ijäs from Nuntii Latini - now the Finnish Broadcasting Company's longest-running programme - explains how he invents new Latin words for modern concepts, and why the show is important even though, outside of the Vatican, not many people speak Latin any more.

Visit theallusionist.org/Latin to find out more about this episode and some extra credit links. Mailchimp Randomly Selected Word Of The Day: "skelf"
posted by jazon (2 comments total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Fascinating, thanks! Here's the correct link. Can't wait to listen to The Allusionist as well as this Finnish news broadcast on my commute home tonight.
posted by michel-slm at 1:53 AM on February 27, 2015


I am not sure that I had encountered Nuntii Latini before this, but TIL I can recognize a Finnish accent in Latin.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:21 PM on May 21, 2015


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