Politics Affects Belgium’s Music Scene

How the language and culture divide is playing out for the musicians in Belgium?

How do you say refudiate in Belgian?

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In this week’s World in Words podcast: an Israeli-British study shows bilinguals respond differently depending on the language of the questions; Sarah Palin compares her coinage of new English words to Shakespeare’s; and Clark Boyd’s adventures in linguistically confused Belgium. Download MP3

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo Quiz Answer

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For today’s geoquiz we were looking for a city in northwest Belgium known as the Venice of the North. The answer is Bruges or Brugge. Producer Abbie Fentress Swanson sends us an audio postcard.

City in Flanders

We’re looking for a city in northwest Belgium this time. It’s the capital of the province of West Flanders. And it’s a world heritage site. The city’s most famous landmark is a 13th century belfry with a carillon inside.