Out of the Steppe, feat. Colin Gorrie | Episode CIV
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Out of the Steppe, feat. Colin Gorrie | Episode CIV

58:51 Jan 15, 2026
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Send a textWhat do you think of laryngeals? How should we refer to the Anatolian languages? Where do you stand on Gimbutas and Renfrew? In this episode of New Humanists, Dr. Colin Gorrie helps guide us through the Indo-European family tree. We follow the various branches as they spread out across Europe and Asia: Anatolian, Tocharian, Celtic, Germanic, Italic, and more. This episode covers the second half of Laura Spinney's introduction to the field of Indo-European studies, Proto.Laura Spinney's Proto: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9781639732586Colin Gorrie's YouTube interview with Laura Spinney: https://youtu.be/_nVIV-qaHHYM.L. West's Indo-European Poetry and Myth: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780199558919Thomas S. Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780226458120Colin Gorrie's "Dead Language Society" Substack: https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/Calvert Watkins' How to Kill a Dragon: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780195085952Ekho, the ancient language audiobook app, is coming soon. Check here for more details: https://ancientlanguage.com/ekhoNew Humanists is brought to you by the Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/Links may have referral codes, which earn us a commission at no additional cost to you. We encourage you, when possible, to use Bookshop.org for your book purchases, an online bookstore which supports local bookstores.Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show
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