I sat down with Laura Spinney, author of the new book Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. This book integrates linguistics, archaeology, and genetics to give us an up-to-date overview of Proto-Indo-European, the reconstructed ancient language that English and many other languages ultimately descend from. Our conversation is wide-ranging, touching not only on the linguistics but also on what we can reconstruct of the culture of the speakers of Proto-Indo-European, and the light it sheds on later history and literature. Follow me elsewhere: ---------- Substack: Twitter: Youtube: Twitch: Discord: Website: