Esperanto: what happened to the language of optimism?

13/10/2025 22 min
Esperanto: what happened to the language of optimism?

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With a common tongue, could the world solve its problems? In 1887, a Polish eye doctor tried to answer that question by creating a new, easy-to-learn world language, which came to be known as "Esperanto" — literally, "one who hopes". A century later, what can be said for Esperanto's utopian project?Guest: Jonathan Cooper, art educator and president of Esperanto NSWProducer: Alex Tighe