The World in Words 44: Haruki Murakami’s fans, a kanji-holic and kwassa kwassa

This week, we check out a claim that with the aid of a super-computer, it’s possible to predict which words will become extinct in a few centuries. We also have a report on the extraordinarily devoted fans of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. That’s followed by a conversation with Eve Kushner, a devoted fan of those Japanese characters known as kanji. Finally, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig on his favorite phrase out of Africa: kwassa kwassa.