On this episode of Very Bad Words, we are talking about Yo Mama! We bring in producer <a href="https://twitter.com/ShinyIslands?lang=en" target="_blank">Joaquin Cotler</a> and his interview with blues singer and historian <a href="http://adegbalola.com/" target="_blank">Gaye Adegbalola</a> to explore the connection of the phrase “Yo Mama” to the classic dirty blues song "The Dirty Dozen". <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

On this episode of Very Bad Words, we are talking about Yo Mama! We bring in producer Joaquin Cotler and his interview with blues singer and historian Gaye Adegbalola to explore the connection of the phrase “Yo Mama” to the classic dirty blues song "The Dirty Dozen". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Very Bad Words, we are talking about Yo Mama! We bring in producer <a href="https://twitter.com/ShinyIslands?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joaquin Cotler</a> and his interview with blues singer and historian <a href="http://adegbalola.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gaye Adegbalola</a> to explore the connection of the phrase “Yo Mama” to the classic dirty blues song "The Dirty Dozen". Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

33: Yo Mama!

As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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