Guest Producer Stephanie Billman helps guide us through the feelings, emotions, and history of the most violent, loaded word in the English lexicon, The N-Word. With guests <a href="https://projecthumanities.asu.edu/content/about-dr-neal-lester" target="_blank">Dr. Neil Lester</a>, <a href="https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/speakerinfo.htm" target="_blank">Dr. David Pilgrim</a>, Marcie Brown, <a href="http://malikameer.com/biography/" target="_blank">Malik Crumpler</a>, Dardalie Brooks and Ernie Mendoza <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.

Guest Producer Stephanie Billman helps guide us through the feelings, emotions, and history of the most violent, loaded word in the English lexicon, The N-Word. With guests Dr. Neil Lester, Dr. David Pilgrim, Marcie Brown, Malik Crumpler, Dardalie Brooks and Ernie Mendoza Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Producer Stephanie Billman helps guide us through the feelings, emotions, and history of the most violent, loaded word in the English lexicon, The N-Word. With guests <a href="https://projecthumanities.asu.edu/content/about-dr-neal-lester" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Neil Lester</a>, <a href="https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/speakerinfo.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. David Pilgrim</a>, Marcie Brown, <a href="http://malikameer.com/biography/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malik Crumpler</a>, Dardalie Brooks and Ernie Mendoza Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

42: The N-Word

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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