Underunderstood

Gas and Gains

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After watching an episode of “Catfish: The TV Show,” Billy goes on a deep dive to find the meaning of a curious ankle tattoo, the eccentricities of the Philadelphia accent, and one man’s fixation with the word “gas.”

Show notes:

  • 00:40 - Catfish: The TV Show - Wikipedia
  • 00:57 - Catfish - Season 7, Episode 18 - Nick and Jasmine (video)
  • 01:35 - To Catch a Predator - Wikipedia
  • 01:46 - Definition of Catfish by Merriam-Webster
    • The scene (video) from Catfish (the 2010 documentary) where the term was coined
    • 03:36 - "Gayus" video clip from Catfish (video)
    • 05:27 - Wawa
    • 06:46 - MFSB - South Philly
    • 08:04 - Nick: @NickFresh215 / @NickFresh215
    • 08:14 - Jimmy: @jimmyharrity / @jimmy_harrity
    • 09:22 - Jordan Oplinger on Twitter
    • 13:03 - Mean Girls - Stop trying to make fetch happen (video)
    • 16:39 - Betsy Sneller's personal website
    • 17:11 - William Labov - Wikipedia
    • 17:23 - Sociolinguistics - Wikipedia
    • 19:06 - Mechanisms of Phonological Change by Betsy Sneller
    • 20:08 - /æ/ raising - Wikipedia
    • 26:31 - Excerpt from The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
    • 28:01 - History of the Irish Americans in Philadelphia - Wikipedia
    • 28:23 - Irish slang videos on YouTube
      • Irish Time with Jack! (video)
      • Irish Slang / Teaching Irish Slang (video)
      • Irish Slang & Swear Words! (video)
      • 32:50 - The Vocal Fries Episode 35: How Millennials are Destroying the Philly Accent (audio)
        • Philadelphia magazine - Here’s How Millennials Are Changing the Philly Accent
        • CBS Philly - Experts Seeing Shift In Philadelphia Accent Thanks To Millennials (video)
        • 33:06 - Preston & Steve (12.11.18) (audio)
        • 36:17 - L-vocalization - Wikipedia
        • 38:48 - Send us your question!
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