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Humorous Etymological Research Probing English Songs - A moderately researched, moderately funny chat show about popular music and language. We are a Podmoth Network podcast.... more
FAQs about Getting Down & Wordy:How many episodes does Getting Down & Wordy have?The podcast currently has 118 episodes available.
December 11, 2022Migos "Bad and Boujee" & the History of BougieWe talk Migos, Takeoff's death, car words, the history of the bourgeoisie in France and communist theory, and the origin and rise of 'bougie' in African American culture through class struggles and civil rights. And we discuss Portugal's 2022 Eurovision offering "Saudade Saudade" by MARO....more1h 48minPlay
November 27, 2022Blackpink "Pink Venom" & the Color PinkWe talk about the KPOP band Blackpink and the history and etymology of the color pink. And for Eurovision, we discuss Finland's The Rasmus....more1h 54minPlay
November 13, 2022Coolio "Gangsta's Paradise" & ParadiseToday we talk about Coolio and his hit song "Gangsta's Paradise", and the etymology and history of paradise as a word and concept. For Eurovision, we discuss Ukraine's 2022 winning song Stefania by Kalush Orchestra....more1h 43minPlay
October 30, 2022Ghost & MetalIn honor of Halloween we decided to talk about the Swedish metal band Ghost and the etymology of metal, both as a word for the substance and as a word for the music. In Eurovision, we talk about Azerbaijan's 2022 song Fade to Black by Nadir Rustamli....more1h 34minPlay
October 16, 2022Eiffel 65 "Blue" & the Color BlueWe talk about the Eiffel 65 song "Blue", the etymology of the word blue and some common idioms and expressions using the word blue. And for Eurovision, this week we discuss Switzerland's 2022 song "Boys Do Cry" by Marius Bear....more1h 36minPlay
October 02, 2022Lil Uzi Vert "Glock in my Purse" & the Gender-fication of the PurseWe talk about Lil Uzi Vert. Are they a Dr. Seuss character? Also the history of the purse and how it became pointlessly gendered. And from Eurovision, we discuss Tiktok phenomenon song "Snap" by Rosa Linn, and a little about the Armenian language....more1h 32minPlay
September 18, 2022Die Toten Hosen "Kein Alkohol" & Beer with Paisley from Learn German Through MusicSpecial guest Paisely from the podcast Learn German Through Music joins us to talk about Die Toten Hosen, the etymology of beer and alcohol, and Oktoberfest. And we discuss 2022 Eurovision German entry, "Rockstar" by Malik Harris.Listen to Learn German Through Music on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3JpaBUaBBb9JWk2djk533g?si=55b0eba0fa6b4a30...more1h 29minPlay
September 04, 2022Rebecca Black "Friday" & The WeekendWe talk about Rebecca Black's meteoric super hit song "Friday" and the history and etymology of the weekend. As for Eurovision, we discuss Sam Ryder's "Spaceman"....more1h 59minPlay
August 21, 2022Beyonce "Break My Soul" & ContractionsWe talk about Beyonce's "Break My Soul", contractions, particularly "won't" and why it isn't "willn't". In Eurovision we talk about Moldova's "Trenuleţul" by Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers and the cedilla and the comma below in Romanian....more1h 37minPlay
August 07, 2022That's Not My Name by The Ting Tings & Nicknames and Pet NamesWe talk about the etymology of the words nickname and pet name, why some nicknames don't look much like the name they're shortened from (like Robert -> Bob). Honorifics. Pet names through history. And for Eurovision we talk about Give That Wolf a Banana by Subwoolfer....more1h 44minPlay
FAQs about Getting Down & Wordy:How many episodes does Getting Down & Wordy have?The podcast currently has 118 episodes available.