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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.
July 24, 2022Lizzo & OverstandWe talk about Lizzo and her use of the word "overstand" in a statement she made apologizing for using ableist language. We look at the history and meanings of overstand and also ableist language and words you may not have realized are ableist. For Eurovision, we do Slo Mo by Chanel and discuss a few of the differences between the Spanish of Spain and the Spanish of Latin America....more1h 35minPlay
July 10, 2022Super Gremlin by Kodak Black & GremlinsWe discuss the etymology of the word gremlin from its origins in fighter pilot culture to the Chris Columbus movie, which . . is it racist? I mean, besides the Asian culture racism. Are gremlins a racist caricature of African Americans? Then we talk about some other country's weirdly specific monsters. And we discuss our first Eurovision song of the 2022 contest - Romania's Llamame by Wrs, plus Romanian idioms! . . Which are quite possibly the best idioms, it turns out.Other stuff . . . for some reason we talk about how gold is calcified Jesus pee. We explain the slang 'no cap' and half explain 'ops'. The origin of the word 'glitch' and 'bug'. As usual, we did a lot of research and incorporated like 10% of it into the episode very ineffectually.We do say the F word a few times here so I'm marking it explicit, but it's otherwise really tame and nice. ...more1h 25minPlay
June 26, 2022Have an abortion . . songs episodeWe talk about pop songs about abortion and the etymology and history surrounding the word abortion. Also we play a game we're calling Kinkshame Abort Cancel. And we talk about other healthcare procedures which would make good pop songs. This episode is bound to be offensive to many. Don't @ us. Sum 41's doctor said your mom should've had an abortion, and we support that....more1h 34minPlay
June 12, 2022As It Was by Harry Styles & Verb TenseWe discuss "As It Was" by Harry Styles, verb tenses, and whether a language's treatment of time, among other things, has any influence on our perception of time, which is to say, linguistic relativity. Also, instead of Eurovision, we continue to talk about the American Song Contest....more1h 29minPlay
May 29, 2022ABCDEFU by Gayle & the AlphabetWe talk about "ABCDEFU" by Gayle and the alphabet - where it came from and why it's in the order it's in among other things. Instead of Eurovision, we discuss Amerovision - The American Song Contest....more1h 46minPlay
May 15, 2022Encanto Surface Pressure & OnomatopoeiaWe talked about "Surface Pressure" from Encanto, onomatopoeias, and Ukraine's 2021 Eurovision song "Shum" by Go_A....more1h 14minPlay
May 01, 2022Kidz Bop & Minced OathsWe talk about Minced Oaths - dang, gosh, forked up, shitake mushrooms, etc., and also Kidz Bop, and also in Eurovision we discuss Finland's 2021 offering "Dark Side" by Blind Channel....more59minPlay
November 03, 202111. Tryna See Right Through - Bruno Mars Willow Contractions and Eye IdiomsWe did two songs today, Skate by Bruno Mars and Tranparent Soul by Willow. And we talk about tryna and other new contractions, see right through you and other eye based idioms, and The French Eurovision song Voila....more1h 10minPlay
October 17, 202110. The Pursuit of "Happier Than Ever" by Billie EilishThe etymology of happiness including Jesus orgasms and hedonism. The Bulgarian language's inferrential verb tense. ...more1h 33minPlay
October 09, 20219. Feeling "Way 2 Sexy" by Drake Future and Young ThugWe have fun with numbers, talking about to too and two, number puns in Chinese and Spanish, and British Bingo. Also Mata Hari by Efendi and the Azerbaijani language....more1h 45minPlay
FAQs about Getting Down & Wordy:How many episodes does Getting Down & Wordy have?The podcast currently has 118 episodes available.