Getting Down & Wordy

We discuss the OG oxford comma enthusiasts, Vampire Weekend, the first hit song off their new album, and everyone's favorite goat-fish astrological sign, the capricorn. What are capricorns like? Where'd the goat and fish combo come from? What's the age of capricorn going to be like? Why are you asking us all these questions?

In Eurovision, we'll talk about Italy's 2024 entry "La Noia" by Angelina Mango.

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This one's for the grammar nerds! (But not such grammar nerds that you'll cringe at all the stuff we inevitably got wrong.)

We're talking about Paula Abdul's greatest hit "Straight Up", and we're talking about irregular verbs, particularly about verbs that used to be irregular but are now regular, and about other words which are actually formerly irregular verb forms but we now use them for something else. Think of "wrought iron" or "what has God wrought?". Wrought was once the past tense form of work.

For Eurovision, we're talking about Finland's Windows95man and his song "No Rules". And we're talking about another grammar topic - telic and atelic verbs!

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Today we discuss Shrek the Musical, the live action musical play version of the first Shrek movie. How did this get made? Should it have been?

And we talk about the origin and many different meanings of gross.

In Eurovision talk, we discuss Ireland's "Doomsday Blues" by Bambie Thug.

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We discuss Ceelo Green's big hit (the radio edit) "Forget You", and we go deep into the evolution of the word dementia and society's ideas about it.

For Eurovision, we do Slovenia's song "Viktoria" by Raiven.

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We talk about Kentucky rapper Jack Harlow and the history of the whip, as a word and as a thing! Different types, whippings through the ages, whips in fiction . . .

For Eurovision, we talk about the Czech Republic's 2024 competitor, Aiko's "Pedestal", and we talk about trilled R's and the Czech Republic's unpronounceable variant on a trilled R.

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This week we talk about the 4 Non Blondes' one hit song from their one album. Why does it get so much hate? What’s under Linda Perry’s hat? Is it meth? And is Dolly Parton okay?

We tell you about various greetings and their origins. Looking to spice up your saying hello to people game? We’ve got you covered.

And in Eurovision we talk about Romania’s 2023 song, D.G.T. by Theodor Andrei. Enjoy it because there will be no Romania in 2024!

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Today we discuss famous brother and sister duo Jack and Meg White. Explain cow punk. And talk about Lay Bankz' "Lady Boner Gone".

Then we get into the ick. What is it? Who has it? How can you avoid giving it to girls? Is it problematic?

For Eurovision, we'll tell you about Netherlands' Joost Klein and the Frysian people and their language. Spoiler, it's very close to English.

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Today we discuss Ghostwriter's faux Drake and Weeknd song made using "AI". We talk the ethics of it. The news and controversy around it. The concept of digital blackface.

And we talk about AI generally and some of the words and terms that have arisen such as hallucination.

In Eurovision, we talk about Luxembourg, who is returning to the contest this year after thirty years of not participating. Small country, but they're a pretty big deal as they have five wins under their belt.

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We try to make sense of the Skibidi Toilet youtube videos and trace the word skibidi which really gets around, from Little Big's song "Skibidi" to Biser King's "Dom Dom Yes Yes".

We discuss the history of nonsense words with various examples including nonce words, sniglets, wugs, etc. And of course Lewis Carroll.

In Eurovision, we discuss the troubled past of Russia and the Eurovision song contest.

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Today we talk about the classic Bobby Darin song and the original song which it was based on. We also talk about his life and career generally.

In etymology, we discuss the origin of various aquatic animals' names, including whales, dolphins, and cuttlefish . . . We also talk generally about the relationship between naming and observation.

We talked about water animals, so for Eurovision we talked about Waterloo, the hit song by Abba that won Eurovision in 1974 and really changed the game.

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