Sometimes I'll be researching an episode and get the idea for another episode from whatever Google rabbit hole I find myself in. That's how this episode came about -- while I was researching The Story Behind Surfing.

I got into the topic of words and phrases popularized because of surf culture. And also, because my husband has been begging me to do an episode relating to his favorite movie, "The Big Lebowski," this is probably right up his alley, dude.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Surfer Lingo.

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The role of Jean Armour Polly was played by Kathe Kline from Rock Your Retirement.

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Media:

Documentary - The Story of English

Music for Makers

Sources:

The History of the Dude - Good

A Brief History of Dude - The Atlantic

Kahuna - Online Etymology Dictionary

What The Hell Does "Cowabunga" Mean, Anyhow? - BuzzFeed

The Woman Who Coined the Expression 'Surfing the Internet' - Surfer Today

Channel Surfing - Lex Maniac

'80s Slang - Like Totally '80s

Watch Surfers and Valley Girls Explain the Latest Slang in This 1980s Documentary - Slate