Very Bad Words

By Matt Fidler

As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists,... more

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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

Very Bad Words episodes:

November 08, 2017 22: Minicast - Friend of Dorothy
Contributing producer, Stephanie Billman, tells Matt the ridiculous story of the FBI’s hunt for “Dorothy”.
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6min
October 30, 2017 21: Tourettes
In this episode, Matt speaks to both the director of a camp specifically for children with Tourette Syndrome and the Tourette’s Hero, Jess Thom to dispel the idea that it’s just the “swearing disease”.
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29min
October 25, 2017 20: Minicast - The Swearing Lady
A friend tells a story about his childhood fascination with Tourette Syndrome.
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5min
October 18, 2017 19: Censorship of a Masterpiece
Matt follows the story of the banning and unbanning of one of the most notorious books ever, James Joyce’s Ulysses. He speaks with Lisa Flannigan, Director of the 2017 Bloomsday Festival in New York City and James LaRue, the Director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom to help guide the way.
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26min
October 11, 2017 18: Minicast - Fairy Tales
Matt chats to James LaRue about why the most commonly banned books are fairy tales.
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9min
October 04, 2017 17: Profanity & Parenting
Matt talks to kids, parents, and the ”psychologist of swearing”, Dr. Timothy Jay, to find out just how bad it is to swear around your kids.
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25min
September 27, 2017 16: Minicast - Matt's Mom
We meet Matt's mom and talk about how she would swear around him growing up.
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5min
September 20, 2017 15: What an A-hole!
In this episode of Very Bad Words, Matt talks about A-holes with UC Berkeley Linguist and author of the book, Ascent of the A-Word, Geoffrey Nunberg.
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30min
September 13, 2017 14: Minicast - Pain in the Donkey
Matt chats with Geoff Nunberg about the differences between British “arse” and American “a$$”.
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4min
September 06, 2017 13: The Sacred & The Profane
In this episode of Very Bad Words, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead returns to help Matt explore how religion and mothers shape the way we swear.
Guests: Anton Bonnici, Francois Gratton, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead

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24min

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