This week we are learning about busting gangs and yelping thangs. If you enjoyed this shortie, please leave us a review. Check out our Instagram @whatinthewordpod.

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This week we're talking about all things England (and trying to decide if Justin Long makes a good pinniped). Global warming is a real thing, The Last Kingdom is veeeeerrry accurate, and the quarantine is making us eager for human interaction. Send us a message or suggestion at:

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This week's Short is a fun one. We learn about how one Bob kept it in the family and how Bronys saddle up (aka congregate). What's your pony name?

This week we get a competitive with some good old fashioned Chess, and see why hysteria isn't so nice-y? CHECK it out!

Where's Waldo? At the dance hall, learning to twerk. This week we learn about the British roots of international sensation Where's Waldo. We also trace twerking all the way to Côte d'Ivoire. 

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You saunter deep into the woods and put the body there! That's dark... This week we'll talk about the origin of the word saunter and the downright enthralling history of assassin. Sources are on the episode blog post.

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Bible, we love spam. This week we uncover the history behind our salty, savory obsession and take a peek into the Kardashian lexicon.

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Some iconic combinations: Gin & Juice, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Gin & A Sweet Sweet Slice of Marble Rye? The last one is questionable, but this week we are exploring the origins of two of our favorites, "gin" and "sandwiches."  

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WITW has become a very enlightening research outlet for us. It has forced us to grapple with our Euro-centric understanding of history and we are so excited to educate ourselves about other cultures and histories. 

This week we learn about the powerful Black history of "woke" and the ever-evolving narrative of Bollywood! 

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Happy Pride Month, listeners! Please please listen to (the episode, but) the entirety of the intro. We list some important information about how you can support our pals in the black trans community! Spread some love. 

This week we do a deep dive into the Alphabet Soup and learn about the privilege of loving who we want. We also explore wage gaps and seasoning with the history of salary.

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Check out these fabulous black trans orgs:

https://www.theokraproject.com/

https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/donate

https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund

https://www.twocc.us/media/survival/

Portia's Sources: 

• https://leanin.org/data-about-the-gender-pay-gap-for-black-women
• https://iwpr.org/issue/employment-education-economic-change/pay-equity-discrimination/?gclid=CjwKCAjw8df2BRA3EiwAvfZWaNC4Se93ZXCICqn4EDFti2qRHVPmxMuYzp8w-2OutqHwf-zCu1hc1hoC3pUQAvD_BwE
• https://www.etymonline.com/word/salary
• https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/11/08/362478685/from-salt-to-salary-linguists-take-a-page-from-science#:~:text=Being%20so%20valuable%2C%20soldiers%20in,as%20the%20word%20%22salary.%22
• https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/grammar-vocabulary/story/word-origin-salary-1025118-2017-07-20
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqrhn8khGLM

Carolyn's Sources:

• https://www.stonewall.org.uk/
• https://www.mic.com/articles/121256/meet-marsha-p-johnson-and-sylvia-rivera-transgender-stonewall-veterans#.3EMwgGCx0 
• https://www.history.com/news/gay-rights-sip-in-juslius-bar 
• https://lgbt.foundation/