This week we’re talking about two hot topics, so listeners’ digression is advised. We dive into the history of incels (the involuntary celibate) and how a well-meaning chatroom has turned into a terrifying band of vigilantes. In the second half we learn about our power as individuals on the internet, and how our actions can make change happen.

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Portia's Sources:

• https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=incel
• https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/m7qqen/what-is-an-incel-how-incel-culture-grew-2010s
• https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/4/16/18287446/incel-definition-reddit
• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-facebook-post-connected-to-suspect-in-van-rampage-cites-incel/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/us/elliot-rodger-killings-in-california-followed-years-of-withdrawal.html

Carolyn's Sources:

• https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/cancel-culture-words-were-watching
• https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/30/20879720/what-is-cancel-culture-explained-history-debate

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Hey, beautiful pod pals. This episode we investigate leviathan lizards and what George learned when he decided to agovaGO on vacation. George... Wipe off your zinc and unroll your khakis.

Our first short! Unlike regular episodes, shorts will cover Portmanteaus with Portia and Slang with Carolyn. 

This week we peer betwixt two sticks to see why Twix is the ultimate chocolate fix. (We also cover its origin story, but who needs it when you have a sentence like that?!) We also learn why snatched is a complimentary term, and not exclusively adjacent to Liam Neeson and his missing movie relative(s).

Welcome to our pilot episode. We're excited to share our little passion project with you. WITW is an etymology podcast. We explore the quirky, interesting, and often surprising origin stories of common words. (We also dabble with portmanteaus and slang in our episode shorts.) This week, Carolyn will take you through the ins and outs of Quarantine (and reveal the "something" about Mary). Portia explains why night lights are not strictly for children with a deep dive into the roots of Nightmare.

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