Word of the Day

By Jamie Silva

In this podcast, we highlight fun but underused words, explain their usage and origin, provide real-life conversational examples for each, and generally have a good time.... more

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How many episodes does Word of the Day have?

The podcast currently has 129 episodes available.

Word of the Day episodes:

December 19, 2017 Episode 58 - Machinations + Machiavellian
Encouraging you to listen to this episode is just one part of our Machiavellian scheme to achieve fame and fortune.
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18min
December 12, 2017 Episode 57 - Innocuous
In which just a single seemingly innocuous word nearly destroys this show's credibility.
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9min
December 06, 2017 Episode 56 - Perspicacious
Perspicacious listeners will recognize this as an immensely useful word.
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13min
November 28, 2017 Episode 55 - Milquetoast
Includes recipe for genuine milk toast.
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15min
November 21, 2017 Episode 54 - Bailiwick
Pleasantly explaining useful words is kind of our bailiwick.
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11min
November 14, 2017 Episode 53 - Unbeknownst
Unbeknownst to you (until now), this is a very useful word.
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10min
November 07, 2017 Episode 52 - Naught + Aught
Naught about this episode is boring or uninformative.
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10min
November 01, 2017 Episode 51 - Neophyte
This episode turns linguistic neophytes into experts.
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15min
September 27, 2017 Episode 50 - Eschew + Obfuscation
This program eschews obfuscation, and also Nashua cashew chew crash news.
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14min
September 20, 2017 Episode 49 - Wherewithal
If you have a phone and a few minutes of free time, you have the wherewithal to listen to this episode.
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12min

FAQs about Word of the Day:

How many episodes does Word of the Day have?

The podcast currently has 129 episodes available.