Word Salad

This is the last show for a while. But I'm developing a new show called History X. Get in touch to learn more. 

I discuss where the word of "boomer" comes from. Not just the Baby Boom, but also the Oklahoma boomers and sooners. With Apollonia Piña, a "Sooner" and Mvskoke (Creek) Citizen. It's complicated. 

Excerpts from Russell Cobb, The Great Oklahoma Swindle. Music bits by Rogers and Hammerstein and JJ Cale the OU Sooner Marching Band. Boomer? Sooner? 

All the words, all the best–and worst–words. How The Donald has changed the very language we use.

Stories about words in Spanish to describe foreigners of various stripes.

Words that don’t exist in English but should. And is it “nip in the bud” or “nip in the butt”?

Are you Gen X, Y, or a Millennial? Something else? Do generational labels have any validity beyond marketing? Join Word Salad to explore.