Words About Stuff

What happens when everyone works together? That's the magic of Dungeons & Dragons. We talk Halloween, small town childhoods, and why pretending to be a wizard with your friends might be one of the most human things we do.

Guest: Kirk the Dungeons & Dragons Game Master ✨ He exists only in-game, not on socials.

In this episode we explore:

Our favorite dragons and way to cook eggs.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

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💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

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🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

0:00 Ooze Clip

00:45 Welcome Kirk the Game Master

03:02 Rock On

05:28 Of Used Bookstores and Cats

08:50 Lawns are Dumb

09:33 Character Backstory & Halloween

19:41 Favorite Dragon

20:39 Speed Round: 1. First Job

27:32 2. Awesome Egg Order

32:19 3. Meeting Famous People

40:41 4. No Compromises

47:22 5. First Dungeon & Dragon

52:17 Making the Game Beginner-Friendly

53:59 Sponsor: Wash Your Hands

56:59 What is D&D?

01:03:59 Stolen Outro: Carl Sagan

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Cumberlandite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberlandite

Tiamat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat_%28Dungeons_%26_Dragons%29

Paperboy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperboy_(video_game)

Regular Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2246005/

Dr. Demento: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Demento

Michael McShane (Friar Tuck): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574540/

Star Trek: The Experience: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Experience

George Takei (Sulu): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Takei

Q from Star Trek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek)

Leonard Nimoy (Spock): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/

John de Lancie (Q): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209496/

Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005394/

Roll20 Gaming Platform: https://roll20.net/

The Mad Cleric Starting D&D Beginner's Guide: https://madcleric.com/starting-dungeons-dragons-a-beginners-guide/

THAC0: https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/THAC0

The Story of A Doctor Killed For Saying “Wash Your Hands” (Dr. Mike): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v329KtaqeM

New National Survey Finds Nearly Half of US Adults Admit to Not Washing Their Hands at Key Moments (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases): https://www.nfid.org/new-national-survey-finds-nearly-half-of-us-adults-admit-to-not-washing-their-hands-at-key-moments/

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #DungeonsAndDragons #D&D

If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, watching this will unlock deep-down commercial-related memories. You've been warned! (I'm still singing one of them to myself.)

Learn something new about your favorite toys and some very 90s toy commercials.

If you missed Part 1:

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wcA1ONfJpWailp3y7yt02?si=leMakhWUQny1tQHvblEUfA

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/zr5Bx2rU-pY

Guest: Phil Smith | Nostalgia Connoisseur, ✨ reminisce here:

🍿 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/mrflix1983/

📷 https://www.instagram.com/philsmithisrealsmith/

🎧 Phil's Audio Drama Episode: https://speakingvolumes.mybigcommerce.com/the-death-further-adventures-of-benjamin-brick-by-thom-reese-mp3-audio-theater/

🟥 Words About Stuff | Old vs New Media: https://youtu.be/vB_9ycOum98

🟥 Words About Stuff | Meeting Stars at Conventions: https://youtu.be/ct6ecwHEwIU

🟢 Dudes on Cinema | Nuclear Disaster w/ Phil and Josh: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ltXCHCNXbqecceq3er7iR

Explore:

If annoying marketing works. How commercials choose their songs. How to avoid getting bullied in the 90s.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 All things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

0:00 Start

00:34 Welcome

01:06 Nerf

04:21 Tangent: Canadian vs US TV Show Titles

05:19 Nerf Today

07:35 The Incredible Crash Dummies

11:03 Sock'em Boppers & Happy Meals

11:51 Sponsor: Outside

14:28 Appeal to Parents with (Plagiarized) Music

16:55 K'Nex

20:37 Polly Pocket & Gendered Toys

24:56 Pogs

29:43 Toll-Free Number & Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope

30:29 Super Soakers

35:13 Pogo Bal, Slip'n Slide & Moon Shoes

38:15 Why Did We Choose Our Toys?

41:14 What's Working for Phil

42:11 For More Vintage Toys & Commercials

43:05 More Phil

43:35 Stolen Outro: Toy Story

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Devon Sawa: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001701/

Jonathan Brandis: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000970/

SeaQuest DSV (aka SeaQuest 2032): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106126/

Fifteen the Series (aka Hillside): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101099/

Dude You're Screwed (aka Survive This): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3431238/

Skip-It: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip-It

Water Pets (Song: Lollipop | Betamax King): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LlIRKuckI

Baby Rollerblade (Song: I Get Around | CatraDhtern): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ERPxrBfmE

My Buddy (Child of the 80s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmwF-zy2Ypo

Mighty Max: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140749/

Cabbage Patch Dolls: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4435645618/vintage-1980s-cabbage-patch-kids-by

Commercials:

90s Nerf or Nothin' archived by The Random Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sejsBRWbGw&t=9s

"Incredible Crash Dummies" Crash Cars archived by CatraDhtern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgOtNMEQGM&list=PLOB980RnWuGS-YE2RcX1ITegnn4ugnQOY

Sock'em Boppers Inflatable Toy Commercial archived by iRemember That: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZeNdEaUtJ0

K'nex building toy commercial 1993 archived by TapeHole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NToL-dO19cQ

1993 Polly Pocket Commercial archived by Nostalgia Nerd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIfjBdOWgo

1995 - Pogs - The Game Commercial archived by Consumer Time Capsule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUykcjZKhLk

Super Soaker 200 Ideal 1991 archived by Retro Toys and Cartoons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neggpM2y3KQ&t=3s

Pogo Bal Blasters Commercial (1988) archived by Dino Drac's Retro Commercials!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJre1Tu1cYg

1989 - Crocodile Mile archived by Consumer Time Capsule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NZs91E3wNM

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #80sToys #90sToys #Nostalgia #PhilSmith

A love letter to the toys, commercials, and stores that shaped growing up in the 80s and 90s.

Phil Smith, Nostalgia Connoisseur makes his second guest appearance on the Words About Stuff podcast to talk Toys R Us adventures, MASK, and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.

Guest: Phil Smith | , ✨ Nostalgia Connoisseur here:

🍿 Phil's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/mrflix1983/

🟥 YouTube (Phil's Phlicks): https://www.youtube.com/@MrFlix1983

🟥 YouTube (Dudes on Cinema | Earnest vs Madea): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3AKPMFlMTs&list=PLjBcN4o8C0YcTDq0vPghLGeaYvf7ODd5j

🟢 Spotify (Dudes on Cinema | Nuclear Disaster w/ Phil and Josh): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ltXCHCNXbqecceq3er7iR

🟢 Spotify (Dudes on Cinema | Blood Simple Macguffin): https://open.spotify.com/episode/71X0pNb05Ix8gCrp4YhJiz

In this episode we explore:

Appreciation for internet archivists preserving deeply obscure media history. And Phil reveals a movie opinion that may permanently alter his nerd credentials.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Episode Start

00:18 Intro

00:24 Welcome Back Phil Smith

01:04 Awesome Today

04:49 Speed Round

04:55 1. If You Can Only Be One Thing...

08:56 2. First Phone App

09:37 3. A Hill You'll Die On

13:43 4. Favorite Job

15:14 Nostalgic Toys: Most Played With

20:49 MASK

27:52 Sponsor: Internet Archivists

29:28 Toys R Us

38:00 Pee-Wee's Playhouse

46:27 Stolen Outro: Bill Nye

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Pickles the Dog: https://www.instagram.com/pickles_p_smith/

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Theory

Duke by Genesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_%28album%29

Psychotic Reaction by Count Five: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotic_Reaction_%28album%29

'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy and Other Misheard Lyrics by Gavin Edwards: https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/misheard-lyrics/181472/?srsltid=AfmBOoqkJy9Yi9YJFW99-zdDnVfy6l8ZhV8a0KYLaZYaClRljVCdG4bP

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Glad_My_Mom_Died

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4490885879/1988-92-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles

Sylvanian Families: https://www.ebay.com/itm/257439744856?chn=ps&norover=1

Jenny Lewis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lewis

Jaleel White: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924918/

Lindsay Price: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0697010/

Original all-orange ninja turtles: https://www.actionfigure411.com/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/neca/neca-comics/the-first-turtles-2-pack-black-white-mirage-comics-8898.php

Skylanders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylanders

Commercials found at:

M.A.S.K. Mobile Armored Strike Kommand 1986 TV Commercial archived by HANZAKI444: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woux5FkgimY

Toys R Us "I'm a Toys R Us Kid" Ad (1983) archived by Remember These Ads?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KjbL0cnQPE

Pee-Wee's Playhouse Playset from Matchbox (1988) archived by Toy Tales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLUKX8tyH4

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #80sToys #90sToys #Nostalgia #PhilSmith

Words are weird. Brains are weird. And they have to work together?! In this solo episode, Amy the Copywriter talks about how language shapes everything.

The word "Enough":🔖 Substack: https://amythecopywriter.substack.com/p/in-a-word-poem-or-blog🌐 Words About Stuff unBlog: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/in-a-word-poem-or-blog/➡️ The unBlog exploring the word "Enough" and if a blog can be a poem: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/in-a-word-poem-or-blog/

In this episode we explore:

The emotional weight of words like “ready” and “enough,” this becomes a conversation about communication, psychology, social media, and why humans rarely mean exactly the same thing when they use the same words.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

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🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro

00:05 An Awesome Start

00:55 Special Interest: Words

02:53 Signaling Safety (or Danger)

04:38 Brains & Meaning

07:32 Regional & Time Differences

10:37 Words I Just Learned + Can't Spell

12:56 Work Words

17:19 Disfluency (Space Fillers)

18:14 The Fine Print

22:31 Rant About DQ "Deals"

25:03 Inclusion & Directionality

26:45 Social Media

29:37 Big Picture Words

42:19 Stolen Outro: Princess Bride

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Every Inconceivable in the Princess Bride (tim linder): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSSW3YNgzNQ

Muppets Kermit Its not easy being green (JayB7869): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZ-IxZ46ng

Ep 18. What Actually Makes You… You? The Puzzle of Identity (Part 2 of 2 w/ Dorothy Fee): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmigfsbr7HY

How frogs went from right-wing meme to anti-ICE protest symbol by Laura Blasey and Max Matza: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn987yqnee9o

Call the Midwife: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1983079/

I Will Teach You to be Rich (and Money for Couples) by Ramit Sethi: https://www.youtube.com/@ramitsethi

Etymology of Entomology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/entomology

What is the origin of the word deadline? by Scott Simon NPR with Benjamin Dreyer: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5494593/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-deadline-an-exploration-of-its-etymology

Mega Charizard X vs Y: Which is Better in Pokemon Go? (2025): https://www.toynk.com/blogs/news/mega-charizard-x-vs-y?srsltid=AfmBOorrWeQrqP0dJNECPGCozmLJ1RabOT347urT-wBG7bSfFCvqApFX

"Enough" Blog Post: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/unblog/ or https://substack.com/@amythecopywriter?

Love+Work by Marcus Buckingham: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59682855-love-work

The Stanley Parable Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/The_Stanley_Parable/

In Part 2, Lisa and Amy the Copywriter untangle: 1. What can parents do to support their child)? 2. How the systems work vs how children learn. And 3. Are we letting educators do their real job?

If you missed part 1, listen or watch:

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6dtt6hNq09Y2fgh4Lyn6RJ?si=rl3_4jCDRoS79JE60bELJg

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/DijfvGRoBoE

Guest: Lisa ✨ adventures in life, the universe, and everything:

The Archaeology Department

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thearchaeologydepartment/

🟥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheArchaeologyDepartment

Lisa Herself

🟥 YouTube for Foodies: https://www.youtube.com/@TwoOldOtaku

In this episode we chat about:

How grade levels and expectations have changed. How growth and grades are at odds. And how so many fish are being asked to climb trees.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

0:00 Welcome Back Lisa

00:33 Intro

02:25 Education: Keep, Change, or Trash

02:57 Standardized Testing: The Problems

05:41 Technology in the Classroom

07:27 How Parents Experience School

09:54 Testing Earlier & Anxiety

11:29 Montessori & Finland

12:50 Test Scores, Funding & Teacher Evals

20:05 District Staffing & Enrollment

24:18 The Purpose of School

26:28 Minutiae Comfort vs Systemic Change

27:48 Parents: The Good, Bad & Absent

32:59 The Perfect Parent

36:11 Sponsor: Subtitles

37:31 Growth vs Grades

39:40 Grade Level: 6th is now 4th

43:56 Classrooms & Class Sizes

46:04 Attendance

46:39 Curriculum, Lesson Plans & Phonics

55:18 The Big Picture, Problem & Fix

58:41 What's Working: Context, Commitment & Cosplay

01:04:35 To Learn More About Teaching

01:07:37 No Judgement

01:10:02 For More Lisa (Links)

01:10:46 Stolen Outro: Emeril Lagasse

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Montessori Education: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montessori_education

Individualized Education Program (IEP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualized_Education_Program

Horrible Histories: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1400819/

Schwa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa_(letter)

Which book turned Lisa into a reader? How did she embarrass herself on her first date with her now-husband? And why is boredom so important?

Guest: Lisa: Author, Corgi-Haver, ✨ explore more here:

🟥 YouTube Food Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/@TwoOldOtaku

In this episode we explore: Books, conventions, and stories. Plus a sneak peek at the Archaeology Department.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

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🏡 All things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Clip

00:16 Intro

00:22 Welcome Guest: Lisa

00:48 How We Met

02:43 Of Bridal Dresses, Battles & Books

04:42 Erotic Literature

06:51 The Creative Process: Write & Remove

07:47 Sponsor: Used Bookstores

08:35 What Makes Us Awesome Today

11:37 1. A Book That Changed Your World

18:04 Anime: Slime Reincarnation or Cowboy Bebop

19:38 2. Convention Moments: VTubers, Royalty & Husbands

24:46 3. Corgis

29:48 4. Weirdest Food

34:48 5. Dream Business: The Archaeology Department

40:38 Indie Bookstores

42:28 Adventures with Bones & Boredom

45:11 Embryology & Art

46:57 Links to Foodie & Author Lisa

47:51 Stolen Outro: Willy Wonka

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned💬

BSquared Photography by Bill Brown: https://www.facebook.com/BSquaredPhotoLV

Literotica

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros: https://rebeccayarros.com/fourthwing

Dragonriders of Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey & Todd J. McCaffrey: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/PN2/dragonriders-of-pern/

Level Up Expo: https://lvlupexpo.com/

Harry Pottery by J.K. Rowling: https://www.ebay.com/b/Harry-Potter-Books/261186/bn_7023324379

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle: https://www.madeleinelengle.com/books/

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery: https://lmmonline.org/books/anne-of-green-gables/

Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/NAD/nancy-drew/

The Hardy Boys Series by Franklin W. Dixon: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/HAB/the-hardy-boys/

Trixie Belden, Girl Detective Series by Julie Campbell and Kathryn Kenny: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/TII/trixie-belden-girl-detective/

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/286951/lord-of-the-flies-by-william-golding/

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/works.htm

Divergent by Veronica Roth: https://veronicarothbooks.com/books/divergent/

Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer: https://stepheniemeyer.com/books/

1984 by George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: https://raybradbury.com/

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9054364/

Cowboy Bebop: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213338/

ironmouse | Vtuber on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ironmouse/videos

Chris Broad's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisAbroad

CDawgVA (Connor's) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CDawgVA

Trash Taste Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TrashTaste

Cyclothon Video with Donation Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbzOfE_6dqM

Immune Deficiency Foundation: https://primaryimmune.org/

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K): https://mst3k.com/

SoonerCon: https://soonercon.com/

Takoyaki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takoyaki

Mentaiko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollock_roe

Kimchi Pancake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi-buchimgae

Copper Cat Books: https://coppercatbooks.com/

The Sci-Fi Center: https://www.thescificenter.com/

Castlevania TV Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6517102/

Are you defined by what happens to you, what you do, or why you do it? Board the Ship of Theseus and get curious about the “shaken jar."
If you missed part 1, listen or watch here:

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Mk6ZfLGhAe6vxgjTyvSET?si=vxzRuYaJQFi9BlrmXsOICQ

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/nqzOYDZtZl0Guest: Dorothy Fee | Brand Strategist ✨ get clarity here:

🌐 See Dorothy's Work: https://www.dorothycopy.com/

💼 Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-fee/

🥳 Reveal Your Marketing Blindspot: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/62c5e41e5aa18e00182813de

In this episode we explore:

What actually makes up your identity... and how much of it is yours to control?

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Clip

00:19 Welcome Back Dorothy Fee

00:44 Identity

05:23 Your Body as Identity

09:29 The Roles You Choose to Play

12:41 Your Title

19:36 Embodied vs Performative

21:41 Sponsor: Blood Donation

23:21 Your Morals

23:58 Grammar Warriors

28:59 Religion

32:31 Time (Wisdom, Age, Experience)

40:36 Experiences (What Happens Around You)

46:40 What's Working for Dorothy

50:32 Boundaries

52:11 Identity & Philosophy Links

53:14 For More Dorothy (or Help with Your Brand Identity)

54:48 Stolen Outro: Mr. Rogers

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

The Obstacle is the Way (Ryan Holiday): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/314003/the-obstacle-is-the-way-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition-by-ryan-holiday/

Loving Bravely (Alexandra Solomon): https://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/books/loving-bravely

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AmyTheCopywriter #DorothyFee #TheShipOfTheseus #Identity

Amy talks with brand strategist Dorothy Fee about how marketing can be less gross. And how Dr. Seuss' Lorax + Thneeds are a perfect allegory for our current AI-generated hellscape.

Guest: Dorothy Fee | Brand Strategist ✨ get clarity here:

🌐 See Dorothy's Work: https://www.dorothycopy.com/

💼 Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-fee/

🥳 Reveal Your Marketing Blindspot: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/62c5e41e5aa18e00182813de

In this episode we explore:

How chronic illness and work... work, showing up honestly online, and how understanding who you are might be the only real strategy.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Clip

00:21 Welcome Dorothy Fee

07:54 Motivational Facebook Posts

11:57 Social Media Philosophy (What's it for?)

13:40 The Lorax and Thneeds

15:30 Sponsor: Your Ears

17:29 What Makes Us Awesome Today

21:56 Locus of Control

24:49 Yes And to Both And

29:01 1. Favorite Smell

29:40 2. Early, Late, or On time

34:48 Compulsive Knitting

36:34 Professional Identity Crisis (Imposter Syndrome)

43:38 3. Least Important Skill (edit)

45:52 4. First Question After 100 Years

46:23 5. A Pet You Don't Want

48:33 Not All Men

50:06 Part 2 Teaser (Identity) and Dorothy Links

50:25 Stolen Outro: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

51:32 Outro

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

The Obstacle is the Way (Ryan Holiday): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/314003/the-obstacle-is-the-way-expanded-10th-anniversary-edition-by-ryan-holiday/

Loving Bravely (Alexandra Solomon): https://www.dralexandrasolomon.com/books/loving-bravely

Comprehensive Copywriting Academy (Filthy Rich Writer): https://wordsaboutstuff.net/filthy-rich-writer-review/

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AmyTheCopywriter #DorothyFee #TheLorax

What does sick brain do? Not much.

In this episode we explore:

Being delirious.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 BLARGH

00:11 No Podcast Today

02:07 Stolen Outro: Fremulon

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Nyquil.

Amy and Eli Sundelson of Big Brow Creative explore strange world of LinkedIn. From wild posts and AI pitches to “LinkedIn voice” and trolls. Plus: why bold branding attracts the right people (and repels the rest) and a chaotic LinkedIn Battle Royale.

Guest: Eli Sundelson of Big Brow Creative, 🤨 have fun with words here:

🌐 Website: https://www.bigbrowcreative.com/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisundelson/

In this episode we explore:

The winding road to copywriting including telemarketing and being a jazz organist.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Clip

00:32 Intro

00:38 Welcome Eli of Big Brow Creative

01:13 Brand Names That Get a Reaction

06:24 Uno Reverse Awesome Question

07:52 Telemarketing Stories

12:53 Movie: Sorry to Bother You

14:20 Shortest Job

16:24 Speed Round

16:32 1. A Book You've Read More Than Once

20:05 2. The Last Movie You Saw (The Testament of Ann Lee & One Battle After Another)

22:34 3. Favorite Kind of Person

24:45 4. How Many Burritos is Too Many?

25:25 Sponsor: Flu Shot

26:07 5. Jazz Organist?

27:45 Musical Interlude

34:12 LinkedIn Battle Royale

34:48 Life is Sales

36:11 LinkedIn Premium

37:17 Troll Category

38:45 LinkedIn Voice

40:46 Trolls in the Wild

41:31 LinkedIn Lunatics Reddit

44:14 Ai Pitches

44:40 Why So Serious?

45:12 AI Pitch Combat

49:29 Number Go Up

51:23 Profile Pics

53:30 Semifinals

54:09 The Champion

54:43 What's Working for Eli

57:36 Links to More Eli & Jazz

01:00:00 Stolen Outro: Perfect Person Podcast

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Columbia House Movie Subscriptions: https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/1cewn5w/i_built_my_old_cd_and_dvd_collections_through_bmg/

Columbia House Movie Stickers: https://www.reddit.com/r/nostalgia/comments/ms6p8o/columbia_house_movie_club_stamps_6_vhs_for_only_6/

Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5688932/

Armada and Ready Player One (Ernest Cline): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/130867/ernest-cline/

Ready Player One (movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/

The Testament of Ann Lee: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34819091/

Bugonia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12300742/

Hammond Organ (Jim Huss, Keyboard Exchange International): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5CmAWPEXbs

LinkedIn Lunatics: https://www.reddit.com/r/LinkedInLunatics/

The Book Corner (Used Books): https://www.instagram.com/fallsbookcorner/

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AmyTheCopywriter #EliSundelson #BigBrowCreative #LinkedIn