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Very Bad Words

As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists,... Read more

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42: The N-Word

42: The N-Word

Guest Producer Stephanie Billman helps guide us through the feelings, emotions, and history of the most violent, loaded ... Read more

27 Jun 2018

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41: Constructed Curses in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

41: Constructed Curses in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Nerf-herder? Frack? Farking Zarquon? Guest producers Forrest Phillips and Emily Block guide us through cursing in fictio... Read more

20 Jun 2018

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40: Minicast - Conversational Klingon

40: Minicast - Conversational Klingon

Matt talks to Marc Okrand about cursing in Klingon. The fictional Star Trek language that has become nearly as popular a... Read more

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39: Euphemisms

39: Euphemisms

Certain topics in our society aren’t considered proper to talk about. To make it easier to talk about such sensitive sub... Read more

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38: Minicast - The "D" Word

38: Minicast - The "D" Word

In this week's minicast, Matt reflects on a death that is close to him and how we use or don't use words about "dead". W... Read more

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37: The Poo List

37: The Poo List

Are you allowed to play swear words in scrabble? And if you really can, why aren’t they listed in the official scrabble ... Read more

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36: Minicast - The Accepted Slur

36: Minicast - The Accepted Slur

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35: George Carlin's Last Words

35: George Carlin's Last Words

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34: Minicast - An American Comic in London

34: Minicast - An American Comic in London

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33: Yo Mama!

33: Yo Mama!

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