Ranked #1
Ep. 1 - 'Fat': Go ahead, say the F-word
Ep. 1 - 'Fat': Go ahead, say the F-word
In our very first episode of Word Bomb, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta discuss the word "fat," bias, and th... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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28mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 2 - 'Doxx': Hacking the language of the internet
Ep. 2 - 'Doxx': Hacking the language of the internet
What does it mean to "doxx somebody?" Word Bomb hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta delve deep into the dark his... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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33mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 9 - 'Native': O Canada, don't label, just listen
Ep. 9 - 'Native': O Canada, don't label, just listen
In this episode, Karina and Pippa consider the word Native, using it to explore Canada's painful colonial past and prese... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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32mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 1 - 'Polyamory': Opening up the vocab of non-monogamy
Ep. 1 - 'Polyamory': Opening up the vocab of non-monogamy
Polyamory in North America is on the rise-and with it comes a plethora of brand-new words to describe how non-monogamous... Read more
1 Oct 2019
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26mins
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Ranked #5
Ep. 7 - 'Partner': The best name for your better half?
Ep. 7 - 'Partner': The best name for your better half?
Girlfriend, boyfriend, S.O., bae, better half, sweetheart, beau ... what's in a name? Pippa and Karina debate and disman... Read more
30 Oct 2018
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12mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 4 - 'Trigger': The word behind the warning
Ep. 4 - 'Trigger': The word behind the warning
TW: everything. This week, Pippa and Karina tackle the word "trigger", interviewing a PhD student, a mental health advoc... Read more
9 Oct 2018
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26mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 2 - 'Addict': On drug use and language usage
Ep. 2 - 'Addict': On drug use and language usage
With an opioid epidemic sweeping North America, there has never been a more urgent time to question how we talk about pe... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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25mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 3 - 'Crazy': How to De-craze Our Conversations
Ep. 3 - 'Crazy': How to De-craze Our Conversations
Dude, that's craaazy. In this mini episode, Pippa and Karina discuss one of the most-used adjectives in their vocabulary... Read more
15 Oct 2019
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16mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 8 - 'Renoviction': Portmanteau as protest
Ep. 8 - 'Renoviction': Portmanteau as protest
What happens when landlords evict tenants to renovate their units and triple the rents? Bitter disputes, drawn-out court... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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25mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 5 - 'Moist': The ick factor and damp semantics
Ep. 5 - 'Moist': The ick factor and damp semantics
Why are people so hung up on the word "moist"? Pippa and Karina wade into the damp, the humid and the slightly wet as th... Read more
16 Oct 2018
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11mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary
Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary
Pippa and Karina journey from the fifteenth century to the present day, tracing the course of a small word with an outsi... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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25mins
Ranked #12
Word Bomb is back for Season 2!
Word Bomb is back for Season 2!
Listen to hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta in season 2 of Word Bomb. Subscribe now!See omnystudio.com/listene... Read more
26 Sep 2019
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Ranked #13
Ep. 9 - 'Toronto': Live at Hot Docs
Ep. 9 - 'Toronto': Live at Hot Docs
Tkaronto, York, Toronto the Good, T-Dot, Hogtown, the 6ix... Canada's largest city has gone by many names over the years... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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11mins
Ranked #14
Ep. 8 - 'White': The Great YT North
Ep. 8 - 'White': The Great YT North
Are Canadians too polite to talk about race? When it comes to whiteness in Canada, it's a conversation worth having. Pip... Read more
19 Nov 2019
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33mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 7 - 'Drag': From drag balls to RuPaul
Ep. 7 - 'Drag': From drag balls to RuPaul
Serving realness, throwing shade, reading - RuPaul's Drag Race put drag slang on the map, for better and for worse. Pipp... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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26mins
