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Wordy Wordpecker

Introducing Wordy Wordpecker with Rachel Lopez. A podcast that looks at how words have changed over time and the crazy journeys they took to become what they are today.Each week, your host Rachel will... Read more

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A Special Year-End Edition

A Special Year-End Edition

HELLO LISTENERS! We are reaching the end of this year and what an year it has been. Wordy Wordpecker was on Apple's Best... Read more

27 Dec 2018

12mins

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Ep. 13: Quiz

Ep. 13: Quiz

The word quiz gained popularity through graffiti on doors, windows, and walls all over Dublin. But what if this tale beh... Read more

13 Nov 2018

4mins

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Ep. 12: Zero

Ep. 12: Zero

We are talking about nothing in this episode. But nothing in the mathematical sense. Zilch. Zephyrum. Zero. Listen in as... Read more

6 Nov 2018

3mins

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Ep. 11: Alcohol

Ep. 11: Alcohol

There's so much to slur, err say about this word. You would remember it from last weekend's happy hour - we are talking ... Read more

30 Oct 2018

3mins

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Ep. 10: Silhouette

Ep. 10: Silhouette

You may want to dim the lights for this word. This week, we are looking at the origins of the word Silhouette. Listen in... Read more

23 Oct 2018

4mins

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Ep. 09: Pomegranate

Ep. 09: Pomegranate

Shrouded in mystery and centuries of folklore, pomegranates have been around forever. This ancient fruit comes with stor... Read more

16 Oct 2018

4mins

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Ep. 08: Stiletto

Ep. 08: Stiletto

As girly as you may think stilettos are, they were actually created for men. Women started wearing heels only in the lat... Read more

9 Oct 2018

4mins

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Ep. 07: Avocado

Ep. 07: Avocado

Remember when this fruit suddenly started showing up everywhere? From our salads to our dips and even our face masks? No... Read more

2 Oct 2018

2mins

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Ep. 06: Scrumptious

Ep. 06: Scrumptious

Food bloggers use it to describe almost everything on the surface of this planet. But the origins of the word... are unc... Read more

25 Sep 2018

3mins

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Ep. 05: Petrichor

Ep. 05: Petrichor

You know this word, mostly because the social media goes abuzz with it every time it rains. But, what does it mean? Here... Read more

18 Sep 2018

4mins

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