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We're changing our blog! (63.5) Dave Shepherd announces changes to The Word Nerds' blog and feed, which will take place this weekend. The web address for The Word Nerds will remain thewordnerds.org, and the feed address will stay thewordnerds.org/rss.This may mean duplicate downloads for editions of TWN that you have already received from April and May 2006. You can correct this on your end by changing the settings in your podcatcher software so that you are receiving only the most recent episodes of podcasts, not all epi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Idioms and Culture (63)Dave Shepherd welcomes back the North Carolina Nerd, Howard Shepherd, who is home from his travels to Denmark. Dave and Howard respond to several voicemails and emails about ePrime and puns. (1:55)
Howard shares his memories of his trip with his students to Hobro Gymnasium in Denmark. (8:53)
Revisiting our show on Insidious Idioms, we explain our categories of idiomatic distinctions: national, regional, and socio-economic class differences. (11:36)
Music bumper from by "Make Me Und ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Non-Verbal Communication (62)Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about environments in which we communicate without using any words: elevators, restrooms, automobiles, interviews (1:59)
Music bumper from "Jona Lee" by Roomful of Blues (12:32)
Non-verbal communication in romance, sports, and the classroom (12:51)
Music and dance (19:19)
Song: "There Ain't No Words," by Harrison Kennedy (22:08)
Rude word of the week: "dumb" (25:43)
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Acting and Performance (61)Dave Shepherd welcomes his wife Barbara once again as a guest Word Nerd. Dave and Barbara, who met in drama school years ago, discuss their shared background as actors. (1:54)
The specialized vocabulary of the theatre (5:51)
Music bumper from "Overreacting" by Brad Sucks (15:05)
Acting and performance in everyday life: the roles we play (15:29)
Song: "All the World's a Stage," by Away With the Fairys (19:15)
Rude word of the week: "chew the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Race and Language (60)Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang welcome a voicemail on the Nerd Number from Hillary Israeli, on modern Hebrew as an invented language. (2:06)
Dave and Howard discuss racial labels and epithets, and the boundaries of acceptability. (4:35)
Music bumper from "Nada" by Jaime Beauchamp (16:24)
Race and identity: what is "race"? (17:01)
Song: "Black Madonna," by Sophia Ramos (25:54)
Rude word of the week: "halfbreed" (29:06)
Music bumper from "Meant to Be" by Rob Costlow (31:52)
Race, ethni ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Puns (59)Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd respond to a voicemail from Chad at Me and the Bean about the secret girl language. (1:58)
Dave and Howard explore several different sorts of puns. (4:18)
Music bumper from "Nada" by Jaime Beauchamp (11:26)
Some serious puns (12:11)
Song: "Absinthe Minded," by Adrienne Pierce (16:03)
Rude word of the week: "dullard" (as in somebody who just doesn't get puns) (19:03)
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Music and Language (58)Barbara Shepherd returns for the second week as a guest Nerd. She and Dave Shepherd respond to an email from Fred Chalfant about Barbara's grandmother's name. (2:52)
Dave and Barbara, who are both musicians, talk about the importance of music in their lives. (4:23)
Music bumper from "Tonight" by Zach Ashton (9:11)
What music does to language: poetry, songs, musical theater, education (9:38)
Song: "Singing to Me," by Robin Stine (14:39)
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Age and Language (57)Since Howard Shepherd and Howard Chang are both travelling the world, Dave Shepherd welcomes a special guest Nerd, Barbara Shepherd (the Love of His Life). (1:57)
Dave and Barbara talk about their favorite new podcast, Washington Travel Cast, produced by their good friends, Julie and Mark. Join Julie and Mark on podcast walking tours of Washington DC and the surrounding area. (2:46)
Dave and Barbara respond to audio feedback from Jenny B. with a mondegreen from childhood. We follow up b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Language of Deception (56)Dave Shepherd welcomes Adam Curry, Ashley Simpson, and Howard Stern to the Word Nerds' studio. APRIL FOOLS! Just kidding! It's really Dave and Howard Chang.
Dave and Howard respond to voicemail from Patrick regarding the Rude Word of the Week. (1:59)
On April Fools Day, Dave and Howard explore the relationship of language to deception and humor. Dave presents a mental deception he learned from Frank Freer, the late magic dealer in Berlin. (4:06)
The trickster in myth; deception and ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Invented Language (55)Dave Shepherd revisits a couple of blend-word examples we overlooked last week: "celebutante" and "ruinion." (Thanks to Hillary Israeli.) (1:56)
Dave and Howard Shepherd discuss the challenges of trying to remain non-commercial for one year. Our anniversary was the day we recorded this show, March 21, 2006. (2:56)
Dave and Howard explore the realm of invented languages--languages artificially constructed for specific purposes. (Thanks to Kevin Thomas and Alexandre Enk ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Portmanteau Words (Blend Words) (54)Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang respond to voicemail from Paul of The PK and J Show, who has a word-usage question about 'beside' and 'besides.' (1:53)
Dave and Howard discuss the formation of blend words, popularly known as 'portmanteau words,' and their effect on language change. (5:06)
What are 'good' (effective) and 'bad' (non-effective) blends? (8:20)
Music bumper from by 'Stitch Together' by Adam Boucher (14:39)
Blends that promote convenience and utility of of speech ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nerds Who Say "Nym" (53)Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd respond to voicemail from Art in Vermont about a "computer-generated" mondegreen. (1:53)
Dave and Howard explore the "-nym" words of linguistics: terms used to categorize types of words. Our title this week is based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail. There is great footage of an interview with the Pythons, just before the American release of Holy Grail, on The Sound of Young America. (3:12)
Homonyms (both homophones and homographs) (4:36)
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Locker-room Lingo, Pickup Lines, and Flirtation (52)Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang explore the language of the locker-room, the emerging way young people talk about each other as sexual beings. (1:55)
Song: "There She Goes" by Brother Love (15:39)
"What's your sign?" and other pickup lines (20:21)
Rude word of the week: "one-night stand" (26:02)
Song "Tonight," by Zach Ashton (27:47)
Flirtation: kinder, gentler, more sincere than pickup lines? (31:28)
Flirtation and the performance of close-up magic (33:22)
Please share with us your ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Fantastic Flubs (51)Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd play a voicemail response to Howard's recent rap of Beowulf. (2:29)
Howard and Dave discuss speech flubs: malapropisms, spoonerisms, mondegreens, and shibboleths. (3:45)
Music bumper from "Jona Lee" by Roomful of Blues (17:18)
Spoonerisms--funny sound transpositions (17:37)
Song: "Fairest of the Mall" by Griddle (19:27)
Rude word of the week: "bass-ackwards" (21:57)
Music bumper from "Tonight," by Zach Ashton (24:01)
Shibboleths--"pronunciation passw ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The History of Our Podcast (50)Dave Shepherd, Howard Chang, and Howard Shepherd look back on how this podcast got started. (Warning: navel-gazing alert!) (2:09)
We give a glimpse behind the scenes: how we prepare a show during our "Nerd Nosh." (12:36)
Music bumper from "History Repeats" by Jay Snyder (14:20)
Our worldwide audience and their nerdy interests (14:44)
How we do it: our technical setup, and our usual work-plan for a show (16:50)
We do it for free? Well...not absolutely. We would accept your donations, an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Governmental Gab (49)Dave Shepherd plays the first feedback we've received on the new Nerd Number, about our show on onomotapoeia (2:45)Dave and Howard Chang explore words and metaphors describing systems of governance and polity. Each of them reads a poem about the ship of state. (4:01)Music bumper from 'Court of Greedy Kings,' by Val Davis (10:02)Governance, the governator, and other words about those who govern (10:17)Song: 'Peace Wins the Election' by Maria Daines (19:38)Rude word of the week: 'tyrant' (23: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Rhythm and Meaning (48)Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd talk about rhythm and the significance of language cadence. (1:58)
Rhythm in the "frozen register" (a term we picked up from Prof. Cheryl Carter) (3:33)
Song: "Rhythm Hymn," by The Franks (9:44)
Rhythm as a mnemonic device. We recall "A Prayer of St. Chrysotom," not having heard it in over 20 years. (14:51)
Music bumper from "Move to my Beat" by Cool Cluster (17:27)
Rude word of the week: "stumblebum" (18:04)
Song: "Back Beat Rhythm," by Los Blancos ( ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Weather Words (47)Dave Shepherd explains why we have a new Nerd Number (206-600-NERD). For the next couple weeks you'll hear two different numbers mentioned in alternating shows, since we pre-recorded several shows before switching phone numbers. (1:52)Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about the weather without doing anything about it. (This is a reference to a quote from Mark Twain.) (2:16)Song: "Rainfall," by Hungry Lucy (7:28)Weather metaphors (11:20)Dave talks about the play Alle Wetter (Thunderation) ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Onomatopoeia and Other Word Music (46)Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd get a buzz out of talking about onomatopoeia. (Did I spell that right?) (1:52)
Song: "Crash, Bang, Boom," by Ellen Rosner (5:48)
Animal sounds around the world (source: Sounds of the World's Animals website) (8:07)
Music bumper from "Small Thuds in the Night" by Happy Ashtray (12:22)
Rude word of the week: the Bronx cheer (which we can't really spell out) (13:05)
Song: "The Buzz is Over," by Macle (15:05)
Other examples of "word music" (18:54)
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Etymonline.com needs your help (45A)A short plea for help, suggestions, support for the Online Etymology Dictionary, maintained as a labor of love by Douglas Harper, and falling victim to its own success.
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Our Favorite Words (45)Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang share some of their favorite words--words that Word Nerds would like. (1:57)
Words whose sounds we like (2:57)
wlonk
humuhumunukunukuapua'a
aglet
"SAT words"--words every smart high school student should know. (6:53)
indefatigable
benevolent
malevolent
Song: "Certain Words in Uncertain Times," by This Providence (8:45)
Words whose etymologies interest us (11:56)
helicopter
dactyl
Music bumper from "The Helicopter" by Boblex (13:4 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Metaphor and Metonymy (44)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd introduce a voicemail from Jeff in Houston, Texas, on the infrequency of Christmas (1:56)
Howard and Dave make a conceptual leap by exploring metaphor and metonymy. (3:25)
Song: "Similar," by Erich Specht (11:34)
Promo for Will and Iris (14:49)
The development of metaphor in linguistic maturity (15:13)
Music bumper from "Like Shine" by Likeshine (17:17)
Rude word of the week: "asshole" (17:43)
Song: "Like Tears in Rain," by P.W. Fenton and The Secon ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Games Nerds Play (43)Dave Shepherd explains that the only reason this show is rated "R" is because of the second song. (It would otherwise probably be PG.) (1:59)Howard Chang, Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about the langauge of games and playing. (2:19)Song: "Play My Game," by Heidi McCurdy (6:35)More gaming language--"frolic," "cavort," "puzzle," "pun" (9:35)Music bumper from "Games" by Shaun (15:30)Greetings from Simran in India. (15:53)Rude word of the week: "player/playa" (16:16)Song: "Playa's Fo L ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Word Nerds in 2005--A Look Back (42)Dave Shepherd introduces a look back over the previous 41 editions of The Word Nerds, on behalf of Howard Shepherd and Howard Chang. (3:27)
Greeting from Annik Rubens of Schlaflos in MĂnchen (7:10)
Song: "Why," by The Day Traders (7:31)
Greeting from Sébastien of French Podclass (11:26)
Clips from the past year:
Clichés (11:40)
The Power of Names (14:20)
Greeting from Paul Nicholls of podcastpaul.com (17:40)
Regional Speech and Our Roots (18:06)
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Insidious Idioms (41)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd define insidious idioms--quirky forms of expression that don't seem quirky to native speakers. (2:33)Song: "Figure It Out," by Cara Aley (7:00)Embedded metaphor versus insidious idiom (10:02)Music bumper from "Like Shine" byLikeshine. (18:18)Rude word of the week: "piss off" (18:46)Song: "So Long, Goodby," by The Jimi Ruccolo Band (23:12)Cross cultural confusions and insidious idioms (26:25) Annik Rubens chats with Dave about cross-cultural confusion in Ger ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Curiosity (40)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd explore the etymology of words used to talk about curiosity. (Thanks to Paul Lawler for this topic suggestion.) (1:54)curiousquidnuncSong: "Why," by Mandi Perkins (6:19)More about the dark side of curiosity (10:30)eavesdroppervoyeurgossipSchadenfreudespying, espionageinterrogationMusic bumper from "Why" by Don't Call Me Dude. (16:23)Rude word of the week: "MYOB (mind your own business)" (17:06)Song: "Why," by The Day Traders (19:12)Curiosity as a good thing ( ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Curiosity (40)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd explore the etymology of words used to talk about curiosity. (Thanks to Paul Lawler for this topic suggestion.) (1:54)curiousquidnuncSong: "Why," by Mandi Perkins (6:19)More about the dark side of curiosity (10:30)eavesdroppervoyeurgossipSchadenfreudespying, espionageinterrogationMusic bumper from "Why" by Don't Call Me Dude (16:23)Rude word of the week: "MYOB (mind your own business)" (17:06)Song: "Why," by The Day Traders (19:12)Curiosity as a good thing (t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Word Nerds in History (39)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd tip their hats to the great, famous, and influential word nerds in the modern history of the English language. (1:49)Song: "Talk, Talk, Talk," by Cheryl B. Engelhardt (16:17 )Our friend Jason from Perth, Australia sends greetings. (18:37)Rude word of the week: "old fart" (18:46)Song: "Mark My Words," by Granian (22:32)Word nerds in the mass media (up to, and including podcasting) (25:44) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music NetworkTheme music by Kick the Ca ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Color Metaphors (38)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd talk about a virtual rainbow of color metaphors. (2:03)Song: "Blue Bird Tattoo," by Circe Link (20:02)Rude word of the week: "yellow" (23:06)Song: "Lime," by Persona (26:22)The many faces of "green," plus a bit of brown-nosing (29:53) Music courtesy of GarageBand.comTheme music by Kick the Cattime: 35:17size: 16.2 Mbrating: PG (Everything's just fine, until we talk about brown-nosing at the end.)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Cliches (37)Dave Shepherd explains why we put a "ratings" announcement at the beginning of each show. (1:51)Howard Shepherd and Dave give it 110% as they explore clichés. (3:04)Song: "Friday Night," by Amy Dalley (13:33)Rude word of the week: "shit happens" (17:21)Song: "Sick As a Dog," by Brad Sucks (21:04)Clichés from the news (24:12) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music NetworkTheme music by Kick the Cat, courtesy of GarageBand.comtime: 31:25size: 14.4 Mbrating: PG-13 (Our rude word is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Names and Identity (36)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd talk about the relationship of names to identity--a revisitation of our show "The Power of Names." (1:54)Many listeners have emailed us with comments about name-relatedtopics. (2:08)Names are used as concealments and as self-expression on the Internet. (4:55)Our names are connected to our faces and identities. (8:39)Names enter our language as eponymous adjectives. (12:40)Song: "Forget My Name," by The Spinning Jennies (17:57)Rude word of the week: "troll" (20 ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Euphemisms (35)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about euphemisms--nice ways of saying things. (Mom taught us that if we couldn't say anything nice, we shouldn't say anything at all.) (1:52)Excretory euphemisms (4:17)Sexual euphemisms, along with a very unfortunate slip of the tongue by John Roberts of CBS News; see also Woody's World of Penis Euphemisms (8:50)Euphemisms for death (14:04)"Politically correct" euphemisms: euphemism as obfuscation (15:36)Song: "Collateral Damage," by Furthur Abuse (17: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Euphemisms (35)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about euphemisms--nice ways of saying things. (Mom taught us that if we couldn't say anything nice, we shouldn't say anything at all.) (1:52)Excretory euphemisms (4:17)Sexual euphemisms, along with a very unfortunate slip of the tongue by John Roberts of CBS News; see also Woody's World of Penis Euphemisms (8:50)Euphemisms for death (14:04)"Politically correct" euphemisms: euphemism as obfuscation (15:36)Song: "Collateral Damage," by Furthur Abuse (17: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Words of Weariness (34)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are two exhausted teachers--and they talk about words used to talk about weariness (2:12)Song: "Carry Me Home," by Virginia (16:10)Rude word of the week: "dragging your ass" (19:26)Song: "Weary Rag," by Earl Oliver, the Walkin' Blues Man (23:03)More words about weariness (We've just run out of gas...) (26:11) Music courtesy of GarageBand.comTheme music by Kick the Cattime: 30:17size: 13.9 Mbrating: PG (Our rude word is ruder than a child should utter, but oth ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Words of Weariness (34)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are two exhausted teachers--and they talk about words used to talk about weariness (2:12)Song: "Carry Me Home," by Virginia (16:10)Rude word of the week: "dragging your ass" (19:26)Song: "Weary Rag," by Earl Oliver, the Walkin' Blues Man (23:03)More words about weariness (We've just run out of gas...) (26:11) Music courtesy of GarageBand.comTheme music by Kick the Cattime: 30:17size: 13.9 Mbrating: PG (Our rude word is ruder than a child should utter, but oth ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Eponyms (33)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss some of their favorite eponymic expressions--common words taken from proper nouns (1:46)Song: "Cellophane," by Sattelite Hearts (13:56)Rude word of the week: "chauvinist" (18:35)Song: "Aphrodite's Child," by Juliet Kelly (21:36)Eponyms from myth and literature (25:58) Thanks to emailers and voice-mailers. Ferg from the podcast Air Ferg scooped us on "playing the dozens." Chad from Mt. Airy, NC, gives us a couple of North Carolina-isms we left out. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Our Favorite Resources: Online and Print (32)Howard Chang talks about why we love both online and print books and other resources about words. (1:50)Dave Shepherd shares some suggestions by listeners for good online word resources. Thanks especially to Frank Jonen for The Devil's Dictionary and Eric Strauss for The Origins of Cliches. (4:36)Howard Shepherd sings the praises of Bartleby.com. (5:56)Howard Chang and Dave talk about many of their favorite online sites (7:25):The Oxford English Dictionary OnlineThe Online Etymology Diction ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Our Favorite Resources: Online and Print (32)Howard Chang talks about why we love both online and print books and other resources about words. (1:50)Dave Shepherd shares some suggestions by listeners for good online word resources. Thanks especially to Frank Jonen for The Devil's Dictionary and Eric Strauss for The Origins of Cliches. (4:36)Howard Shepherd sings the praises of Bartleby.com. (5:56)Howard Chang and Dave talk about many of their favorite online sites (7:25):The Oxford English Dictionary OnlineThe Online Etymology Diction ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Registers of Language (31)Dave Shepherd shares a joke from Ed Nickow about American monolingualism. (1:56)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about registers of language and explore the concept of "vertical" registers. (2:49)One interesting hierarchy of "vertical" registers is proposed by Cheryl Carter.Song: "Proper English," by Frontliners (12:11)Rude word of the week: "gauche" (15:51)Song: "Intimate Strangers," by Aaron Cheney (19:14)"Horizontal" registers, jargon, and community argot (22:54)Theme music by Kick ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Flight and Terror (30)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd talk about words used to describe people who are running away from dreadful situations. (1:51)Song: "Home," by Hawkeye (14:44)Rude word of the week: "bum" (20:44)Music: "In His Time," by 21DCO (27:09)Fear and terror, terrorists and freedom fighters (27:08)Theme music by Kick the CatMusic courtesy of GarageBand.comtime: 37:19size: 17.1 Mbrating: PG-13 (Howard mentions an alteration of a racial slur.)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Flight and Terror (30)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd talk about words used to describe people who are running away from dreadful situations. (1:51)Song: "Home," by Hawkeye (14:44)Rude word of the week: "bum" (20:44)Music: "In His Time," by 21DCO (27:09)Fear and terror, terrorists and freedom fighters (27:08)Theme music by Kick the CatMusic courtesy of GarageBand.comtime: 37:19size: 17.1 Mbrating: PG-13 (Howard mentions an alteration of a racial slur.)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Verbal Put-Downs (29)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd share some of their favorite bon mots, verbal put-downs and snaps. (Resource for snaps and playing the dozens: Online Magazine) (1:45)Song: "Lights Are On But No One's Home," by The Churchills (15:06)Rude word of the week: "dumbass" (19:04)Song: "Cuttin' You Down to Size," by Billy Hatley's Big City Band (23:22)A few favorite Shakespearean insults (26:58)Theme music by Kick the Cattime: 32:53size: 15.2 Mbrating: PG (Mildly rude insults; brief sexual referen ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Verbal Put-Downs (29)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd share some of their favorite bon mots, verbal put-downs and snaps. (Resource for snaps and playing the dozens: Online Magazine)(1:45)Song: "Lights Are On But No One's Home," by The Churchills (15:06)Rude word of the week: "dumbass" (19:04)Song: "Cuttin' You Down to Size," by Billy Hatley's Big City Band (23:22)A few favorite Shakespearean insults (26:58)Theme music by Kick the Cattime: 32:53size: 15.2 Mbrating: PG (Mildly rude insults; brief sexual referenc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Animal Metaphors and Animal Idioms (28)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd explore animal metaphors and American English idioms based on animals. (1:41)Song: "Snakes," by Calyptra, courtesy of GarageBand.com (11:38)Rude word of the week: "dog" and other animal-based insults (14:56)Song: "Taller Than Dogs," by Oscar Trim, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (19:44)Fantastic animal metaphors, and ancient roots of animal idioms (22:23)Theme music by Kick the Cattime: 30:51size: 14.1 MbNOTE: We will save you all some hard drive space b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Animal Metaphors and Animal Idioms (28)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd explore animal metaphors and American English idioms based on animals. (1:41)Song: "Snakes," by Calyptra, courtesy of GarageBand.com (11:38)Rude word of the week: "dog" and other animal-based insults (14:56)Song: "Taller Than Dogs," by Oscar Trim, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network (19:44)Fantastic animal metaphors, and ancient roots of animal idioms (22:23)Theme music by Kick the Cattime: 30:51size: 14.1 MbNOTE: We will save you all some hard drive space b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Regional Speech and Our Roots (27)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd invited their two siblings to talk about the roots of their speech.Robert Shepherd talks about being the son who stayed close to home. (2:25)Howard and Dave recall learning English on the North Carolina rural route, and losing a lot of their accents. (5:37)Song: "Blue Highway Home," by Jim Taylor and Friends (19:59)Rude word of the week: "hillbilly" (22:37)Beth Shepherd Bliss reminisces about leaving North Carolina to come to the Philadelphia area. (27:40)W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Regional Speech and Our Roots (27)Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd invited their two siblings to talk about the roots of their speech.Robert Shepherd talks about being the son who stayed close to home. (2:25)Howard and Dave recall learning English on the North Carolina rural route, and losing a lot of their accents. (5:37)Song: "Blue Highway Home," by Jim Taylor and Friends (19:59)Rude word of the week: "hillbilly" (22:37)Beth Shepherd Bliss reminisces about leaving North Carolina to come to the Philadelphia area. (27:40)W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nerds in Europe: Traveling and Language (26)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd respond to some of the summer's emails. Thanks to Rachael for sending us a copy of Expletive Deleted, by Ruth Wajnryb. (1:50)Howard and Dave reminisce about their summer travels in Europe and about speaking in other languages than English. (6:29)Song: "Summertime," by Brother Love, courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network (20:20)Rude word of the week: "schlock" (23:32)Song: "Bad Vacation," by Rockwell Church, courtesy of GarageBand.com (27:38)Summer sounds of Vie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Nerds in Europe: Traveling and Language (26)Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd respond to some of the summer's emails. Thanks to Rachael for sending us a copy of Expletive Deleted, by Ruth Wajnryb. (1:50)Howard and Dave reminisce about their summer travels in Europe and about speaking in other languages than English. (6:29)Song: "Summertime," by Brother Love, courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network (20:20)Rude word of the week: "schlock" (23:32)Song: "Bad Vacation," by Rockwell Church, courtesy of GarageBand.com (27:38)Summer sounds of Vie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | |
