Sun, 29 May 2005
Re-introduction of the Three Nerds (2:09)
Feedback on the baseball edition of The Word Nerds (3:20) DISCLAIMER: This is definitely a 'not-safe-for-work-or-school' podcast. (4:27) Howard Shepherd and Dave discuss categories of rudeness. (5:05) Song: 'Planet Blue' by Mike Musgrove (16:15) Rude Word of the Week: 'f**k' (20:59) Song: 'The Whole Day Sleeping' by Dark Smile (28:04) Our favorite rude words (31:31)
time: 35:57 rating: R (This show frankly discusses the background and roots of some of English's rudest words, but with a largely academic approach.) |
Sun, 22 May 2005
Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd discuss 'gay' as a pejorative and as a cultural identifier. (1:41)
Song: 'Bring the Devil,' by The Jane Doe's (14:25) Rude word of the week: 'faggot' (17:57) Song: 'I'm Over It,' by Suzanne Smith (21:57) The homophobic penumbra: the re-purposing of neutral words as homosexual labels (25:41)
Time: 31:17 Rating: R (This week's show talks about hurtful speech, and cites a couple of obscene epithets as examples.) |
Sun, 15 May 2005
Dave explains baseball to people who don't know the game (or tries to). (3:00) Howard Shepherd, Jim Taylor, and Luke Taylor see an Asheville Tourists game at McCormick Field. (9:00) Dave explores the word 'southpaw.' (13:44) Dave Shepherd and Mark Holm go to their first Washington Nationals game at RFK Stadium. (18:18) Dave discusses some examples of baseball language in American English. (22:20) Dave waits out a rain delay at RFK; he buys peanuts but does not buy a Nationals jacket. (25:05) Statistics and baseball (40:16)
Music: (Photo by Mark Holm)
time: 44:04 |
Sun, 8 May 2005
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang discuss quotations from movies and their resonance in popular language. (1:39) The meaning of 'film noir' and its echoes. (9:45) Dave and Dreadful Snake Guy discuss the Podshow initiative and its meaning for mid-level podcasters. (14:43) Rude word of the week: 'bomb' (19:36) Washington obfuscation: Undersecretary of Defense Stephen Cambone testifies unclearly before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (24:55) Different names for motion pictures (26:57)
Music:
time: 31:53 |
Sun, 1 May 2005
Two faithful and helpful listeners have corrected me (Dave) on a mistake of which I was aware as soon as I uploaded the last podcast.
The acronym LASER stands for light amplification through STIMULATED emission of radiation, not simulated. The emission is absolutely, totally real, not fake at all. Well, I was de-acronymizing (??) right off the top of my head. Got most of it right, at least! Oh, also, one of those faithful listeners pointed us to a Wikipedia article that explains the concept of aggregators very clearly (although we think our interviewee, Julie, did a pretty good job in the podcast, actually).
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-- posted at: 5:18pm EDT
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