Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about neologisms that stick around in language. (2:45)

Song: 'Groovy T' by Euphonic (17:36)

Rude word of the week: 'duh' (We include a tribute to Urban Dictionary.) (20:04)

Song: 'Fashion Dog' by One Drop Rule (24:04)

Metaphors that die (27:53)

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 33:21
size: 30.6 Mb
rating: PG-13 (brief reference to sex; use of a racial slur as a slang reference)

Howard Chang, Howard Shepherd, and Dave Shepherd talk about filler language and the tyranny of silence. (2:00)

Song: Vocal tic mashup, based on 'Saunter Down Sixth Avenue' by The Pulsars (11:29)

Rude word of the week: 'blabbermouth' (12:17)

Song: 'Gift of Gab [god's gift]' by Doug Evans (16:34)

The discipline of silence; silence as punishment (20:14)

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 27:27
size: 25.2 Mb

Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about the effect of Internet communication on written English. (2:16)

Song: 'Letters to Myself,' by Now Death, courtesy of GarageBand.com (17:36)

Rude word of the week: 'Dear John letter' (22:04)

Song: 'Fairest of the Mall,' by Griddle, courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network (26:33)

What's coming next? How is new technology influencing language change? (29:05)

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 34:22
size: 31.6 Mb

Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang talk about their pet language peeves. (1:54)

Song: 'You and I Are,' by Laughing Colors (11:12)

Rude word of the week: 'anal retentive' (14:13)

Why we all dislike 'verbing' (18:21)

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 25:03
size: 23 Mb