Sat, 28 January 2006
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) by Erich Mühsam (18:45) Music bumper from 'Necessary Rain' by Emile Westergaard (20:29) Rude word of the week: 'fair-weather friend' (21:01) Song: 'Pray for Rain,' by Allison Crowe (23:36) Ways of describing the weather (27:55) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 34:55 rating: G (Schoolchildren everywhere are waiting for snow--or even wintry mix.) Categories: language, linguistics, metaphor, weather |
Sat, 21 January 2006
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)
Howard reads 'Meeting at Night,' by Robert Browning (21:48) Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 24:47 rating: G (Onomatopoeia is really a kid's thing. We say 'fart' in our Rude Word segment, but that's as rude as it gets.) |
Mon, 16 January 2006
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.
time: 2:27 |
Sat, 14 January 2006
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)
Words whose etymologies interest us (11:56)
Rude word of the week: 'sycophant' (14:22) Song: 'Favorite Song,' by Tony Rodd (17:27) Just some more cool words we like (21:29)
Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 27:52 rating: PG (The Rude Word segment has a couple fairly rude synonyms for 'sycophant.') |
Sat, 7 January 2006
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 Second Ward (19:45) Visual metonymy and metonymic gesture in film (22:55) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand.com Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 28:17 rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is one you wouldn't say to your mother, really.) |
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