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Getting Down & Wordy

Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer

Humorous Etymological Research Probing English Songs - A moderately researched, moderately funny chat show about popular music and language. We are a Podmoth Network podcast.

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01:31:20

Lil Uzi Vert "Glock in my Purse" & the...

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/10/02

We talk about Lil Uzi Vert. Are they a Dr. Seuss character? Also the history of the purse and how it became pointlessly gendered. And from Eurovision, we discuss Tiktok phenomenon song "Snap" by Rosa Linn, and a little about the Armenian language.

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01:28:26

Die Toten Hosen "Kein Alkohol" & Beer with Paisley...

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/09/18

Special guest Paisely from the podcast Learn German Through Music joins us to talk about Die Toten Hosen, the etymology of beer and alcohol, and Oktoberfest. And we discuss 2022 Eurovision German entry, "Rockstar" by Malik Harris. Listen to Learn German Through Music on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3JpaBUaBBb9JWk2djk533g?si=55b0eba0fa6b4a30

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01:58:14

Rebecca Black "Friday" & The Weekend

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/09/04

We talk about Rebecca Black's meteoric super hit song "Friday" and the history and etymology of the weekend. As for Eurovision, we discuss Sam Ryder's "Spaceman".

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01:36:35

Beyonce "Break My Soul" & Contractions

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/08/21

We talk about Beyonce's "Break My Soul", contractions, particularly "won't" and why it isn't "willn't". In Eurovision we talk about Moldova's "Trenuleţul" by Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers and the cedilla and the comma below in Romanian.

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01:43:30

That's Not My Name by The Ting Tings & Nicknames and...

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/08/07

We talk about the etymology of the words nickname and pet name, why some nicknames don't look much like the name they're shortened from (like Robert -> Bob). Honorifics. Pet names through history. And for Eurovision we talk about Give That Wolf a Banana by Subwoolfer.

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01:34:57

Lizzo & Overstand

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/07/24

We talk about Lizzo and her use of the word "overstand" in a statement she made apologizing for using ableist language. We look at the history and meanings of overstand and also ableist language and words you may not have realized are ableist. For Eurovision, we do Slo Mo by Chanel and discuss a few of the differences between the Spanish of Spain and the Spanish of Latin America.

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01:24:51

Super Gremlin by Kodak Black & Gremlins

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/07/10

We discuss the etymology of the word gremlin from its origins in fighter pilot culture to the Chris Columbus movie, which . . is it racist? I mean, besides the Asian culture racism. Are gremlins a racist caricature of African Americans? Then we talk about some other country's weirdly specific monsters. And we discuss our first Eurovision song of the 2022 contest - Romania's Llamame by Wrs, plus Romanian idioms! . . Which are quite possibly the best idioms, it turns out. Other stuff . . . for some

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01:33:49

Have an abortion . . songs episode

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/06/26

We talk about pop songs about abortion and the etymology and history surrounding the word abortion. Also we play a game we're calling Kinkshame Abort Cancel. And we talk about other healthcare procedures which would make good pop songs. This episode is bound to be offensive to many. Don't @ us. Sum 41's doctor said your mom should've had an abortion, and we support that.

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01:28:52

As It Was by Harry Styles & Verb Tense

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/06/12

We discuss "As It Was" by Harry Styles, verb tenses, and whether a language's treatment of time, among other things, has any influence on our perception of time, which is to say, linguistic relativity. Also, instead of Eurovision, we continue to talk about the American Song Contest.

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01:45:11

ABCDEFU by Gayle & the Alphabet

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/05/29

We talk about "ABCDEFU" by Gayle and the alphabet - where it came from and why it's in the order it's in among other things. Instead of Eurovision, we discuss Amerovision - The American Song Contest.

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01:13:53

Encanto Surface Pressure & Onomatopoeia

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/05/15

We talked about "Surface Pressure" from Encanto, onomatopoeias, and Ukraine's 2021 Eurovision song "Shum" by Go_A.

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00:58:52

Kidz Bop & Minced Oaths

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/05/01

We talk about Minced Oaths - dang, gosh, forked up, shitake mushrooms, etc., and also Kidz Bop, and also in Eurovision we discuss Finland's 2021 offering "Dark Side" by Blind Channel.

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01:09:10

11. Tryna See Right Through - Bruno Mars Willow...

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/11/03

We did two songs today, Skate by Bruno Mars and Tranparent Soul by Willow. And we talk about tryna and other new contractions, see right through you and other eye based idioms, and The French Eurovision song Voila.

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01:32:12

10. The Pursuit of "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/10/17

The etymology of happiness including Jesus orgasms and hedonism. The Bulgarian language's inferrential verb tense.

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01:44:20

9. Feeling "Way 2 Sexy" by Drake Future and Young Thug

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/10/09

We have fun with numbers, talking about to too and two, number puns in Chinese and Spanish, and British Bingo. Also Mata Hari by Efendi and the Azerbaijani language.

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01:15:53

8. What's "good 4 u" by Olivia Rodrigo

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/09/29

Today’s song is SoOoO oRiGiNaL. We discuss sarcasm, good 4 u by Olivia Rodrigo, the return of rock pop punk whatever same as the old rock pop punk whatever, positive and negative face, the big five of Eurovision, and Anglo-Saxon and French pairs of English words.

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01:16:14

7. Minding the "WAP" by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/09/22

Two asexuals talk about WAP. We see wtf is up with acronyms, initialisms, backronyms, macronyms, orphaned acronyms, the USA PATRIOT act and jump on the making fun of Ben Shapiro bandwagon, with a true song of ribaldry and then say some stuff about Maneskin and pasta words.

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01:33:46

6. Quibbling that "I am not a Woman I'm a God" by Halsey

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/09/15

We talk about gender in language, epicenes, and argots plus "Loco Loco" by Hurricane.

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01:25:24

5. Da "Levitating" by Dua Lipa and Dababy

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/09/02

We talk about astronomy words, speech tempo, anime boyfriends, and useful Norwegian words with "Fallen Angel" by Tix.

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01:20:08

4. Getting "Dad Vibes" by Limp Bizkit

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2021/08/24

We talk about the comeback story of 'vibe', reduplication and 'la di da', the importance of Lithuanian and The Roop.

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