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PODCAST

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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01:36:16

Episode 1 of Getting Down & Fruity

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/04/01

This is the first episode of our new format. We've decided to stop talking about music, and from now on we will talk about fruits and their etymology and history instead. Today we'll taste some varieties of apples, kumquats, goldberries, pineberries, horned melons, and starfruit. As for Eurovision, we're going to talk about the documentary released about the 2020 Eurovision competition, which is called Eurovision: Story of Fire Saga. This week's ad is for the podcast Jack Billings

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01:49:38

Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" & Hero

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/03/19

** AUDIO QUALITY ADVISORY ** There's some trouble with Russell's recording in this episode. He may be a little tough to hear. Today we talk Taylor Swift's song Anti-Hero. We talk about anti-heros and the etymology of the word hero, and we discuss linguistic bleaching, the way that words fade in strength over time. In Eurovision, we talk about the Baltic countries' entries. This episode's featured ad is the podcast Freaky

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02:06:19

Waka Flocka Flame "Hard in da Paint" & Basketball Lingo

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/03/05

Today we talk about Waka Flocka Flame's hit song "Hard in da Paint". What does hard in the paint mean and where did it originate? For that matter where did the word paint come from? We discuss some other basketball idioms in every speech. Then we do a March Madness style tournment bracket of the last 16 Eurovision winners. We choose our winner. If you want to choose your winner, you can find our list here, but I really recommend watching them as videos so you can see the performances. The Eurovision

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01:32:33

Sam Smith Kim Petras "Unholy" & Body Shop

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/02/19

We talk about Sam Smith (who Russell stupidly misgenders like a hundred times, sorry listeners!), Kim Petras, LGBT and transgender stuff of course, and the etymology of body shop and specificly the word body. We look at some songs about other kinds of shops and Hannah tries to guess if they're sexual or not. And for Eurovision we talk about some of the songs that have been chosen for 2023 thus far, including Albania and Israel. Our featured ad this week is Doe Identify Podcast. You can find them

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01:36:25

Fifth Dimension "Age of Aquarius" & Astrology

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/02/05

We talk "Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by The Fifth Dimension, and of course we talk about Aquarius the astrological sign, astrological ages, and the endless list of different astrological bodies which a sign can be 'in', i.e. moon sign, saturn sign, etc., and what each means. TRIGGER WARNING: we are a little derisive toward the whole idea of astrology at times, even though Hannah is an astrology enthusiast! In Eurovision news, we talk about Slovenia's entry for 2023, Joker Out. Our featured

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01:31:40

2022 Year End Review

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/01/22

We review our favorites and least favorites of the podcast episodes of 2022. We talk 5 favorite songs from the podcast. 1 worst song covered. 3 favorite language facts learned. Favorite and least favorite Eurovision song. And predictions for the future of the English language in 2023. Today's featured podcast is Anything Bones! Find them here or anywhere you get podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anything-bones/id1536352309 Find many other great podcasts at podmoth.network

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01:49:15

Bad Bunny & Spanish in America with Andres from Latin...

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2023/01/08

**POOR AUDIO QUALITY ADVISORY** There are some problems with the audio in this episode, namely some voice quality loss and a background puppy. Listener beware. Today we are joined by Andres from the Latin Jukebox podcast to talk about Bad Bunny and the history and impact of Spanish on American culture and the English language. We discuss Bad Bunny's activitism in LGBTQ rights and Puerto Rico advocacy. And in Eurovision we talk about the Spanish contenders for Eurovision 2023. 18 songs which you can

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01:40:48

NSYNC "Merry Christmas Happy Holidays" & Merry

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/12/19

We talk about NSYNC, why pretzels are the ultimate Christmas snack, etymologically speaking, the merry marry mary merger, and of course why we say "Merry Christmas", spoiler - it's like saying have a drunken socialist christmas . . . We also talk about Lithuania's Eurovision offering Sentementai by Monika Liu.

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01:47:38

Migos "Bad and Boujee" & the History of Bougie

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/12/11

We talk Migos, Takeoff's death, car words, the history of the bourgeoisie in France and communist theory, and the origin and rise of 'bougie' in African American culture through class struggles and civil rights. And we discuss Portugal's 2022 Eurovision offering "Saudade Saudade" by MARO.

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01:53:20

Blackpink "Pink Venom" & the Color Pink

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/11/27

We talk about the KPOP band Blackpink and the history and etymology of the color pink. And for Eurovision, we discuss Finland's The Rasmus.

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01:42:33

Coolio "Gangsta's Paradise" & Paradise

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/11/13

Today we talk about Coolio and his hit song "Gangsta's Paradise", and the etymology and history of paradise as a word and concept. For Eurovision, we discuss Ukraine's 2022 winning song Stefania by Kalush Orchestra.

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01:33:32

Ghost & Metal

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/10/30

In honor of Halloween we decided to talk about the Swedish metal band Ghost and the etymology of metal, both as a word for the substance and as a word for the music. In Eurovision, we talk about Azerbaijan's 2022 song Fade to Black by Nadir Rustamli.

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01:35:39

Eiffel 65 "Blue" & the Color Blue

Getting Down & Wordy ·

2022/10/16

We talk about the Eiffel 65 song "Blue", the etymology of the word blue and some common idioms and expressions using the word blue. And for Eurovision, this week we discuss Switzerland's 2022 song "Boys Do Cry" by Marius Bear.

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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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