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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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01:49:15

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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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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