http://odeo.com/channels/104928-The-Word-Nerds DaveShepherd no A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do en 40 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:53:01 -0700 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:53:01 -0700 Education http://odeo.com/episodes/25063421-Status-update-goodbye-for-now-120 This is Dave Shepherd with an update on the status of the Word Nerds podcast. Most of you have noticed that we Word Nerds have been absent from the airwaves (or the Internet-waves) since April of this year. We’re sorry about our extended absence. Over the past four years we have built a sizeable community around this podcast—a far larger community than the two Howards and I ever anticipated when we started back in March of 2005. We have made many friends around the world and have even met some of you offline. But this year we have come to feel that we have in some sense let you down as a “Word Nerds community.” For more than a year, we produced the show once every week. In the late summer of 2006 I realized that the demands of producing the podcast every week were much more than I could keep up with. The show became a burden to me and to my family, so I convinced my partners to reduce the frequency of The Word Nerds. In 2007, when it was sometimes difficult for members of the origin... This is Dave Shepherd with an update on the status of the Word Nerds podcast. Most of you have noticed that we Word Nerds have been absent from the airwaves (or the Internet-waves) since April of this year. We’re sorry about our extended absence. Over the past four years we have built a sizeable community around this podcast—a far larger community than the two Howards and I ever anticipated when we started back in March of 2005. We have made many friends around the world and have even met some of you offline. But this year we have come to feel that we have in some sense let you down as a “Word Nerds community.” For more than a year, we produced the show once every week. In the late summer of 2006 I realized that the demands of producing the podcast every week were much more than I could keep up with. The show became a burden to me and to my family, so I convinced my partners to reduce the frequency of The Word Nerds. In 2007, when it was sometimes difficult for members of the original team to get together, Barbara helped us keep The Word Nerds going by contributing her insights and writing occasional shows. During 2008, Barbara was the principal content creator for as many shows as anyone else in the team. In 2009, it has become more and more challenging for us to keep producing robust and interesting content with any kind of regularity. We became aware that we were sometimes stretching to find content topics, and that our treatment of those topics wasn’t always as thorough as it was when we started. Our work lives also pushed the show to the margins this year. I myself had to spend the summer completing two large and challenging book translations, long-term commitments that extended back almost to the beginning of the podcast. Both Howards were away on long-term travel on opposite sides the world: Howard Chang to China and Taiwan, Howard Shepherd to Germany. Barbara’s work required her to travel around the USA more frequently. And my own work responsibilities have increased as well, since I am now the chair of the foreign language department at the high school where I teach. Other important aspects of our lives, which faded to the background over the past few years, have raised their hands and asked for our renewed attention. Therefore we have decided to stop producing The Word Nerds as a regular podcast series. The obligation that we used to set for ourselves to put out a show every week, or every three weeks, or every month, has drained away a lot of the joy that the project held for us in the beginning. No corporate entity or external structure has ever required us to keep the thing going, so there just doesn’t seem to be any reason to allow a production schedule to tyrannize our lives. This does not mean, however, that The Word Nerds is / are dead. We still may publish blog posts or produce podcasts from time to time, whenever we feel we have something interesting to say. But these publications won’t show up in your RSS subscriptions or your playlists with any predictable frequency. As a practical matter, if you have been a subscriber to The Word Nerds, if you feel yourself to be part of the Word Nerds community, you certainly can stay subscribed. It won’t burden your iTunes podcast list to do so. All our old shows will remain available online, and any new podcast we put out will come to you automatically. Just don’t feel you’ve missed something if you don’t hear from us for quite awhile. We won’t be putting a show out just because we haven’t done one in a month or two or three. We’ll only put one out if we have something interesting to say about language. Before I sign off for good, I want to acknowledge once again some creative people who have helped our show sound better than just our voices would sound. Chris Clemente of the Chicago band Kick the Cat—which may not even exist as a regularly-playing band anymore—graciously granted us permission to use their provocatively titled song “Blow Me” as our theme song. Evan Stone, leader of the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band in the Los Angeles area, is the creator of our alternate closing theme, “Grapes.” And all you listeners who gave us show ideas via email, blog comments, and forum posts, deserve our heartfelt thanks. Thank you for your enthusiastic support over the past four and a half years. It has meant a lot to all four of us to feel connected to you, and we hope we’ll see you again sometime in the future, either online or in person. Time: 6:51 Size: 6.3 Mb This is Dave Shepherd with an update on the status of the Word Nerds podcast. Most of you have noticed that we Word Nerds have been absent from the airwaves (or the Internet-waves) since April of this year. We’re sorry about our extended absence. Over the past four years we have built a sizeable community around this podcast—a far larger community than the two Howards and I ever anticipated when we started back in March of 2005. We have made many friends around the world and have even met some of you offline. But this year we have come to feel that we have in some sense let you down as a “Word Nerds community.” For more than a year, we produced the show once every week. In the late summer of 2006 I realized that the demands of producing the podcast every week were much more than I could keep up with. The show became a burden to me and to my family, so I convinced my partners to reduce the frequency of The Word Nerds. In 2007, when it was sometimes difficult for members of the original team to get together, Barbara helped us keep The Word Nerds going by contributing her insights and writing occasional shows. During 2008, Barbara was the principal content creator for as many shows as anyone else in the team. In 2009, it has become more and more challenging for us to keep producing robust and interesting content with any kind of regularity. We became aware that we were sometimes stretching to find content topics, and that our treatment of those topics wasn’t always as thorough as it was when we started. Our work lives also pushed the show to the margins this year. I myself had to spend the summer completing two large and challenging book translations, long-term commitments that extended back almost to the beginning of the podcast. Both Howards were away on long-term travel on opposite sides the world: Howard Chang to China and Taiwan, Howard Shepherd to Germany. Barbara’s work required her to travel around the USA more frequently. And my own work responsibilities have increased as well, since I am now the chair of the foreign language department at the high school where I teach. Other important aspects of our lives, which faded to the background over the past few years, have raised their hands and asked for our renewed attention. Therefore we have decided to stop producing The Word Nerds as a regular podcast series. The obligation that we used to set for ourselves to put out a show every week, or every three weeks, or every month, has drained away a lot of the joy that the project held for us in the beginning. No corporate entity or external structure has ever required us to keep the thing going, so there just doesn’t seem to be any reason to allow a production schedule to tyrannize our lives. This does not mean, however, that The Word Nerds is / are dead. We still may publish blog posts or produce podcasts from time to time, whenever we feel we have something interesting to say. But these publications won’t show up in your RSS subscriptions or your playlists with any predictable frequency. As a practical matter, if you have been a subscriber to The Word Nerds, if you feel yourself to be part of the Word Nerds community, you certainly can stay subscribed. It won’t burden your iTunes podcast list to do so. All our old shows will remain available online, and any new podcast we put out will come to you automatically. Just don’t feel you’ve missed something if you don’t hear from us for quite awhile. We won’t be putting a show out just because we haven’t done one in a month or two or three. We’ll only put one out if we have something interesting to say about language. Before I sign off for good, I want to acknowledge once again some creative people who have helped our show sound better than just our voices would sound. Chris Clemente of the Chicago band Kick the Cat—which may not even exist as a regularly-playing band anymore—graciously granted us permission to use their provocatively titled song “Blow Me” as our theme song. Evan Stone, leader of the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band in the Los Angeles area, is the creator of our alternate closing theme, “Grapes.” And all you listeners who gave us show ideas via email, blog comments, and forum posts, deserve our heartfelt thanks. Thank you for your enthusiastic support over the past four and a half years. It has meant a lot to all four of us to feel connected to you, and we hope we’ll see you again sometime in the future, either online or in person. Time: 6:51 Size: 6.3 Mb tag:odeo.com,2009-09-02,25063421 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:53:01 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave http://odeo.com/episodes/24440759-Workplace-Communications-119 Workplace communications: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are off the job while recording this show, but they will be talking about workplace communications. The fourth anniversary of The Word Nerds was on March 21. (2:08) The tone of workplace communications; workplace jargon; methods of communicating on the job (3:06) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (20:07) Conflicts at the office; the dynamics and hierarchies of communication (20:59) Song: “Work” by Naughty Jack (25:05) Rude Word of the Week: “whistleblower” (28:22) Music bumper from “I Hate My Job” by the Peach Stealing Monkeys Socializing at work, and socializing about work (33:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:55 size: 40.2 Mb rating: G (Young kids can start getting ready for the world of work at an early age.) Workplace communications: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are off the job while recording this show, but they will be talking about workplace communications. The fourth anniversary of The Word Nerds was on March 21. (2:08) The tone of workplace communications; workplace jargon; methods of communicating on the job (3:06) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (20:07) Conflicts at the office; the dynamics and hierarchies of communication (20:59) Song: “Work” by Naughty Jack (25:05) Rude Word of the Week: “whistleblower” (28:22) Music bumper from “I Hate My Job” by the Peach Stealing Monkeys Socializing at work, and socializing about work (33:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:55 size: 40.2 Mb rating: G (Young kids can start getting ready for the world of work at an early age.) Workplace communications: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are off the job while recording this show, but they will be talking about workplace communications. The fourth anniversary of The Word Nerds was on March 21. (2:08) The tone of workplace communications; workplace jargon; methods of communicating on the job (3:06) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (20:07) Conflicts at the office; the dynamics and hierarchies of communication (20:59) Song: “Work” by Naughty Jack (25:05) Rude Word of the Week: “whistleblower” (28:22) Music bumper from “I Hate My Job” by the Peach Stealing Monkeys Socializing at work, and socializing about work (33:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:55 size: 40.2 Mb rating: G (Young kids can start getting ready for the world of work at an early age.) tag:odeo.com,2009-04-11,24440759 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:41:42 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/24379402-Nostalgia-118 Nostalgia: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are on location in one of the important places of their young adulthood, where they talk about nostalgia. Thanks to Maureen B. for a PayPal donation. Dave makes a couple of corrections. Thanks to Jack S prat Café on E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for providing space for the Word Nerds’ remote studio. (2:08) Nostalgia of place: We have returned to Chapel Hill, NC, where we both attended university; the meaning of the word “nostalgia” and related concepts; history vs. nostalgia. (4:08) Music bumper from “Back in the Days” by Teej (10:08) Some of our Chapel Hill memories; nostalgia as an emotional phenomenon. Can you go home again (with apologies to Thomas Wolfe)? Nostalgia and technology (11:56) Song: “The Good Old Days” by The Lodger (29:46) Rude Word of the Week: “sappy” (33:07) Music bumper from “Natural Man” by Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials. (36:14) T... Nostalgia: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are on location in one of the important places of their young adulthood, where they talk about nostalgia. Thanks to Maureen B. for a PayPal donation. Dave makes a couple of corrections. Thanks to Jack S prat Café on E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for providing space for the Word Nerds’ remote studio. (2:08) Nostalgia of place: We have returned to Chapel Hill, NC, where we both attended university; the meaning of the word “nostalgia” and related concepts; history vs. nostalgia. (4:08) Music bumper from “Back in the Days” by Teej (10:08) Some of our Chapel Hill memories; nostalgia as an emotional phenomenon. Can you go home again (with apologies to Thomas Wolfe)? Nostalgia and technology (11:56) Song: “The Good Old Days” by The Lodger (29:46) Rude Word of the Week: “sappy” (33:07) Music bumper from “Natural Man” by Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials. (36:14) The dark side of nostalgia: wishing for good old days that were not so good (36:42) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 44:49 size: 41.1 Mb rating: PG (One of our definitions of our Rude Word gets slightly crude at one point.) The Lodger “The Good Old Days” (mp3) from “Life Is Sweet” (Slumberland) Buy at Slumberland Web Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at appliedSB / Groupietunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Teej “Back In The Days” (mp3) from “Schenectady” (Afrazmusic Corp) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at appliedSB / Groupietunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Nostalgia: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are on location in one of the important places of their young adulthood, where they talk about nostalgia. Thanks to Maureen B. for a PayPal donation. Dave makes a couple of corrections. Thanks to Jack S prat Café on E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for providing space for the Word Nerds’ remote studio. (2:08) Nostalgia of place: We have returned to Chapel Hill, NC, where we both attended university; the meaning of the word “nostalgia” and related concepts; history vs. nostalgia. (4:08) Music bumper from “Back in the Days” by Teej (10:08) Some of our Chapel Hill memories; nostalgia as an emotional phenomenon. Can you go home again (with apologies to Thomas Wolfe)? Nostalgia and technology (11:56) Song: “The Good Old Days” by The Lodger (29:46) Rude Word of the Week: “sappy” (33:07) Music bumper from “Natural Man” by Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials. (36:14) The dark side of nostalgia: wishing for good old days that were not so good (36:42) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 44:49 size: 41.1 Mb rating: PG (One of our definitions of our Rude Word gets slightly crude at one point.) The Lodger “The Good Old Days” (mp3) from “Life Is Sweet” (Slumberland) Buy at Slumberland Web Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at appliedSB / Groupietunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Teej “Back In The Days” (mp3) from “Schenectady” (Afrazmusic Corp) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at appliedSB / Groupietunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-03-28,24379402 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:44:55 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/24306317-Writing-117 Writing: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd glance down at their written notes–albeit not handwritten–as they talk about writing. Thanks to Kay Horst S., Jeff O., Kate S., Margaret C., and an anonymous friend for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks as well to Alan H., who sent us the link to the BBC news article that inspired this edition. (2:12) Writing through history; how are different generations taught to write? (3:09) Music bumper from “Edgar Meyer Winter” by Shibboleth (14:19) Calligraphy: the art of writing (16:02) Song: “So I’m Writing” by Geoff Smith (20:49) Rude Word of the Week: “chicken scratch” (25:47) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by the Mauricio Cuburu. (30:38) Handwriting today and the effects of technological innovation (31:20) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 44:57 size: 41.2 Mb rating: G (We... Writing: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd glance down at their written notes–albeit not handwritten–as they talk about writing. Thanks to Kay Horst S., Jeff O., Kate S., Margaret C., and an anonymous friend for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks as well to Alan H., who sent us the link to the BBC news article that inspired this edition. (2:12) Writing through history; how are different generations taught to write? (3:09) Music bumper from “Edgar Meyer Winter” by Shibboleth (14:19) Calligraphy: the art of writing (16:02) Song: “So I’m Writing” by Geoff Smith (20:49) Rude Word of the Week: “chicken scratch” (25:47) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by the Mauricio Cuburu. (30:38) Handwriting today and the effects of technological innovation (31:20) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 44:57 size: 41.2 Mb rating: G (We hope to inspire some young listeners to write a handwritten note to somebody sometimes.) Writing: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd glance down at their written notes–albeit not handwritten–as they talk about writing. Thanks to Kay Horst S., Jeff O., Kate S., Margaret C., and an anonymous friend for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks as well to Alan H., who sent us the link to the BBC news article that inspired this edition. (2:12) Writing through history; how are different generations taught to write? (3:09) Music bumper from “Edgar Meyer Winter” by Shibboleth (14:19) Calligraphy: the art of writing (16:02) Song: “So I’m Writing” by Geoff Smith (20:49) Rude Word of the Week: “chicken scratch” (25:47) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by the Mauricio Cuburu. (30:38) Handwriting today and the effects of technological innovation (31:20) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 44:57 size: 41.2 Mb rating: G (We hope to inspire some young listeners to write a handwritten note to somebody sometimes.) tag:odeo.com,2009-03-14,24306317 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:57:57 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/24234802-Translation-116 Translation: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd bring a certain je ne sais quoi to their discussion of translation. Thanks to renaissance247 for the email suggestion of this show topic. (2:33) Practical problems in translation; “good” and “bad” translation; the importance of accuracy (3:36) Music bumper from “Foreign Affair” by Brad Wheeler (9:37) Translating well-known texts: Martin Luther, Rainer Maria Rilke (10:33) Song: “Strange Day in Mexico” by The Clintons (19:26) Rude Word of the Week: “shmuck” (23:21) Music bumper from “Make Me Understand” by Matt Thorpe (26:48) Unfortunate mistakes in translation (including one on our very website!) (27:45) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 36:39 size: 33.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is a rude word in Yiddish, we use some other rude words to discuss it, and we talk about the rudeness of the name of t... Translation: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd bring a certain je ne sais quoi to their discussion of translation. Thanks to renaissance247 for the email suggestion of this show topic. (2:33) Practical problems in translation; “good” and “bad” translation; the importance of accuracy (3:36) Music bumper from “Foreign Affair” by Brad Wheeler (9:37) Translating well-known texts: Martin Luther, Rainer Maria Rilke (10:33) Song: “Strange Day in Mexico” by The Clintons (19:26) Rude Word of the Week: “shmuck” (23:21) Music bumper from “Make Me Understand” by Matt Thorpe (26:48) Unfortunate mistakes in translation (including one on our very website!) (27:45) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 36:39 size: 33.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is a rude word in Yiddish, we use some other rude words to discuss it, and we talk about the rudeness of the name of the talk-back link on our website.) Brad Wheeler “Foreign Affair” (mp3) from “The Future Was Yesterday” (Origin Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Translation: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd bring a certain je ne sais quoi to their discussion of translation. Thanks to renaissance247 for the email suggestion of this show topic. (2:33) Practical problems in translation; “good” and “bad” translation; the importance of accuracy (3:36) Music bumper from “Foreign Affair” by Brad Wheeler (9:37) Translating well-known texts: Martin Luther, Rainer Maria Rilke (10:33) Song: “Strange Day in Mexico” by The Clintons (19:26) Rude Word of the Week: “shmuck” (23:21) Music bumper from “Make Me Understand” by Matt Thorpe (26:48) Unfortunate mistakes in translation (including one on our very website!) (27:45) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 36:39 size: 33.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is a rude word in Yiddish, we use some other rude words to discuss it, and we talk about the rudeness of the name of the talk-back link on our website.) Brad Wheeler “Foreign Affair” (mp3) from “The Future Was Yesterday” (Origin Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-02-28,24234802 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:35:21 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/24096647-Facebook-and-Social-Networking-115 Facebook and Social Networking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd announced their status to their Facebook friends as they recorded this discussion of Facebook and other social networks. Our experience with Facebook, and the Facebook experience in general (2:10) Music bumper from “Social” by Charming (17:39) The effect of Facebook on language: how we talk to each other and how we refer to aspects of the Facebook experience (18:27) Song: “MySpace” by Joshua Grosvent (30:58) Rude Word of the Week: “creeper” (34:45) Music bumper from “Meant to Be” by Rob Costlow (38:52) Facebook as the “Internet café”; and other social networks (39:31) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 51:01 size: 46.7 Mb rating: R (Our amusing featured song has some rude and crude language typical of many MySpace users.) Charming “Social&... Facebook and Social Networking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd announced their status to their Facebook friends as they recorded this discussion of Facebook and other social networks. Our experience with Facebook, and the Facebook experience in general (2:10) Music bumper from “Social” by Charming (17:39) The effect of Facebook on language: how we talk to each other and how we refer to aspects of the Facebook experience (18:27) Song: “MySpace” by Joshua Grosvent (30:58) Rude Word of the Week: “creeper” (34:45) Music bumper from “Meant to Be” by Rob Costlow (38:52) Facebook as the “Internet café”; and other social networks (39:31) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 51:01 size: 46.7 Mb rating: R (Our amusing featured song has some rude and crude language typical of many MySpace users.) Charming “Social” (mp3) from “Giant” (Charmingpop Recordings Worldwide) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Facebook and Social Networking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd announced their status to their Facebook friends as they recorded this discussion of Facebook and other social networks. Our experience with Facebook, and the Facebook experience in general (2:10) Music bumper from “Social” by Charming (17:39) The effect of Facebook on language: how we talk to each other and how we refer to aspects of the Facebook experience (18:27) Song: “MySpace” by Joshua Grosvent (30:58) Rude Word of the Week: “creeper” (34:45) Music bumper from “Meant to Be” by Rob Costlow (38:52) Facebook as the “Internet café”; and other social networks (39:31) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 51:01 size: 46.7 Mb rating: R (Our amusing featured song has some rude and crude language typical of many MySpace users.) Charming “Social” (mp3) from “Giant” (Charmingpop Recordings Worldwide) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-02-14,24096647 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:58:08 -0800 yes The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/24305042-Words-and-Phrases-That-Tick-Us-Off-114 Words and Phrases That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off. Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks also to Paul L., that Hawaiian word curmudgeon, for an email that inspired this show. (2:16) Overused words of 2008; words that have lost their meaning from overuse; the most used words in English. Check out britannica.com. (6:19) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab (18:53) Redundancies (20:55) Song: “Misunderstood” by Carolyn Wonderland (24:07) Rude Word of the Week: “hack” (27:33) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (31:16) Words and phrases that are commonly misused. (They bug us because we get them wrong! (32:06) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet ... Words and Phrases That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off. Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks also to Paul L., that Hawaiian word curmudgeon, for an email that inspired this show. (2:16) Overused words of 2008; words that have lost their meaning from overuse; the most used words in English. Check out britannica.com. (6:19) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab (18:53) Redundancies (20:55) Song: “Misunderstood” by Carolyn Wonderland (24:07) Rude Word of the Week: “hack” (27:33) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (31:16) Words and phrases that are commonly misused. (They bug us because we get them wrong! (32:06) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:16 size: 36 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to prostitution in our Rude Word segment.) Carolyn Wonderland “Misunderstood” (mp3) from “Miss Understood” (Bismeaux Records) Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Jay Lawrence Trio “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Words and Phrases That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off. Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks also to Paul L., that Hawaiian word curmudgeon, for an email that inspired this show. (2:16) Overused words of 2008; words that have lost their meaning from overuse; the most used words in English. Check out britannica.com. (6:19) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab (18:53) Redundancies (20:55) Song: “Misunderstood” by Carolyn Wonderland (24:07) Rude Word of the Week: “hack” (27:33) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (31:16) Words and phrases that are commonly misused. (They bug us because we get them wrong! (32:06) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:16 size: 36 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to prostitution in our Rude Word segment.) Carolyn Wonderland “Misunderstood” (mp3) from “Miss Understood” (Bismeaux Records) Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Jay Lawrence Trio “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-01-24,24305042 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:02:21 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23934205-Word-and-Phrases-That-Tick-Us-Off-114 Word and Phrase That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off. Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks also to Paul L., that Hawaiian word curmudgeon, for an email that inspired this show. (2:16) Overused words of 2008; words that have lost their meaning from overuse; the most used words in English. Check out britannica.com. (6:19) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab (18:53) Redundancies (20:55) Song: “Misunderstood” by Carolyn Wonderland (24:07) Rude Word of the Week: “hack” (27:33) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (31:16) Words and phrases that are commonly misused. (They bug us because we get them wrong! (32:06) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Th... Word and Phrase That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off. Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks also to Paul L., that Hawaiian word curmudgeon, for an email that inspired this show. (2:16) Overused words of 2008; words that have lost their meaning from overuse; the most used words in English. Check out britannica.com. (6:19) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab (18:53) Redundancies (20:55) Song: “Misunderstood” by Carolyn Wonderland (24:07) Rude Word of the Week: “hack” (27:33) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (31:16) Words and phrases that are commonly misused. (They bug us because we get them wrong! (32:06) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:16 size: 36 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to prostitution in our Rude Word segment.) Carolyn Wonderland “Misunderstood” (mp3) from “Miss Understood” (Bismeaux Records) Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Jay Lawrence Trio “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Word and Phrase That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off. Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks also to Paul L., that Hawaiian word curmudgeon, for an email that inspired this show. (2:16) Overused words of 2008; words that have lost their meaning from overuse; the most used words in English. Check out britannica.com. (6:19) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab (18:53) Redundancies (20:55) Song: “Misunderstood” by Carolyn Wonderland (24:07) Rude Word of the Week: “hack” (27:33) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (31:16) Words and phrases that are commonly misused. (They bug us because we get them wrong! (32:06) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:16 size: 36 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to prostitution in our Rude Word segment.) Carolyn Wonderland “Misunderstood” (mp3) from “Miss Understood” (Bismeaux Records) Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album Jay Lawrence Trio “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes / appliedSB Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-01-24,23934205 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:02:21 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23856262-Abbrevs-txt-113 Abbrevs. & txt: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd try not to LOL as they talk about text messaging and abbreviations. Howard Chang is back! The rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated. (2:24) Abbreviations throughout history: nearly as old as the Roman alphabet (at least) (3:41) Music bumper from “The Message” by Norman Hedman’s Tropique. (16:08) Discovering “online” language (18:03) Song: “The Cell Phone Song” by Acres and Acres (21:42) Rude Word of the Week: “WTF” (24:56) Music bumper from “Cell Phone” by Times Four. (28:32) Popular current abbreviations (29:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:02 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is an abbreviation of the big taboo, the “F-bomb.”) Times 4 “Cell Phone” (mp3) from “Relations” (Groove Tonic Medi... Abbrevs. & txt: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd try not to LOL as they talk about text messaging and abbreviations. Howard Chang is back! The rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated. (2:24) Abbreviations throughout history: nearly as old as the Roman alphabet (at least) (3:41) Music bumper from “The Message” by Norman Hedman’s Tropique. (16:08) Discovering “online” language (18:03) Song: “The Cell Phone Song” by Acres and Acres (21:42) Rude Word of the Week: “WTF” (24:56) Music bumper from “Cell Phone” by Times Four. (28:32) Popular current abbreviations (29:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:02 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is an abbreviation of the big taboo, the “F-bomb.”) Times 4 “Cell Phone” (mp3) from “Relations” (Groove Tonic Media) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at mTraks More On This Album Abbrevs. & txt: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd try not to LOL as they talk about text messaging and abbreviations. Howard Chang is back! The rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated. (2:24) Abbreviations throughout history: nearly as old as the Roman alphabet (at least) (3:41) Music bumper from “The Message” by Norman Hedman’s Tropique. (16:08) Discovering “online” language (18:03) Song: “The Cell Phone Song” by Acres and Acres (21:42) Rude Word of the Week: “WTF” (24:56) Music bumper from “Cell Phone” by Times Four. (28:32) Popular current abbreviations (29:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:02 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word is an abbreviation of the big taboo, the “F-bomb.”) Times 4 “Cell Phone” (mp3) from “Relations” (Groove Tonic Media) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2009-01-10,23856262 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:01:53 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/23816149-Currency-112 Currency: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd cash in on the latest news and trends as they talk about currency–in money and in speech. Investing something (language or money) with value; potency and context (2:10) Profanity and language in different cultural contexts; a citation from John Ciardi, the Charles Hodgson of the 1980s (8:30) Music bumper from “Topsy” by The Jay Lawrence Trio (10:39) Reputation as value: political capital, economic perception, relative value (13:05) Song: “Gimme the Money” by Harper (21:50) Rude Word of the Week: “piss-poor” (26:19) Music bumper from “Just Looking” by The Jerrys. (28:41) What creates value? Tangible vs. intangible exchanges (29:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 39:59 size: 36.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (We discuss some taboo insults from non-English languages.) Jay Lawrence Trio “Topsy” (mp3) from “Thermal St... Currency: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd cash in on the latest news and trends as they talk about currency–in money and in speech. Investing something (language or money) with value; potency and context (2:10) Profanity and language in different cultural contexts; a citation from John Ciardi, the Charles Hodgson of the 1980s (8:30) Music bumper from “Topsy” by The Jay Lawrence Trio (10:39) Reputation as value: political capital, economic perception, relative value (13:05) Song: “Gimme the Money” by Harper (21:50) Rude Word of the Week: “piss-poor” (26:19) Music bumper from “Just Looking” by The Jerrys. (28:41) What creates value? Tangible vs. intangible exchanges (29:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 39:59 size: 36.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (We discuss some taboo insults from non-English languages.) Jay Lawrence Trio “Topsy” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Harper “Gimme The Money” (mp3) from “Down To The Rhythm” (Blind Pig Records) Buy at eMusic Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Currency: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd cash in on the latest news and trends as they talk about currency–in money and in speech. Investing something (language or money) with value; potency and context (2:10) Profanity and language in different cultural contexts; a citation from John Ciardi, the Charles Hodgson of the 1980s (8:30) Music bumper from “Topsy” by The Jay Lawrence Trio (10:39) Reputation as value: political capital, economic perception, relative value (13:05) Song: “Gimme the Money” by Harper (21:50) Rude Word of the Week: “piss-poor” (26:19) Music bumper from “Just Looking” by The Jerrys. (28:41) What creates value? Tangible vs. intangible exchanges (29:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 39:59 size: 36.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (We discuss some taboo insults from non-English languages.) Jay Lawrence Trio “Topsy” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Harper “Gimme The Money” (mp3) from “Down To The Rhythm” (Blind Pig Records) Buy at eMusic Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-12-27,23816149 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:04:16 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23752690-Morphing-Changing-and-Dying-Words-111 Morphing, Changing, and Dying Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look at words that shift and change over time–or sometimes die out altogether. Thanks to Carlos in Spain, who recently helped us discovered a technical problem with our site and podcast. The Word Nerds now have a page on Facebook. (Dave briefly confuses Facebook with MySpace.) (2:15) Morphing words: words whose meanings change over time. We looked at the journal Nature to learn something about change in meaning. George McNamee had an interesting blog post at the Encyclopedia Britannica blog recently on words that go away. (3:27) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings” by Val Davis (15:48) Lost words: words that have fallen out of common use. To find a fantastic list of words nobody ever uses anymore, go to the Phrontistery website by Stephen Chrisomalis. (17:11) Song: “Change” by Azure McCall (26:28) Rude Word of the Week: “scurvy” (30:31) Music bumper from “Unde... Morphing, Changing, and Dying Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look at words that shift and change over time–or sometimes die out altogether. Thanks to Carlos in Spain, who recently helped us discovered a technical problem with our site and podcast. The Word Nerds now have a page on Facebook. (Dave briefly confuses Facebook with MySpace.) (2:15) Morphing words: words whose meanings change over time. We looked at the journal Nature to learn something about change in meaning. George McNamee had an interesting blog post at the Encyclopedia Britannica blog recently on words that go away. (3:27) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings” by Val Davis (15:48) Lost words: words that have fallen out of common use. To find a fantastic list of words nobody ever uses anymore, go to the Phrontistery website by Stephen Chrisomalis. (17:11) Song: “Change” by Azure McCall (26:28) Rude Word of the Week: “scurvy” (30:31) Music bumper from “Under the Stairs” by Sonic Deviant. (33:43) Rare words: words that are still current, but not commonly used. The Grandiloquent Dictionary has some great examples. (34:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:03 size: 35.8 Mb rating: PG (Our Rude Word segment quotes a rather scathing and rude insult from a Shakespeare play.) Azure McCall “Change” (mp3) from “The Gift” (Musefx Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Morphing, Changing, and Dying Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look at words that shift and change over time–or sometimes die out altogether. Thanks to Carlos in Spain, who recently helped us discovered a technical problem with our site and podcast. The Word Nerds now have a page on Facebook. (Dave briefly confuses Facebook with MySpace.) (2:15) Morphing words: words whose meanings change over time. We looked at the journal Nature to learn something about change in meaning. George McNamee had an interesting blog post at the Encyclopedia Britannica blog recently on words that go away. (3:27) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings” by Val Davis (15:48) Lost words: words that have fallen out of common use. To find a fantastic list of words nobody ever uses anymore, go to the Phrontistery website by Stephen Chrisomalis. (17:11) Song: “Change” by Azure McCall (26:28) Rude Word of the Week: “scurvy” (30:31) Music bumper from “Under the Stairs” by Sonic Deviant. (33:43) Rare words: words that are still current, but not commonly used. The Grandiloquent Dictionary has some great examples. (34:26) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:03 size: 35.8 Mb rating: PG (Our Rude Word segment quotes a rather scathing and rude insult from a Shakespeare play.) Azure McCall “Change” (mp3) from “The Gift” (Musefx Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-12-14,23752690 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:59:05 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23682800-Say-Again-110 Say Again? Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss remakes, do-overs, and other kinds of re-visitation. Thanks to Patrick M., Alan H., Leandro B., Stuart W., Dmitriy P., and Peter L. for PayPal donations. Thanks also to Tom D., Tomas A., Anne J., Steve H., and Peter H. for emails. (2:11) The need to revisit “old” topics (3:16) Palimpsest, adaptation, homage, interpretation (5:07) Music bumper from “Second Life” by The Dave Stapleton Quintet (15:34) Changing and evolving styles; the evolution of slang (17:34) Song: “Rehash” by JLK (21:07) Rude Word of the Week: “has-been” (24:20) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (27:25) Historical and cultural context (27:54) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 33:41 size: 30.9 rating: PG (Explication of a possibly rude German slang word.) Dave Stapleton Quintet “Second Life” (mp3) from “The House ... Say Again? Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss remakes, do-overs, and other kinds of re-visitation. Thanks to Patrick M., Alan H., Leandro B., Stuart W., Dmitriy P., and Peter L. for PayPal donations. Thanks also to Tom D., Tomas A., Anne J., Steve H., and Peter H. for emails. (2:11) The need to revisit “old” topics (3:16) Palimpsest, adaptation, homage, interpretation (5:07) Music bumper from “Second Life” by The Dave Stapleton Quintet (15:34) Changing and evolving styles; the evolution of slang (17:34) Song: “Rehash” by JLK (21:07) Rude Word of the Week: “has-been” (24:20) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (27:25) Historical and cultural context (27:54) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 33:41 size: 30.9 rating: PG (Explication of a possibly rude German slang word.) Dave Stapleton Quintet “Second Life” (mp3) from “The House Always Wins” (Edition Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album JLK “Rehash” (mp3) from “Nothing More Than Something To Wear” (Karmic Hit) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album Say Again? Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss remakes, do-overs, and other kinds of re-visitation. Thanks to Patrick M., Alan H., Leandro B., Stuart W., Dmitriy P., and Peter L. for PayPal donations. Thanks also to Tom D., Tomas A., Anne J., Steve H., and Peter H. for emails. (2:11) The need to revisit “old” topics (3:16) Palimpsest, adaptation, homage, interpretation (5:07) Music bumper from “Second Life” by The Dave Stapleton Quintet (15:34) Changing and evolving styles; the evolution of slang (17:34) Song: “Rehash” by JLK (21:07) Rude Word of the Week: “has-been” (24:20) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (27:25) Historical and cultural context (27:54) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 33:41 size: 30.9 rating: PG (Explication of a possibly rude German slang word.) Dave Stapleton Quintet “Second Life” (mp3) from “The House Always Wins” (Edition Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album JLK “Rehash” (mp3) from “Nothing More Than Something To Wear” (Karmic Hit) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-11-29,23682800 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:43:39 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23628361-Irony-and-Satire-109 Irony and Satire: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to avoid speaking sarcastically to each other as they explore irony and satire. This week’s topic was suggested by Abbie G., a smart 9th-grader. Ironically, this show ended up being rated “R” and given an explicit tag. (Sorry, Abbie!) (2:08) Dave and Barbara just attended the show awarding the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, honoring the late George Carlin. Carlin was a master of American satire. This show will air on PBS on April 1, 2009. (2:40) Comedy as a culturally-specific phenomenon; the two careers of George Carlin (7:00) Music bumper from “Baja Taxi” by Brain Buckit (18:59) Carlin’s famous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”; Lewis Black and censorship at the Kennedy Center (21:15) Is George Carlin the modern Mark Twain? (27:13) Song: “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton (32:18) Rude Word of the Week: “genius” (35:07) Music bumper... Irony and Satire: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to avoid speaking sarcastically to each other as they explore irony and satire. This week’s topic was suggested by Abbie G., a smart 9th-grader. Ironically, this show ended up being rated “R” and given an explicit tag. (Sorry, Abbie!) (2:08) Dave and Barbara just attended the show awarding the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, honoring the late George Carlin. Carlin was a master of American satire. This show will air on PBS on April 1, 2009. (2:40) Comedy as a culturally-specific phenomenon; the two careers of George Carlin (7:00) Music bumper from “Baja Taxi” by Brain Buckit (18:59) Carlin’s famous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”; Lewis Black and censorship at the Kennedy Center (21:15) Is George Carlin the modern Mark Twain? (27:13) Song: “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton (32:18) Rude Word of the Week: “genius” (35:07) Music bumper from “Round One” by Evan Tate. (38:30) Parody vs. satire: Mad Magazine, Weird Al Yankovic, and Saturday Night Live’s take on Sarah Palin (39:10) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 48:18 size: 44.2 Mb rating: R (It is impossible to talk about the work of George Carlin without talking about “forbidden” words–and we use a couple of really taboo words several times. Once again, apologies, Abbie!) George Carlin and his great “Modern Man” routine (This routine is perfectly clean and a brilliant display of American English.) Irony and Satire: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to avoid speaking sarcastically to each other as they explore irony and satire. This week’s topic was suggested by Abbie G., a smart 9th-grader. Ironically, this show ended up being rated “R” and given an explicit tag. (Sorry, Abbie!) (2:08) Dave and Barbara just attended the show awarding the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, honoring the late George Carlin. Carlin was a master of American satire. This show will air on PBS on April 1, 2009. (2:40) Comedy as a culturally-specific phenomenon; the two careers of George Carlin (7:00) Music bumper from “Baja Taxi” by Brain Buckit (18:59) Carlin’s famous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”; Lewis Black and censorship at the Kennedy Center (21:15) Is George Carlin the modern Mark Twain? (27:13) Song: “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton (32:18) Rude Word of the Week: “genius” (35:07) Music bumper from “Round One” by Evan Tate. (38:30) Parody vs. satire: Mad Magazine, Weird Al Yankovic, and Saturday Night Live’s take on Sarah Palin (39:10) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 48:18 size: 44.2 Mb rating: R (It is impossible to talk about the work of George Carlin without talking about “forbidden” words–and we use a couple of really taboo words several times. Once again, apologies, Abbie!) George Carlin and his great “Modern Man” routine (This routine is perfectly clean and a brilliant display of American English.) tag:odeo.com,2008-11-16,23628361 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:50:37 -0800 yes The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23529089-Stories-and-Storytelling-108 Stories and Storytelling: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, at the National Storytelling Festival, where they discuss stories and storytelling. Thanks to Martin P. for a PayPal donation (1:58) We are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the oldest town in Tennessee, home of the International Storytelling Center and host to the National Storytelling Festival. (2:19) Why do people tell stories? Morality tales, expressions of heritage, stories that break the ice, stories that support the ego (5:14) Music bumper from “Edgar Meyer Winter” by Shibboleth (13:28) Different kinds of storytelling performances that we have seen: folk music, reminiscence stories, cowboy poetry, telling traditional tales (15:20) Song: “The Story” by Jason Silver (22:19) Rude Word of the Week: “turkey” (25:41) Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (29:36) The future of storytelling: what will storytelling look and sound like in future g... Stories and Storytelling: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, at the National Storytelling Festival, where they discuss stories and storytelling. Thanks to Martin P. for a PayPal donation (1:58) We are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the oldest town in Tennessee, home of the International Storytelling Center and host to the National Storytelling Festival. (2:19) Why do people tell stories? Morality tales, expressions of heritage, stories that break the ice, stories that support the ego (5:14) Music bumper from “Edgar Meyer Winter” by Shibboleth (13:28) Different kinds of storytelling performances that we have seen: folk music, reminiscence stories, cowboy poetry, telling traditional tales (15:20) Song: “The Story” by Jason Silver (22:19) Rude Word of the Week: “turkey” (25:41) Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (29:36) The future of storytelling: what will storytelling look and sound like in future generations? Benjamin Shepherd, Ruthanna Ruben, Caden Watts (30:17) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 37:35 size: 34.4 Mb rating: G (No “adult stories” were recounted in this edition. Furthermore, kids should be told stories all the time.) Stories and Storytelling: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, at the National Storytelling Festival, where they discuss stories and storytelling. Thanks to Martin P. for a PayPal donation (1:58) We are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the oldest town in Tennessee, home of the International Storytelling Center and host to the National Storytelling Festival. (2:19) Why do people tell stories? Morality tales, expressions of heritage, stories that break the ice, stories that support the ego (5:14) Music bumper from “Edgar Meyer Winter” by Shibboleth (13:28) Different kinds of storytelling performances that we have seen: folk music, reminiscence stories, cowboy poetry, telling traditional tales (15:20) Song: “The Story” by Jason Silver (22:19) Rude Word of the Week: “turkey” (25:41) Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (29:36) The future of storytelling: what will storytelling look and sound like in future generations? Benjamin Shepherd, Ruthanna Ruben, Caden Watts (30:17) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 37:35 size: 34.4 Mb rating: G (No “adult stories” were recounted in this edition. Furthermore, kids should be told stories all the time.) tag:odeo.com,2008-10-24,23529089 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:41:50 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23481296-Debate-107 Debate: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd argue back and forth and try to come to agreement about the meaning of debate. Thanks to Alex Enkerli for an audio comment on MyChingo. (2:03) This edition was inspired by an email from Paul Lawler (3:45) Definitions of debate; what exactly constitutes a debate? (5:26) Music bumper from “Arabesque” by Mauricio Cuburu (11:21) Different types of debates for different purposes and in different forums; check out the Copley Debates website, as well as Trivium Pursuit and the Aberdeen Central High School site. We also discuss Robert’s Rules of Order.(13:26) Song: “Support for My Argument” by Emma Wallace (25:11) Rude Word of the Week: “filibuster” (28:55) Music bumper from “Rebuttal” by The Working Title. (32:44) When does an argument become a debate? A brief homage to Monty Python’s classic “Argument” sketch: “Just saying no isn’t an argument!” “Yes i... Debate: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd argue back and forth and try to come to agreement about the meaning of debate. Thanks to Alex Enkerli for an audio comment on MyChingo. (2:03) This edition was inspired by an email from Paul Lawler (3:45) Definitions of debate; what exactly constitutes a debate? (5:26) Music bumper from “Arabesque” by Mauricio Cuburu (11:21) Different types of debates for different purposes and in different forums; check out the Copley Debates website, as well as Trivium Pursuit and the Aberdeen Central High School site. We also discuss Robert’s Rules of Order.(13:26) Song: “Support for My Argument” by Emma Wallace (25:11) Rude Word of the Week: “filibuster” (28:55) Music bumper from “Rebuttal” by The Working Title. (32:44) When does an argument become a debate? A brief homage to Monty Python’s classic “Argument” sketch: “Just saying no isn’t an argument!” “Yes it is.” “No it isn’t!” (33:24) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network. Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:44 size: 36.4 Mb rating: G (This entire discussion of debate is conducted in a civil and respectful manner.) Debate: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd argue back and forth and try to come to agreement about the meaning of debate. Thanks to Alex Enkerli for an audio comment on MyChingo. (2:03) This edition was inspired by an email from Paul Lawler (3:45) Definitions of debate; what exactly constitutes a debate? (5:26) Music bumper from “Arabesque” by Mauricio Cuburu (11:21) Different types of debates for different purposes and in different forums; check out the Copley Debates website, as well as Trivium Pursuit and the Aberdeen Central High School site. We also discuss Robert’s Rules of Order.(13:26) Song: “Support for My Argument” by Emma Wallace (25:11) Rude Word of the Week: “filibuster” (28:55) Music bumper from “Rebuttal” by The Working Title. (32:44) When does an argument become a debate? A brief homage to Monty Python’s classic “Argument” sketch: “Just saying no isn’t an argument!” “Yes it is.” “No it isn’t!” (33:24) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network. Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 39:44 size: 36.4 Mb rating: G (This entire discussion of debate is conducted in a civil and respectful manner.) tag:odeo.com,2008-10-13,23481296 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:41:10 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23232504-Linguistic-Tics-106 Linguistic tics: Friends, this week Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd sort of, you know, explore little linguistic tics, right? Paralinguistic vs. linguistic tics (1:59) Causes of linguistic tics; tics as style identifiers; some classic linguist tics (5:32) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys (16:35) Linguistic tics in languages other than English (17:15) Song: “Uh Huh-Oh No” by Anne Summers (21:16) Rude Word of the Week: “dingbat” (23:58) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (28:35) Some uses of linguistic tics (29:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 35:32 size: 32.6 Mb rating: PG (Our song has a couple of mildly suggestive moments.) Anne Summers “Uh-Huh, Oh-No” (mp3) from “Very Classy” (Beatville Records) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon Buy at mTraks More On This Album Linguistic tics: Friends, this week Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd sort of, you know, explore little linguistic tics, right? Paralinguistic vs. linguistic tics (1:59) Causes of linguistic tics; tics as style identifiers; some classic linguist tics (5:32) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys (16:35) Linguistic tics in languages other than English (17:15) Song: “Uh Huh-Oh No” by Anne Summers (21:16) Rude Word of the Week: “dingbat” (23:58) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (28:35) Some uses of linguistic tics (29:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 35:32 size: 32.6 Mb rating: PG (Our song has a couple of mildly suggestive moments.) Anne Summers “Uh-Huh, Oh-No” (mp3) from “Very Classy” (Beatville Records) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon Buy at mTraks More On This Album Linguistic tics: Friends, this week Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd sort of, you know, explore little linguistic tics, right? Paralinguistic vs. linguistic tics (1:59) Causes of linguistic tics; tics as style identifiers; some classic linguist tics (5:32) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys (16:35) Linguistic tics in languages other than English (17:15) Song: “Uh Huh-Oh No” by Anne Summers (21:16) Rude Word of the Week: “dingbat” (23:58) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (28:35) Some uses of linguistic tics (29:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 35:32 size: 32.6 Mb rating: PG (Our song has a couple of mildly suggestive moments.) Anne Summers “Uh-Huh, Oh-No” (mp3) from “Very Classy” (Beatville Records) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon Buy at mTraks More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-08-30,23232504 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:29:22 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23204139-Ambiguity-105 Ambiguity: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try very hard to figure out exactly what each other means, as they explore the topic of ambiguity. Thanks to Paul L., Smaran D., Mary M., Michelle M., Dolores B., and Peter D. for PayPal donations (1:52) Emails from Paul L., Adam R., Maria C., and Anne J. Also, Evan Stone who composed and played our closing theme music, played in Beijing for the Olympic marathon. (2:53) Ambiguity defined: “Capability of being understood in two or more ways; double or dubious signification, ambiguousness.” Synonyms of ambiguous: enigmatic, equivocal, indeterminate, obscure, vague, unintelligible, dubious, double-entendre, ambivalent, uncertain (8:34) Structural ambiguity: syntactic ambiguity, lexical ambiguity, and misinterpretation (such as mondegreens) (12:53) Music bumper from “Whatever Stupid” by Ben Thomas (18:20) Intentional ambiguity (19:11) Song: “Whatever” by Natalie (25:21) Rude Word of the Week: “whatev... Ambiguity: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try very hard to figure out exactly what each other means, as they explore the topic of ambiguity. Thanks to Paul L., Smaran D., Mary M., Michelle M., Dolores B., and Peter D. for PayPal donations (1:52) Emails from Paul L., Adam R., Maria C., and Anne J. Also, Evan Stone who composed and played our closing theme music, played in Beijing for the Olympic marathon. (2:53) Ambiguity defined: “Capability of being understood in two or more ways; double or dubious signification, ambiguousness.” Synonyms of ambiguous: enigmatic, equivocal, indeterminate, obscure, vague, unintelligible, dubious, double-entendre, ambivalent, uncertain (8:34) Structural ambiguity: syntactic ambiguity, lexical ambiguity, and misinterpretation (such as mondegreens) (12:53) Music bumper from “Whatever Stupid” by Ben Thomas (18:20) Intentional ambiguity (19:11) Song: “Whatever” by Natalie (25:21) Rude Word of the Week: “whatever” (29:14) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (32:36) Amusing intentional ambiguities: double entendres, jokes for adults buried in children’s shows (as done by Soupy Sales), and the mighty Groucho Marx (33:23) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:03 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG (Our song has a rude word for “poop,” and we talk about sexual double-entendres.) Ben Thomas “Whatever Stupid” (mp3) from “The Mystagogue” (Origin Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon More On This Album Natalie “Whatever” (mp3) from “Rock Me” (Bright Pink Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon More On This Album Ambiguity: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try very hard to figure out exactly what each other means, as they explore the topic of ambiguity. Thanks to Paul L., Smaran D., Mary M., Michelle M., Dolores B., and Peter D. for PayPal donations (1:52) Emails from Paul L., Adam R., Maria C., and Anne J. Also, Evan Stone who composed and played our closing theme music, played in Beijing for the Olympic marathon. (2:53) Ambiguity defined: “Capability of being understood in two or more ways; double or dubious signification, ambiguousness.” Synonyms of ambiguous: enigmatic, equivocal, indeterminate, obscure, vague, unintelligible, dubious, double-entendre, ambivalent, uncertain (8:34) Structural ambiguity: syntactic ambiguity, lexical ambiguity, and misinterpretation (such as mondegreens) (12:53) Music bumper from “Whatever Stupid” by Ben Thomas (18:20) Intentional ambiguity (19:11) Song: “Whatever” by Natalie (25:21) Rude Word of the Week: “whatever” (29:14) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (32:36) Amusing intentional ambiguities: double entendres, jokes for adults buried in children’s shows (as done by Soupy Sales), and the mighty Groucho Marx (33:23) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:03 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG (Our song has a rude word for “poop,” and we talk about sexual double-entendres.) Ben Thomas “Whatever Stupid” (mp3) from “The Mystagogue” (Origin Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon More On This Album Natalie “Whatever” (mp3) from “Rock Me” (Bright Pink Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-08-24,23204139 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:22:14 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23118146-Syntax-104 Syntax: This week it’s shake-up the order of sentences that Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd do, as explore the topic of syntax they shall. Thanks to Emma H. and Mary T. for PayPal donations (2:07) Syntax: not just word order, but sentence structure in general. Which came first, the thing or the act? (2:33) Music bumper from “Finger Food” by the Shook-Russo Quartet (11:27) Rhetorical uses of syntax (14:14) Song: “Upside-Down” by Yo La Tengo (20:07) Rude Word of the Week: “flip-flopper” (24:04) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (27:37) Syntactical variations from language to language (28:42) Music courtesy of the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 34:49 size: 31.9 Mb rating: G (We quote from a poem about Santa Claus.) Yo La Tengo “Upside-Down” (mp3) from “Upside-Down” (Alias) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Pure Tracks Buy at Amazon The S... Syntax: This week it’s shake-up the order of sentences that Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd do, as explore the topic of syntax they shall. Thanks to Emma H. and Mary T. for PayPal donations (2:07) Syntax: not just word order, but sentence structure in general. Which came first, the thing or the act? (2:33) Music bumper from “Finger Food” by the Shook-Russo Quartet (11:27) Rhetorical uses of syntax (14:14) Song: “Upside-Down” by Yo La Tengo (20:07) Rude Word of the Week: “flip-flopper” (24:04) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (27:37) Syntactical variations from language to language (28:42) Music courtesy of the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 34:49 size: 31.9 Mb rating: G (We quote from a poem about Santa Claus.) Yo La Tengo “Upside-Down” (mp3) from “Upside-Down” (Alias) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Pure Tracks Buy at Amazon The Shook-Russo Quartet “Finger Food” (mp3) from “Shook-Russo Quartet Featuring Greg Gisbert” (Summit Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon Jay Lawrence Trio “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Syntax: This week it’s shake-up the order of sentences that Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd do, as explore the topic of syntax they shall. Thanks to Emma H. and Mary T. for PayPal donations (2:07) Syntax: not just word order, but sentence structure in general. Which came first, the thing or the act? (2:33) Music bumper from “Finger Food” by the Shook-Russo Quartet (11:27) Rhetorical uses of syntax (14:14) Song: “Upside-Down” by Yo La Tengo (20:07) Rude Word of the Week: “flip-flopper” (24:04) Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (27:37) Syntactical variations from language to language (28:42) Music courtesy of the Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 34:49 size: 31.9 Mb rating: G (We quote from a poem about Santa Claus.) Yo La Tengo “Upside-Down” (mp3) from “Upside-Down” (Alias) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Pure Tracks Buy at Amazon The Shook-Russo Quartet “Finger Food” (mp3) from “Shook-Russo Quartet Featuring Greg Gisbert” (Summit Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Amazon Jay Lawrence Trio “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” (OA2 Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon tag:odeo.com,2008-07-26,23118146 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:59:00 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23115710-Please-complete-our-audience-survey-103A The Word Nerds would  be very grateful if everyone listening could complete the audience survey on our website, thewordnerds.org. See the navigation column on the right side of the web page. This survey will give us valuable statistical evidence of who is listening to our show, so that any advertising we do is appropriate and directed at the right people. If you complete the survey by August 30, 2008, you have the chance to win a number of prizes, including the grand prize of an iPod Touch. Music: “Grapes” by Evan Stone Time: 1:58 Size: 1.8 Mb The Word Nerds would  be very grateful if everyone listening could complete the audience survey on our website, thewordnerds.org. See the navigation column on the right side of the web page. This survey will give us valuable statistical evidence of who is listening to our show, so that any advertising we do is appropriate and directed at the right people. If you complete the survey by August 30, 2008, you have the chance to win a number of prizes, including the grand prize of an iPod Touch. Music: “Grapes” by Evan Stone Time: 1:58 Size: 1.8 Mb The Word Nerds would  be very grateful if everyone listening could complete the audience survey on our website, thewordnerds.org. See the navigation column on the right side of the web page. This survey will give us valuable statistical evidence of who is listening to our show, so that any advertising we do is appropriate and directed at the right people. If you complete the survey by August 30, 2008, you have the chance to win a number of prizes, including the grand prize of an iPod Touch. Music: “Grapes” by Evan Stone Time: 1:58 Size: 1.8 Mb tag:odeo.com,2008-07-25,23115710 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:23:06 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave http://odeo.com/episodes/23056216-Prosody-103 Prosody: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try not to use “that tone” with each other as they discuss prosody in speech and in poetry. Thanks to Marilyn O. for a PayPal donation (1:54) Speech prosody: the rhythm, intonation, and grouping of sounds that are part of human speech. (2:17) Music bumper from “Heartless” by Michael Burks (15:44) Prosody in poetry and music (18:13) Song: “Tongue Tied” by Hollins Steele (26:55) Rude Word of the Week: “beyotch” (30:49) Music bumper from “Necessary Rain” by Emile Westergaard. (33:40) Characteristic systems of prosody in different languages; the prosody of presidential names (with thanks to Ian Ayres, writing in the Freakonomics blog of the New York Times) (34:14) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 42:38 size: 39.1 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is a prosodic modification of a really rude... Prosody: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try not to use “that tone” with each other as they discuss prosody in speech and in poetry. Thanks to Marilyn O. for a PayPal donation (1:54) Speech prosody: the rhythm, intonation, and grouping of sounds that are part of human speech. (2:17) Music bumper from “Heartless” by Michael Burks (15:44) Prosody in poetry and music (18:13) Song: “Tongue Tied” by Hollins Steele (26:55) Rude Word of the Week: “beyotch” (30:49) Music bumper from “Necessary Rain” by Emile Westergaard. (33:40) Characteristic systems of prosody in different languages; the prosody of presidential names (with thanks to Ian Ayres, writing in the Freakonomics blog of the New York Times) (34:14) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 42:38 size: 39.1 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is a prosodic modification of a really rude word.) Prosody: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try not to use “that tone” with each other as they discuss prosody in speech and in poetry. Thanks to Marilyn O. for a PayPal donation (1:54) Speech prosody: the rhythm, intonation, and grouping of sounds that are part of human speech. (2:17) Music bumper from “Heartless” by Michael Burks (15:44) Prosody in poetry and music (18:13) Song: “Tongue Tied” by Hollins Steele (26:55) Rude Word of the Week: “beyotch” (30:49) Music bumper from “Necessary Rain” by Emile Westergaard. (33:40) Characteristic systems of prosody in different languages; the prosody of presidential names (with thanks to Ian Ayres, writing in the Freakonomics blog of the New York Times) (34:14) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 42:38 size: 39.1 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is a prosodic modification of a really rude word.) tag:odeo.com,2008-07-07,23056216 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:34:43 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/22555470-Rhetoric-part-3-Rhetoric-in-Famous-Speeches-102 Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse. At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayPal donations. (1:54) Dave and Barbara were recently featured in the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s podcast. (2:23) This show features samples of great recorded rhetoric from the 20th and 21st centuries. Our principle sources were the websites American Rhetoric and The Free Information Society. A couple of famous “mea culpa” speeches Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech (September 23, 1952) (5:16) Bill Clinton’s denial in the Monica Lewinsky scandal (January 26, 1998) (10:34) Calls to action/calls to arms Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s call for war against Japan (December 8, 1941) (12:25) Adolf Hitler’s declaration of war against Poland (Septe... Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse. At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayPal donations. (1:54) Dave and Barbara were recently featured in the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s podcast. (2:23) This show features samples of great recorded rhetoric from the 20th and 21st centuries. Our principle sources were the websites American Rhetoric and The Free Information Society. A couple of famous “mea culpa” speeches Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech (September 23, 1952) (5:16) Bill Clinton’s denial in the Monica Lewinsky scandal (January 26, 1998) (10:34) Calls to action/calls to arms Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s call for war against Japan (December 8, 1941) (12:25) Adolf Hitler’s declaration of war against Poland (September 1, 1939) (18:02) Winston Churchill’s first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (May 13, 1940) (21:56) Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone (24:48) Speeches at historical events John F. Kennedy in Berlin (June 26, 1963) (26:02) Ronald Reagan in Berlin (June 12, 1987) (28:31) Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial–the “Dream” speech (August 28, 1963) (30:20) Song: “Speech” by LPG (35:40) Rude Word of the Week: “broken record,” featuring a broken-record argument between Chris Matthews and Kevin James on MSNBC (Video of the full exchange) (May 15, 2008) (38:01) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (42:36) Extemporaneous speech: Joseph Welch versus Joseph McCarthy in the U. S. House of Representatives (Video clip) (June 9, 1954) (45:32) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 53:22 size: 48.9 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to sexual relations in our discussion of Bill Clinton) Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse. At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayPal donations. (1:54) Dave and Barbara were recently featured in the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s podcast. (2:23) This show features samples of great recorded rhetoric from the 20th and 21st centuries. Our principle sources were the websites American Rhetoric and The Free Information Society. A couple of famous “mea culpa” speeches Richard Nixon’s “Checkers” speech (September 23, 1952) (5:16) Bill Clinton’s denial in the Monica Lewinsky scandal (January 26, 1998) (10:34) Calls to action/calls to arms Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s call for war against Japan (December 8, 1941) (12:25) Adolf Hitler’s declaration of war against Poland (September 1, 1939) (18:02) Winston Churchill’s first speech as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (May 13, 1940) (21:56) Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone (24:48) Speeches at historical events John F. Kennedy in Berlin (June 26, 1963) (26:02) Ronald Reagan in Berlin (June 12, 1987) (28:31) Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial–the “Dream” speech (August 28, 1963) (30:20) Song: “Speech” by LPG (35:40) Rude Word of the Week: “broken record,” featuring a broken-record argument between Chris Matthews and Kevin James on MSNBC (Video of the full exchange) (May 15, 2008) (38:01) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (42:36) Extemporaneous speech: Joseph Welch versus Joseph McCarthy in the U. S. House of Representatives (Video clip) (June 9, 1954) (45:32) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 53:22 size: 48.9 Mb rating: PG (Passing reference to sexual relations in our discussion of Bill Clinton) tag:odeo.com,2008-05-25,22555470 Sun, 25 May 2008 18:30:04 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22442110-Games-and-Wordplay-101 Games and Wordplay: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore word games, games with words, and ways of playing with words. Dave thanks Brad and Naoko for donations, and Naoko, Ralsen, Asa, Jason and Hossein for their emails. (1:59) This show was inspired by a game published by Brad Chase, Orijinz. We play a couple of rounds. (Thanks, Brad!) (6:51) Music bumper from Bongo Booty by Vincent Van GoGo. (12:09) Some of our favorite games for word nerds young and old (12:47) Scrabble Boggle Taboo Scattergories Tribond Some good sources for online word games: East of the Web, Word Plays, and good old Yahoo (21:29) Song: “The Mating Game” by Bitter:Sweet (22:37) Rude Word of the Week: “nucking futs” and other rude Spoonerisms (25:57) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (29:39) Spoonerisms as wordplay, including a very rude running skit from RTL Samstag Nacht Live based on a Spoonerism (30:07) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda P... Games and Wordplay: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore word games, games with words, and ways of playing with words. Dave thanks Brad and Naoko for donations, and Naoko, Ralsen, Asa, Jason and Hossein for their emails. (1:59) This show was inspired by a game published by Brad Chase, Orijinz. We play a couple of rounds. (Thanks, Brad!) (6:51) Music bumper from Bongo Booty by Vincent Van GoGo. (12:09) Some of our favorite games for word nerds young and old (12:47) Scrabble Boggle Taboo Scattergories Tribond Some good sources for online word games: East of the Web, Word Plays, and good old Yahoo (21:29) Song: “The Mating Game” by Bitter:Sweet (22:37) Rude Word of the Week: “nucking futs” and other rude Spoonerisms (25:57) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (29:39) Spoonerisms as wordplay, including a very rude running skit from RTL Samstag Nacht Live based on a Spoonerism (30:07) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:59 size: 35.7 Mb rating: R (Our rude word is a variant of the ever-rude “F-word.” We close with reference to a German television skit that is based totally on the “F-word.”) Bitter:Sweet “The Mating Game” (mp3) from “The Mating Game” (Quango) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Games and Wordplay: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore word games, games with words, and ways of playing with words. Dave thanks Brad and Naoko for donations, and Naoko, Ralsen, Asa, Jason and Hossein for their emails. (1:59) This show was inspired by a game published by Brad Chase, Orijinz. We play a couple of rounds. (Thanks, Brad!) (6:51) Music bumper from Bongo Booty by Vincent Van GoGo. (12:09) Some of our favorite games for word nerds young and old (12:47) Scrabble Boggle Taboo Scattergories Tribond Some good sources for online word games: East of the Web, Word Plays, and good old Yahoo (21:29) Song: “The Mating Game” by Bitter:Sweet (22:37) Rude Word of the Week: “nucking futs” and other rude Spoonerisms (25:57) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (29:39) Spoonerisms as wordplay, including a very rude running skit from RTL Samstag Nacht Live based on a Spoonerism (30:07) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:59 size: 35.7 Mb rating: R (Our rude word is a variant of the ever-rude “F-word.” We close with reference to a German television skit that is based totally on the “F-word.”) Bitter:Sweet “The Mating Game” (mp3) from “The Mating Game” (Quango) Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-04-20,22442110 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:11:18 -0700 yes The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/22191967-Baby-Talk-100 Baby Talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd use their best adult vocabulary as they discuss baby talk. Dave thanks Andy, Beverley and Jianxia for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:00) This is show #100. The recording date, March 21, is the third anniversary not only of The Word Nerds, but also of Schlaflos in Mnchen. (2:14) Thanks to Blue and Cihat for emails. (3:08) Baby talk, reflecting the circle of human life; different applications for baby talk (4:18) Music bumper from “Little Child” by Jamie Varley. (14:35) How babies learn to speak: Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar (15:27) Song: “Boogie Woogie Baby” by Deanna Bogart (24:28) Rude words of the week: “baby” (28:04) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings” by Val Davis. (30:25) Stories of our own first words, and our children’s first words (30:43) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closin... Baby Talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd use their best adult vocabulary as they discuss baby talk. Dave thanks Andy, Beverley and Jianxia for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:00) This is show #100. The recording date, March 21, is the third anniversary not only of The Word Nerds, but also of Schlaflos in Mnchen. (2:14) Thanks to Blue and Cihat for emails. (3:08) Baby talk, reflecting the circle of human life; different applications for baby talk (4:18) Music bumper from “Little Child” by Jamie Varley. (14:35) How babies learn to speak: Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar (15:27) Song: “Boogie Woogie Baby” by Deanna Bogart (24:28) Rude words of the week: “baby” (28:04) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings” by Val Davis. (30:25) Stories of our own first words, and our children’s first words (30:43) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 37:28 size: 34.3 Mb rating: PG (Howard very briefly mentions sexual contexts for baby talk.) Deanna Bogart “Boogie Woogie Baby” (mp3) from “New Address” (Deanna Bogart) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Jamie Varley “Little Child” (mp3) from “You Ride” (Sota Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Baby Talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd use their best adult vocabulary as they discuss baby talk. Dave thanks Andy, Beverley and Jianxia for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:00) This is show #100. The recording date, March 21, is the third anniversary not only of The Word Nerds, but also of Schlaflos in Mnchen. (2:14) Thanks to Blue and Cihat for emails. (3:08) Baby talk, reflecting the circle of human life; different applications for baby talk (4:18) Music bumper from “Little Child” by Jamie Varley. (14:35) How babies learn to speak: Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar (15:27) Song: “Boogie Woogie Baby” by Deanna Bogart (24:28) Rude words of the week: “baby” (28:04) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings” by Val Davis. (30:25) Stories of our own first words, and our children’s first words (30:43) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 37:28 size: 34.3 Mb rating: PG (Howard very briefly mentions sexual contexts for baby talk.) Deanna Bogart “Boogie Woogie Baby” (mp3) from “New Address” (Deanna Bogart) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Jamie Varley “Little Child” (mp3) from “You Ride” (Sota Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-03-22,22191967 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:43:25 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/22153038-Rhetoric-part-2%E2%80%93Tropes-and-Schemes-99 Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31) Content versus style; tropes and schemes defined; and some examples of tropes. (Note: despite what Dave says in this segment, Edward P. J. Corbett’s book Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student is only available in hardback.) (4:46) Music bumper from “Under the Stairs” by Sonic Deviant. (12:18) Schemes: a transference of order; shifts of structure in language (12:54) Song: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” performed by The United States Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants (29:15) Rude word of the week: blowhard (34:11) Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (37:13) Next time we will examine some examples of rhetoric in public speech. (37:52) Dave reads Abraham Linc... Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31) Content versus style; tropes and schemes defined; and some examples of tropes. (Note: despite what Dave says in this segment, Edward P. J. Corbett’s book Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student is only available in hardback.) (4:46) Music bumper from “Under the Stairs” by Sonic Deviant. (12:18) Schemes: a transference of order; shifts of structure in language (12:54) Song: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” performed by The United States Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants (29:15) Rude word of the week: blowhard (34:11) Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (37:13) Next time we will examine some examples of rhetoric in public speech. (37:52) Dave reads Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. (38:39) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the United States Air Force Band Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 42:48 size: 39.2 Mb rating: PG (Howard gives one slightly suggestive example of litotes.) Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31) Content versus style; tropes and schemes defined; and some examples of tropes. (Note: despite what Dave says in this segment, Edward P. J. Corbett’s book Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student is only available in hardback.) (4:46) Music bumper from “Under the Stairs” by Sonic Deviant. (12:18) Schemes: a transference of order; shifts of structure in language (12:54) Song: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” performed by The United States Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants (29:15) Rude word of the week: blowhard (34:11) Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp. (37:13) Next time we will examine some examples of rhetoric in public speech. (37:52) Dave reads Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. (38:39) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and the United States Air Force Band Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 42:48 size: 39.2 Mb rating: PG (Howard gives one slightly suggestive example of litotes.) tag:odeo.com,2008-03-01,22153038 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:18:10 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22129407-Body-Words-98 Body Words: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd put their noses to the grindstone and go toe-to-toe in a tete-a-tete, as they talk about body words. Dave thanks Scott and Mary for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:05) This topic is, of course, the theme of Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. It was suggested to us by Julia MacAdam(2:32) Idioms that use parts of the human body, from head to toe (3:43) Music bumper from Broken Heart by Briareus. (18:30) Derivatives–English words derived from Latin words for body parts (19:21) Song: Head Over Heels by Emelee (23:14) Rude words of the week: “ass-kisser” (26:43) Music bumper from Mandan Heartbreak Song by Keith Bear. (29:33) The heart and muscle memory: there may be a biological reason we think of our innermost thoughts as connected to the heart. See The Lost Arts of the Mind by Darren Bridger and The Heart’s Codeby Paul Pearsall (30:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda... Body Words: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd put their noses to the grindstone and go toe-to-toe in a tete-a-tete, as they talk about body words. Dave thanks Scott and Mary for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:05) This topic is, of course, the theme of Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. It was suggested to us by Julia MacAdam(2:32) Idioms that use parts of the human body, from head to toe (3:43) Music bumper from Broken Heart by Briareus. (18:30) Derivatives–English words derived from Latin words for body parts (19:21) Song: Head Over Heels by Emelee (23:14) Rude words of the week: “ass-kisser” (26:43) Music bumper from Mandan Heartbreak Song by Keith Bear. (29:33) The heart and muscle memory: there may be a biological reason we think of our innermost thoughts as connected to the heart. See The Lost Arts of the Mind by Darren Bridger and The Heart’s Codeby Paul Pearsall (30:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:05 size: 34.9 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word would get a middle-schooler sent to the office.) Emelee “Head Over Heels” (mp3) from “Kiss” (Barak Entertainment) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Keith Bear “Mandan Heartbreak Song” (mp3) from “Earthlodge” (Makoch Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Body Words: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd put their noses to the grindstone and go toe-to-toe in a tete-a-tete, as they talk about body words. Dave thanks Scott and Mary for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:05) This topic is, of course, the theme of Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. It was suggested to us by Julia MacAdam(2:32) Idioms that use parts of the human body, from head to toe (3:43) Music bumper from Broken Heart by Briareus. (18:30) Derivatives–English words derived from Latin words for body parts (19:21) Song: Head Over Heels by Emelee (23:14) Rude words of the week: “ass-kisser” (26:43) Music bumper from Mandan Heartbreak Song by Keith Bear. (29:33) The heart and muscle memory: there may be a biological reason we think of our innermost thoughts as connected to the heart. See The Lost Arts of the Mind by Darren Bridger and The Heart’s Codeby Paul Pearsall (30:18) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and Ioda Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:05 size: 34.9 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word would get a middle-schooler sent to the office.) Emelee “Head Over Heels” (mp3) from “Kiss” (Barak Entertainment) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album Keith Bear “Mandan Heartbreak Song” (mp3) from “Earthlodge” (Makoch Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Napster Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon Buy at GroupieTunes Buy at mTraks Download More On This Album tag:odeo.com,2008-02-09,22129407 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:22:09 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/22081899-Rhetoric-part-1-97 Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore. Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the right-hand navigation column of our web page.) (2:00) Rhetoric, dialectic, syllogism and enthymeme defined and illustrated. Howard’s major source is Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett. (2:26) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (10:44) Modes of persuasion in contemporary discourse: Limbaugh/Moore vs. Obama/Huckabee (11:26) Song: “Liar” by Shoestring Strap (19:15) Rude word of the week: bullshit artist (22:34) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (27:09) Anticipation of part 2: figures of speech and rhetorical techniques (27:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat t... Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore. Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the right-hand navigation column of our web page.) (2:00) Rhetoric, dialectic, syllogism and enthymeme defined and illustrated. Howard’s major source is Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett. (2:26) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (10:44) Modes of persuasion in contemporary discourse: Limbaugh/Moore vs. Obama/Huckabee (11:26) Song: “Liar” by Shoestring Strap (19:15) Rude word of the week: bullshit artist (22:34) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (27:09) Anticipation of part 2: figures of speech and rhetorical techniques (27:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 35:07 size: 36.8 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word would probably get you sent to the principal’s office in a U.S. middle school.) Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore. Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the right-hand navigation column of our web page.) (2:00) Rhetoric, dialectic, syllogism and enthymeme defined and illustrated. Howard’s major source is Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student by Edward P. J. Corbett. (2:26) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm. (10:44) Modes of persuasion in contemporary discourse: Limbaugh/Moore vs. Obama/Huckabee (11:26) Song: “Liar” by Shoestring Strap (19:15) Rude word of the week: bullshit artist (22:34) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys. (27:09) Anticipation of part 2: figures of speech and rhetorical techniques (27:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 35:07 size: 36.8 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our Rude Word would probably get you sent to the principal’s office in a U.S. middle school.) tag:odeo.com,2008-01-19,22081899 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:51:17 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22153039-Special-2008-New-Year%E2%80%99s-Edition-96A 2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through our PayPal button. (See the right-hand navigation column on our website.) (15:47) Shows we hope to do soon: rhetorical devices, many peoples divided by a common language, and the languages we teach. (16:59) Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 20:55 size: 19.2 Mb rating: G. This week’s show is just a response to our listeners’ very courteous and decorous emails. 2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through our PayPal button. (See the right-hand navigation column on our website.) (15:47) Shows we hope to do soon: rhetorical devices, many peoples divided by a common language, and the languages we teach. (16:59) Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 20:55 size: 19.2 Mb rating: G. This week’s show is just a response to our listeners’ very courteous and decorous emails. 2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through our PayPal button. (See the right-hand navigation column on our website.) (15:47) Shows we hope to do soon: rhetorical devices, many peoples divided by a common language, and the languages we teach. (16:59) Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 20:55 size: 19.2 Mb rating: G. This week’s show is just a response to our listeners’ very courteous and decorous emails. tag:odeo.com,2008-01-01,22153039 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:52:12 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave http://odeo.com/episodes/22053725-Special-2008-New-Year%E2%80%99s-Edition-96A 2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through our PayPal button. (See the right-hand navigation column on our website.) (15:47) Shows we hope to do soon: rhetorical devices, many peoples divided by a common language, and the languages we teach. (16:59) Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 20:55 size: 19.2 Mb rating: G. This week’s show is just a response to our listeners’ very courteous and decorous emails. 2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through our PayPal button. (See the right-hand navigation column on our website.) (15:47) Shows we hope to do soon: rhetorical devices, many peoples divided by a common language, and the languages we teach. (16:59) Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 20:55 size: 19.2 Mb rating: G. This week’s show is just a response to our listeners’ very courteous and decorous emails. 2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback. Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10) A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through our PayPal button. (See the right-hand navigation column on our website.) (15:47) Shows we hope to do soon: rhetorical devices, many peoples divided by a common language, and the languages we teach. (16:59) Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 20:55 size: 19.2 Mb rating: G. This week’s show is just a response to our listeners’ very courteous and decorous emails. tag:odeo.com,2008-01-01,22053725 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:52:12 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave http://odeo.com/episodes/22053727-Silence-and-Speechlessness-96 Silence and Speechlessness: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit in silence for a few seconds–and then find that they have something to say after all. They explore speechlessness and silence. We are currently somewhat speechless because of overwork. (2:02) Speechlessness: when words fail us. (3:33) Music bumper from Silence by Caitlyn Smith. (10:29) Silence: sometimes empty, sometimes expressive (11:42) Song: Silence by Shannon Hurley (19:48) Rude words of the week: “dum-dum” (23:43) Music bumper from Silence Speaks by Rhymz Suhreal. (28:16) The silent treatment: silence as a tool, and as a weapon (29:16) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 34:11 size: 31.3 Mb rating: G (Silence is powerful, but by itself it is usually inoffensive.) Silence and Speechlessness: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit in silence for a few seconds–and then find that they have something to say after all. They explore speechlessness and silence. We are currently somewhat speechless because of overwork. (2:02) Speechlessness: when words fail us. (3:33) Music bumper from Silence by Caitlyn Smith. (10:29) Silence: sometimes empty, sometimes expressive (11:42) Song: Silence by Shannon Hurley (19:48) Rude words of the week: “dum-dum” (23:43) Music bumper from Silence Speaks by Rhymz Suhreal. (28:16) The silent treatment: silence as a tool, and as a weapon (29:16) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 34:11 size: 31.3 Mb rating: G (Silence is powerful, but by itself it is usually inoffensive.) Silence and Speechlessness: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit in silence for a few seconds–and then find that they have something to say after all. They explore speechlessness and silence. We are currently somewhat speechless because of overwork. (2:02) Speechlessness: when words fail us. (3:33) Music bumper from Silence by Caitlyn Smith. (10:29) Silence: sometimes empty, sometimes expressive (11:42) Song: Silence by Shannon Hurley (19:48) Rude words of the week: “dum-dum” (23:43) Music bumper from Silence Speaks by Rhymz Suhreal. (28:16) The silent treatment: silence as a tool, and as a weapon (29:16) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 34:11 size: 31.3 Mb rating: G (Silence is powerful, but by itself it is usually inoffensive.) tag:odeo.com,2007-12-09,22053727 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:23:04 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053733-Religious-Words-95 Religious Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look deep within their souls–without proselytizing–as they talk about the connection between religious language and everyday language. Religious words as they are re-appropriated into everyday life. Thanks to EJ for suggesting this topic, and letting us know about the technology evangelists. (1:58) Howard Shepherd tells us about an interesting blog at No Thirst Software. (9:16) Music bumper from Faith by Greg Federico. (14:32) Secular shifts in meaning of some religious words (15:20) Song: Bad Religion by Jimmie Bratcher (19:20) Rude words of the week: “holy cow,” “holy Moses,” “holy smoke,” and “holy crap” (22:46) Music bumper from God Frequency Live by Without Malice. (27:16) Phrases from religion that are re-purposed in common speech (28:00) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time... Religious Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look deep within their souls–without proselytizing–as they talk about the connection between religious language and everyday language. Religious words as they are re-appropriated into everyday life. Thanks to EJ for suggesting this topic, and letting us know about the technology evangelists. (1:58) Howard Shepherd tells us about an interesting blog at No Thirst Software. (9:16) Music bumper from Faith by Greg Federico. (14:32) Secular shifts in meaning of some religious words (15:20) Song: Bad Religion by Jimmie Bratcher (19:20) Rude words of the week: “holy cow,” “holy Moses,” “holy smoke,” and “holy crap” (22:46) Music bumper from God Frequency Live by Without Malice. (27:16) Phrases from religion that are re-purposed in common speech (28:00) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 35:17 size: 32.3 Mb rating: PG (Not very rude, really–although one of our Rude Words suggests another ruder word.) Religious Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look deep within their souls–without proselytizing–as they talk about the connection between religious language and everyday language. Religious words as they are re-appropriated into everyday life. Thanks to EJ for suggesting this topic, and letting us know about the technology evangelists. (1:58) Howard Shepherd tells us about an interesting blog at No Thirst Software. (9:16) Music bumper from Faith by Greg Federico. (14:32) Secular shifts in meaning of some religious words (15:20) Song: Bad Religion by Jimmie Bratcher (19:20) Rude words of the week: “holy cow,” “holy Moses,” “holy smoke,” and “holy crap” (22:46) Music bumper from God Frequency Live by Without Malice. (27:16) Phrases from religion that are re-purposed in common speech (28:00) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 35:17 size: 32.3 Mb rating: PG (Not very rude, really–although one of our Rude Words suggests another ruder word.) tag:odeo.com,2007-11-16,22053733 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:14:23 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/22053740-Nicknames-94 Nicknames: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd call each other by names other than their given names as they discuss nicknames. Listener feedback (2:22) Eke-names, mascots, and a shout-out to a former student (5:18) Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone. (17:34) Monikers–deliberately chosen or applied names (18:23) Song: “Familar Names, Familiar Games” by Doug McLeod (22:50) Rude word of the week: your worst nickname (27:05) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu. (30:12) Nicknames–conferred on us often without our consent, and frequently expressive of relationships (30:59) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:10 size: 36.8 Mb rating: PG (The president of the United States called his former chief of staff a rude nickname–and we cite it!) Nicknames: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd call each other by names other than their given names as they discuss nicknames. Listener feedback (2:22) Eke-names, mascots, and a shout-out to a former student (5:18) Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone. (17:34) Monikers–deliberately chosen or applied names (18:23) Song: “Familar Names, Familiar Games” by Doug McLeod (22:50) Rude word of the week: your worst nickname (27:05) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu. (30:12) Nicknames–conferred on us often without our consent, and frequently expressive of relationships (30:59) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:10 size: 36.8 Mb rating: PG (The president of the United States called his former chief of staff a rude nickname–and we cite it!) Nicknames: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd call each other by names other than their given names as they discuss nicknames. Listener feedback (2:22) Eke-names, mascots, and a shout-out to a former student (5:18) Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone. (17:34) Monikers–deliberately chosen or applied names (18:23) Song: “Familar Names, Familiar Games” by Doug McLeod (22:50) Rude word of the week: your worst nickname (27:05) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu. (30:12) Nicknames–conferred on us often without our consent, and frequently expressive of relationships (30:59) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:10 size: 36.8 Mb rating: PG (The president of the United States called his former chief of staff a rude nickname–and we cite it!) tag:odeo.com,2007-10-27,22053740 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:24:01 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053744-Public-Speaking-93 Public speaking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit very isolated in the Word Nerds studio, and yet speak to thousands of listeners about public speaking. Oratory, rhetoric, and forensics (2:02) Music bumper from Forensic by Nick Murray (14:29) “Everyday” public speakers: teachers, podcasters, managers, and toasters (15:10) Song: Beer Toast by Bobby Chitwood (25:43) Rude word of the week: “rabble-rouser” (29:18) Music bumper from Rendered Speechless by Briareus (34:02) How to improve your public speaking: our humble advice (34:41) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:16 size: Mb 39.6 rating: PG-13 (Our featured song is an unabashed celebration of alcohol consumption.) Public speaking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit very isolated in the Word Nerds studio, and yet speak to thousands of listeners about public speaking. Oratory, rhetoric, and forensics (2:02) Music bumper from Forensic by Nick Murray (14:29) “Everyday” public speakers: teachers, podcasters, managers, and toasters (15:10) Song: Beer Toast by Bobby Chitwood (25:43) Rude word of the week: “rabble-rouser” (29:18) Music bumper from Rendered Speechless by Briareus (34:02) How to improve your public speaking: our humble advice (34:41) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:16 size: Mb 39.6 rating: PG-13 (Our featured song is an unabashed celebration of alcohol consumption.) Public speaking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit very isolated in the Word Nerds studio, and yet speak to thousands of listeners about public speaking. Oratory, rhetoric, and forensics (2:02) Music bumper from Forensic by Nick Murray (14:29) “Everyday” public speakers: teachers, podcasters, managers, and toasters (15:10) Song: Beer Toast by Bobby Chitwood (25:43) Rude word of the week: “rabble-rouser” (29:18) Music bumper from Rendered Speechless by Briareus (34:02) How to improve your public speaking: our humble advice (34:41) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:16 size: Mb 39.6 rating: PG-13 (Our featured song is an unabashed celebration of alcohol consumption.) tag:odeo.com,2007-10-06,22053744 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:43:25 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053746-Transitions-92 Transitions: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to move smoothly from one sub-topic to another as they talk about transitions, both in language and in life. Emails and voice messages from Angy, Joel, MrGraphxFargo, Ken, and Ric (2:33) Change in our lives, and the continuum of change and transition (5:51) Music bumper from Ockham’s Shaving Kit by George Hrab. (14:24) Ways of signaling change in language (15:12) Song: Lake Luck by Wetbrain, featuring Ben Shepherd (23:20) Rude word of the week: “waffle” (27:35) Music bumper from Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit. (31:34) Phrases and sayings about change (32:18) Bumper and closing music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:03 size: 36.7 Mb rating: G (Our Rude Word comes directly from the daily comic strips. Moreover, we’re trying to set a good example for our adult children.) Transitions: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to move smoothly from one sub-topic to another as they talk about transitions, both in language and in life. Emails and voice messages from Angy, Joel, MrGraphxFargo, Ken, and Ric (2:33) Change in our lives, and the continuum of change and transition (5:51) Music bumper from Ockham’s Shaving Kit by George Hrab. (14:24) Ways of signaling change in language (15:12) Song: Lake Luck by Wetbrain, featuring Ben Shepherd (23:20) Rude word of the week: “waffle” (27:35) Music bumper from Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit. (31:34) Phrases and sayings about change (32:18) Bumper and closing music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:03 size: 36.7 Mb rating: G (Our Rude Word comes directly from the daily comic strips. Moreover, we’re trying to set a good example for our adult children.) Transitions: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to move smoothly from one sub-topic to another as they talk about transitions, both in language and in life. Emails and voice messages from Angy, Joel, MrGraphxFargo, Ken, and Ric (2:33) Change in our lives, and the continuum of change and transition (5:51) Music bumper from Ockham’s Shaving Kit by George Hrab. (14:24) Ways of signaling change in language (15:12) Song: Lake Luck by Wetbrain, featuring Ben Shepherd (23:20) Rude word of the week: “waffle” (27:35) Music bumper from Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit. (31:34) Phrases and sayings about change (32:18) Bumper and closing music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:03 size: 36.7 Mb rating: G (Our Rude Word comes directly from the daily comic strips. Moreover, we’re trying to set a good example for our adult children.) tag:odeo.com,2007-09-15,22053746 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:49:11 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/22153044-%E2%80%9CInside%E2%80%9D-Language-91 “Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01) We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46) A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51) Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35) A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37) Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15) Song: Inside Joke by Little Thom (25:41) Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13) Music bumper from The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti by Shibboleth.... “Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01) We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46) A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51) Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35) A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37) Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15) Song: Inside Joke by Little Thom (25:41) Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13) Music bumper from The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti by Shibboleth. (33:33) The inside jargon of the world of con-men, circus workers, and magicians: ballyhoo, patter, and cant (34:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:38 size: 37.3 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our song has some hilarious references to procreation and uses a couple of naughty words.) “Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01) We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46) A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51) Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35) A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37) Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15) Song: Inside Joke by Little Thom (25:41) Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13) Music bumper from The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti by Shibboleth. (33:33) The inside jargon of the world of con-men, circus workers, and magicians: ballyhoo, patter, and cant (34:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:38 size: 37.3 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our song has some hilarious references to procreation and uses a couple of naughty words.) tag:odeo.com,2007-08-25,22153044 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:23:46 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053751-%E2%80%9CInside%E2%80%9D-Language-91 “Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01) We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46) A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51) Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35) A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37) Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15) Song: Inside Joke by Little Thom (25:41) Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13) Music bumper from The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti by Shibboleth.... “Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01) We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46) A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51) Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35) A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37) Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15) Song: Inside Joke by Little Thom (25:41) Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13) Music bumper from The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti by Shibboleth. (33:33) The inside jargon of the world of con-men, circus workers, and magicians: ballyhoo, patter, and cant (34:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:38 size: 37.3 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our song has some hilarious references to procreation and uses a couple of naughty words.) “Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand. Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01) We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46) A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51) Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35) A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37) Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15) Song: Inside Joke by Little Thom (25:41) Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13) Music bumper from The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti by Shibboleth. (33:33) The inside jargon of the world of con-men, circus workers, and magicians: ballyhoo, patter, and cant (34:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 40:38 size: 37.3 Mb rating: PG-13 (Our song has some hilarious references to procreation and uses a couple of naughty words.) tag:odeo.com,2007-08-25,22053751 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:23:46 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053754-Small-Talk-90 Small talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd, who haven’t seen each other for several months, make and discuss small talk. We encourage you to check our our friend Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. (2:22) The inspiration for this show was the book How to Talk to Anybody About Anything by Leil Lowndes. (3:21) In response to a voice message, we explain our system of rating our shows. (7:41) Small talk: what is it, who uses it, and when is it used? (12:18) Music bumper from Talks in Circles by Threeleggeddog (21:50) Forms of small talk, and small-talk danger zones (23:04) Song: We Talk About Cars by Ric Seaberg (29:09) Rude word of the week: “gossip” (33:48) Music bumper from Essence by Evan Stone (36:33) When speakers move beyond small talk (36:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:09 size: 39.5 Mb rating: PG (Just a tiny hint of rudeness in our discussion.) Small talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd, who haven’t seen each other for several months, make and discuss small talk. We encourage you to check our our friend Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. (2:22) The inspiration for this show was the book How to Talk to Anybody About Anything by Leil Lowndes. (3:21) In response to a voice message, we explain our system of rating our shows. (7:41) Small talk: what is it, who uses it, and when is it used? (12:18) Music bumper from Talks in Circles by Threeleggeddog (21:50) Forms of small talk, and small-talk danger zones (23:04) Song: We Talk About Cars by Ric Seaberg (29:09) Rude word of the week: “gossip” (33:48) Music bumper from Essence by Evan Stone (36:33) When speakers move beyond small talk (36:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:09 size: 39.5 Mb rating: PG (Just a tiny hint of rudeness in our discussion.) Small talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd, who haven’t seen each other for several months, make and discuss small talk. We encourage you to check our our friend Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. (2:22) The inspiration for this show was the book How to Talk to Anybody About Anything by Leil Lowndes. (3:21) In response to a voice message, we explain our system of rating our shows. (7:41) Small talk: what is it, who uses it, and when is it used? (12:18) Music bumper from Talks in Circles by Threeleggeddog (21:50) Forms of small talk, and small-talk danger zones (23:04) Song: We Talk About Cars by Ric Seaberg (29:09) Rude word of the week: “gossip” (33:48) Music bumper from Essence by Evan Stone (36:33) When speakers move beyond small talk (36:56) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 43:09 size: 39.5 Mb rating: PG (Just a tiny hint of rudeness in our discussion.) tag:odeo.com,2007-08-03,22053754 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:20:00 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053760-Synonyms-89 Synonyms: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss, chat, and talk about a plethora, a bundle, a whole bunch of ideas about synonyms. Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company left us an audio comment via our MyChingo button. (1:55) It was Dave’s turn to travel to German-speaking Europe this past month. (3:04) The inspiration for this show was our recent experience trying to express fine differences in meaning in a second language. Synonyms yield these subtle distinctions. (4:42) Music bumper from Just Looking by The Jerrys (13:29) Regional variations in sets of synonyms, and their applications (14:14) Song: The Same One by Little Mack Simmons (19:18) Rude word of the week: “dullard” (23:54) Music bumper from Necessary Rain by Emile Westergaard. (26:58) Age and experience and the ability to make subtler distinctions (27:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 34:02 size: 31.2 Mb rating: PG (Only ... Synonyms: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss, chat, and talk about a plethora, a bundle, a whole bunch of ideas about synonyms. Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company left us an audio comment via our MyChingo button. (1:55) It was Dave’s turn to travel to German-speaking Europe this past month. (3:04) The inspiration for this show was our recent experience trying to express fine differences in meaning in a second language. Synonyms yield these subtle distinctions. (4:42) Music bumper from Just Looking by The Jerrys (13:29) Regional variations in sets of synonyms, and their applications (14:14) Song: The Same One by Little Mack Simmons (19:18) Rude word of the week: “dullard” (23:54) Music bumper from Necessary Rain by Emile Westergaard. (26:58) Age and experience and the ability to make subtler distinctions (27:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 34:02 size: 31.2 Mb rating: PG (Only a tiny, mild bit of borderline rudeness in our audio feedback.) Download “The Same One” (mp3) from “The PM+Simmons Collection 1971-1982″ by Little Mack Simmons Electro-Fi Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Synonyms: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss, chat, and talk about a plethora, a bundle, a whole bunch of ideas about synonyms. Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company left us an audio comment via our MyChingo button. (1:55) It was Dave’s turn to travel to German-speaking Europe this past month. (3:04) The inspiration for this show was our recent experience trying to express fine differences in meaning in a second language. Synonyms yield these subtle distinctions. (4:42) Music bumper from Just Looking by The Jerrys (13:29) Regional variations in sets of synonyms, and their applications (14:14) Song: The Same One by Little Mack Simmons (19:18) Rude word of the week: “dullard” (23:54) Music bumper from Necessary Rain by Emile Westergaard. (26:58) Age and experience and the ability to make subtler distinctions (27:30) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 34:02 size: 31.2 Mb rating: PG (Only a tiny, mild bit of borderline rudeness in our audio feedback.) Download “The Same One” (mp3) from “The PM+Simmons Collection 1971-1982″ by Little Mack Simmons Electro-Fi Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster tag:odeo.com,2007-07-16,22053760 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:54:44 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053767-Abridgment-88 Abridgment: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd leave out all the unimportant parts as they talk about abridgment. We feature the masters of abridgment, the Reduced Shakespeare Company. We’ve been away. While we were gone, the Nerd Number died. But now you can leave an audio message with our MyChingo button. (1:52) Definitions of “abridge,” plus some related words (4:16) Music bumper from Trifle 3 by Fuzzy Logic (10:16) In April, Dave interviewed the RSC (that’s the Reduced Shakespeare Company, not that “Royal” bunch). (10:58) Song: Left Out by A Void (19:28) Rude word of the week: “half-assed” (22:53) Music bumper from Make Me Understand by Matt Thorpe. (25:21) Intentions and functions of abridgment (26:13) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 32:54 size: 30.2 Mb rating: PG (Our Rude Word is about as rude as we get this week.) Abridgment: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd leave out all the unimportant parts as they talk about abridgment. We feature the masters of abridgment, the Reduced Shakespeare Company. We’ve been away. While we were gone, the Nerd Number died. But now you can leave an audio message with our MyChingo button. (1:52) Definitions of “abridge,” plus some related words (4:16) Music bumper from Trifle 3 by Fuzzy Logic (10:16) In April, Dave interviewed the RSC (that’s the Reduced Shakespeare Company, not that “Royal” bunch). (10:58) Song: Left Out by A Void (19:28) Rude word of the week: “half-assed” (22:53) Music bumper from Make Me Understand by Matt Thorpe. (25:21) Intentions and functions of abridgment (26:13) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 32:54 size: 30.2 Mb rating: PG (Our Rude Word is about as rude as we get this week.) Abridgment: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd leave out all the unimportant parts as they talk about abridgment. We feature the masters of abridgment, the Reduced Shakespeare Company. We’ve been away. While we were gone, the Nerd Number died. But now you can leave an audio message with our MyChingo button. (1:52) Definitions of “abridge,” plus some related words (4:16) Music bumper from Trifle 3 by Fuzzy Logic (10:16) In April, Dave interviewed the RSC (that’s the Reduced Shakespeare Company, not that “Royal” bunch). (10:58) Song: Left Out by A Void (19:28) Rude word of the week: “half-assed” (22:53) Music bumper from Make Me Understand by Matt Thorpe. (25:21) Intentions and functions of abridgment (26:13) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 32:54 size: 30.2 Mb rating: PG (Our Rude Word is about as rude as we get this week.) tag:odeo.com,2007-06-24,22053767 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:11:51 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053772-Spring-Break-87A Spring Break Edition: Dave Shepherd does not have a linguistic topic, nor a Rude Word, nor a song–but he does respond to your emails and voicemails, and announces a new feature to the website. The Virginia Tech shooting touched us–but not directly. (2:20) We have a new feature on our blog site, a MyChingo button. Leave us a high-quality audio comment. (4:15) The Word Nerds studio is being remodeled. The next couple of shows will come from another place! (5:51) We received a voicemail on the Nerd Number, 206-600-6373 (206-600-NERD), from Darren at the Hak5 video podcast. (7:09) We received email from Michael Buchko and Christian Scholze, among many others. (7:48) Check out these threads on the Word Nerds Forum: (10:29) Communicative Competence Your favorite audiobooks? Question about probable slang Hey you guys! Expletives (87) We will be back with a full show within the next three weeks. (15:40) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Clos... Spring Break Edition: Dave Shepherd does not have a linguistic topic, nor a Rude Word, nor a song–but he does respond to your emails and voicemails, and announces a new feature to the website. The Virginia Tech shooting touched us–but not directly. (2:20) We have a new feature on our blog site, a MyChingo button. Leave us a high-quality audio comment. (4:15) The Word Nerds studio is being remodeled. The next couple of shows will come from another place! (5:51) We received a voicemail on the Nerd Number, 206-600-6373 (206-600-NERD), from Darren at the Hak5 video podcast. (7:09) We received email from Michael Buchko and Christian Scholze, among many others. (7:48) Check out these threads on the Word Nerds Forum: (10:29) Communicative Competence Your favorite audiobooks? Question about probable slang Hey you guys! Expletives (87) We will be back with a full show within the next three weeks. (15:40) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 18:36 size: 17.1 Mb rating: PG (I bleeped out one rude word in a voicemail.) Spring Break Edition: Dave Shepherd does not have a linguistic topic, nor a Rude Word, nor a song–but he does respond to your emails and voicemails, and announces a new feature to the website. The Virginia Tech shooting touched us–but not directly. (2:20) We have a new feature on our blog site, a MyChingo button. Leave us a high-quality audio comment. (4:15) The Word Nerds studio is being remodeled. The next couple of shows will come from another place! (5:51) We received a voicemail on the Nerd Number, 206-600-6373 (206-600-NERD), from Darren at the Hak5 video podcast. (7:09) We received email from Michael Buchko and Christian Scholze, among many others. (7:48) Check out these threads on the Word Nerds Forum: (10:29) Communicative Competence Your favorite audiobooks? Question about probable slang Hey you guys! Expletives (87) We will be back with a full show within the next three weeks. (15:40) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 18:36 size: 17.1 Mb rating: PG (I bleeped out one rude word in a voicemail.) tag:odeo.com,2007-04-22,22053772 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:25:22 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave http://odeo.com/episodes/22053780-Expletives-87 Expletives, both rude and non-rude: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd have a rollicking good time, filling out the time of the show by talking about expletives. (NOTE: This show contains some of the rudest language we have every explicated on The Word Nerds. Not work-, school-, or family-safe!) This week’s show will have a forum thread in the Rude Words category, since it deals with really rude language. Please bring us your favorite expletives (both rude and non-rude). (3:02) This show was inspired by an email suggestion from a listener. Thanks to Katherine Pennavaria. (3:40) Defining “expletive”; grammatical categories of expletives (4:45) Music bumper from Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit (12:20) Attributive expletives and infixes: filling out words and sentences with rude words, both for rhythmic effect and for shock value (13:06) Song: C’est la Fking Vie by Ginny Clee (24:10) Rude word of the week: “fking” (as an attributive expletive) (28:34) Music... Expletives, both rude and non-rude: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd have a rollicking good time, filling out the time of the show by talking about expletives. (NOTE: This show contains some of the rudest language we have every explicated on The Word Nerds. Not work-, school-, or family-safe!) This week’s show will have a forum thread in the Rude Words category, since it deals with really rude language. Please bring us your favorite expletives (both rude and non-rude). (3:02) This show was inspired by an email suggestion from a listener. Thanks to Katherine Pennavaria. (3:40) Defining “expletive”; grammatical categories of expletives (4:45) Music bumper from Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit (12:20) Attributive expletives and infixes: filling out words and sentences with rude words, both for rhythmic effect and for shock value (13:06) Song: C’est la Fking Vie by Ginny Clee (24:10) Rude word of the week: “fking” (as an attributive expletive) (28:34) Music bumper from Essence by Evan Stone. (31:59) Curses, extended curses, and interjections (32:23) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 42:28 size: 38.9 Mb rating: R (The last two-thirds of the show is about very rude language. Our lovely featured song is not one you want to play at work.) Expletives, both rude and non-rude: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd have a rollicking good time, filling out the time of the show by talking about expletives. (NOTE: This show contains some of the rudest language we have every explicated on The Word Nerds. Not work-, school-, or family-safe!) This week’s show will have a forum thread in the Rude Words category, since it deals with really rude language. Please bring us your favorite expletives (both rude and non-rude). (3:02) This show was inspired by an email suggestion from a listener. Thanks to Katherine Pennavaria. (3:40) Defining “expletive”; grammatical categories of expletives (4:45) Music bumper from Baja Taxi by Brain Buckit (12:20) Attributive expletives and infixes: filling out words and sentences with rude words, both for rhythmic effect and for shock value (13:06) Song: C’est la Fking Vie by Ginny Clee (24:10) Rude word of the week: “fking” (as an attributive expletive) (28:34) Music bumper from Essence by Evan Stone. (31:59) Curses, extended curses, and interjections (32:23) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 42:28 size: 38.9 Mb rating: R (The last two-thirds of the show is about very rude language. Our lovely featured song is not one you want to play at work.) tag:odeo.com,2007-03-31,22053780 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:35:12 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053787-Food-Metaphors-86 Food and cooking metaphors: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the joys of cooking and eating by talking about food metaphors. Dave points listeners to the Deutsch 4 Podcast. Dave recently met with Bob Wright of the Baseball History Podcast when Bob was in DC for a conference of food bank volunteers and workers. Today’s topic came from a thread on the forum started by bnt. (1:53) Food metaphors in everyday language (6:57) Music bumper from Beautiful Food by Edan (17:14) Cooking metaphors; people as food; American diner slang (17:53) Song: Food Chain by Ric Seaberg (24:58) Rude word of the week: “eat shit” (29:45) Music bumper from Finger Food by the Shook-Russo Quartet (33:19) Insights from a non-American (Thanks, bnt!) (34:01) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:41 size: 35.4 Mb rating: R (This is probably the rudest Rude Word that Dave and ... Food and cooking metaphors: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the joys of cooking and eating by talking about food metaphors. Dave points listeners to the Deutsch 4 Podcast. Dave recently met with Bob Wright of the Baseball History Podcast when Bob was in DC for a conference of food bank volunteers and workers. Today’s topic came from a thread on the forum started by bnt. (1:53) Food metaphors in everyday language (6:57) Music bumper from Beautiful Food by Edan (17:14) Cooking metaphors; people as food; American diner slang (17:53) Song: Food Chain by Ric Seaberg (24:58) Rude word of the week: “eat shit” (29:45) Music bumper from Finger Food by the Shook-Russo Quartet (33:19) Insights from a non-American (Thanks, bnt!) (34:01) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:41 size: 35.4 Mb rating: R (This is probably the rudest Rude Word that Dave and Barbara have had so far.) Download “Beautiful Food” (mp3) from “Sprain Your Tapedeck” by Edan Lewis Recordings Buy at eMusic Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at Napster Download “Finger Food” (mp3) from “Shook-Russo Quartet Featuring Greg Gisbert” by The Shook-Russo Quartet Summit Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Food and cooking metaphors: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the joys of cooking and eating by talking about food metaphors. Dave points listeners to the Deutsch 4 Podcast. Dave recently met with Bob Wright of the Baseball History Podcast when Bob was in DC for a conference of food bank volunteers and workers. Today’s topic came from a thread on the forum started by bnt. (1:53) Food metaphors in everyday language (6:57) Music bumper from Beautiful Food by Edan (17:14) Cooking metaphors; people as food; American diner slang (17:53) Song: Food Chain by Ric Seaberg (24:58) Rude word of the week: “eat shit” (29:45) Music bumper from Finger Food by the Shook-Russo Quartet (33:19) Insights from a non-American (Thanks, bnt!) (34:01) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 38:41 size: 35.4 Mb rating: R (This is probably the rudest Rude Word that Dave and Barbara have had so far.) Download “Beautiful Food” (mp3) from “Sprain Your Tapedeck” by Edan Lewis Recordings Buy at eMusic Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at Napster Download “Finger Food” (mp3) from “Shook-Russo Quartet Featuring Greg Gisbert” by The Shook-Russo Quartet Summit Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody tag:odeo.com,2007-03-11,22053787 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:42:44 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/22053800-Myth-and-Legend-85 Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd tell some tall tales about myth, legend, and language. Dave encourages listeners to digg our podcast (see the sidebar on the right side of our main blog page) and to visit the Word Nerds Forum to participate in the thread about this show. (2:52) Myth and legend: Why do they exist? What kinds of stories are they? (4:06) Music bumper from Natural Man by Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials (22:26) Myth and language: words that come from mythology (22:51) Song: Mythical Frederick by Tom Smith (26:05) Rude word of the week: “bullshit” (28:05) Music bumper from Tell Me a Bedtime Story by the Jay Lawrence Trio (32:26) Hidden mythological etymologies (”hidden mythetymologies”) (33:14) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:02 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is probably ruder than middle-school kids should be tossing ... Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd tell some tall tales about myth, legend, and language. Dave encourages listeners to digg our podcast (see the sidebar on the right side of our main blog page) and to visit the Word Nerds Forum to participate in the thread about this show. (2:52) Myth and legend: Why do they exist? What kinds of stories are they? (4:06) Music bumper from Natural Man by Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials (22:26) Myth and language: words that come from mythology (22:51) Song: Mythical Frederick by Tom Smith (26:05) Rude word of the week: “bullshit” (28:05) Music bumper from Tell Me a Bedtime Story by the Jay Lawrence Trio (32:26) Hidden mythological etymologies (”hidden mythetymologies”) (33:14) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:02 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is probably ruder than middle-school kids should be tossing around in the hallways–at least at this moment in history.) Download “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” by Jay Lawrence Trio OA2 Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd tell some tall tales about myth, legend, and language. Dave encourages listeners to digg our podcast (see the sidebar on the right side of our main blog page) and to visit the Word Nerds Forum to participate in the thread about this show. (2:52) Myth and legend: Why do they exist? What kinds of stories are they? (4:06) Music bumper from Natural Man by Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials (22:26) Myth and language: words that come from mythology (22:51) Song: Mythical Frederick by Tom Smith (26:05) Rude word of the week: “bullshit” (28:05) Music bumper from Tell Me a Bedtime Story by the Jay Lawrence Trio (32:26) Hidden mythological etymologies (”hidden mythetymologies”) (33:14) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 41:02 size: 37.6 Mb rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is probably ruder than middle-school kids should be tossing around in the hallways–at least at this moment in history.) Download “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3) from “Thermal Strut” by Jay Lawrence Trio OA2 Records Buy at iTunes Music Store tag:odeo.com,2007-02-17,22053800 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 19:34:22 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/22053805-Modal-Verbs-84 Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs. Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjrnet. (2:17) Howard and Dave give an overview of auxiliary verbs, of which modal verbs are a subset. (3:17) Music bumper from “Just Looking,” by The Jerrys (9:32) Modal verbs and grammatical mood (10:11) Song: “You Can Never Hold Back Spring,” by Tom Waits (15:49) Rude word of the week: “wannabe” (18:14) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (22:08) Modal verbs in languages other than English (22:49) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 30:31 size: 28 Mb rating: G (We managed to talk about this without being rude.) Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs. Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjrnet. (2:17) Howard and Dave give an overview of auxiliary verbs, of which modal verbs are a subset. (3:17) Music bumper from “Just Looking,” by The Jerrys (9:32) Modal verbs and grammatical mood (10:11) Song: “You Can Never Hold Back Spring,” by Tom Waits (15:49) Rude word of the week: “wannabe” (18:14) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (22:08) Modal verbs in languages other than English (22:49) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 30:31 size: 28 Mb rating: G (We managed to talk about this without being rude.) Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs. Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjrnet. (2:17) Howard and Dave give an overview of auxiliary verbs, of which modal verbs are a subset. (3:17) Music bumper from “Just Looking,” by The Jerrys (9:32) Modal verbs and grammatical mood (10:11) Song: “You Can Never Hold Back Spring,” by Tom Waits (15:49) Rude word of the week: “wannabe” (18:14) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (22:08) Modal verbs in languages other than English (22:49) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 30:31 size: 28 Mb rating: G (We managed to talk about this without being rude.) tag:odeo.com,2007-01-27,22053805 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:33:39 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23481297-Resolutions-83 Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd welcome the new year by talking about resolutions and promises. Dave announces the repair of our feed problem and reads listener email regarding Eilzüge. (2:20) Dave and Barbara talk about the nature and timing of New Year’s resolutions and promises. (4:32) Music bumper from “The New Year,” by Love = Action (11:58) How people make resolutions (12:26) Song: “I Hope This Year Is Better Than the Last,” by The Alice Project (18:38) Rude word of the week: “wishy-washy” (21:08) Music bumper from “Nada,” by Jaime Beauchamp (24:48) Why people make resolutions; why the U.S. Congress makes resolutions instead of laws sometimes (25:28) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 32:59 size: 30.2 Mb rating: PG (Our discussion is innocent; our featured song has humorous references to human foibles in the news.) Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd welcome the new year by talking about resolutions and promises. Dave announces the repair of our feed problem and reads listener email regarding Eilzüge. (2:20) Dave and Barbara talk about the nature and timing of New Year’s resolutions and promises. (4:32) Music bumper from “The New Year,” by Love = Action (11:58) How people make resolutions (12:26) Song: “I Hope This Year Is Better Than the Last,” by The Alice Project (18:38) Rude word of the week: “wishy-washy” (21:08) Music bumper from “Nada,” by Jaime Beauchamp (24:48) Why people make resolutions; why the U.S. Congress makes resolutions instead of laws sometimes (25:28) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 32:59 size: 30.2 Mb rating: PG (Our discussion is innocent; our featured song has humorous references to human foibles in the news.) Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd welcome the new year by talking about resolutions and promises. Dave announces the repair of our feed problem and reads listener email regarding Eilzüge. (2:20) Dave and Barbara talk about the nature and timing of New Year’s resolutions and promises. (4:32) Music bumper from “The New Year,” by Love = Action (11:58) How people make resolutions (12:26) Song: “I Hope This Year Is Better Than the Last,” by The Alice Project (18:38) Rude word of the week: “wishy-washy” (21:08) Music bumper from “Nada,” by Jaime Beauchamp (24:48) Why people make resolutions; why the U.S. Congress makes resolutions instead of laws sometimes (25:28) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 32:59 size: 30.2 Mb rating: PG (Our discussion is innocent; our featured song has humorous references to human foibles in the news.) tag:odeo.com,2007-01-12,23481297 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:25:12 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, barbara http://odeo.com/episodes/23481298-Speed-82 Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are in a massive hurry to talk about speed. Dave responds to feedback (2:08) Jesse Thorn of The Sound of Young America sent us a copy of Sky Maul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From a Plane , by Kasper Hauser. Voicemail from Kristin of The Manic Mommies Our forum is now spam-free! Come talk to us and each other! At the time of recording, our web host had a problem with iTunes. But that problem is fixed now (December 23, 2006). The pace of life, the speed of thought, and the speed of speech (5:41) Music bumper from “Speedbaby” by The Gentlemen (18:05) Words and phrases about speed and acceleration (18:39) Song: “I Run Faster Than You Can” by Faris Nourallah (24:50) Rude word of the week: “slow” (26:58) Music bumper from “Things Happen Fast” by Fuzzy Logic (30:29) Slowing down (31:08) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” b... Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are in a massive hurry to talk about speed. Dave responds to feedback (2:08) Jesse Thorn of The Sound of Young America sent us a copy of Sky Maul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From a Plane , by Kasper Hauser. Voicemail from Kristin of The Manic Mommies Our forum is now spam-free! Come talk to us and each other! At the time of recording, our web host had a problem with iTunes. But that problem is fixed now (December 23, 2006). The pace of life, the speed of thought, and the speed of speech (5:41) Music bumper from “Speedbaby” by The Gentlemen (18:05) Words and phrases about speed and acceleration (18:39) Song: “I Run Faster Than You Can” by Faris Nourallah (24:50) Rude word of the week: “slow” (26:58) Music bumper from “Things Happen Fast” by Fuzzy Logic (30:29) Slowing down (31:08) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 37:07 size: 34 Mb rating: PG (The Rude Word is only mildly insulting, but we refer briefly to the contents of spam messages on our forum.) Download “I Run Faster Than You Can” (mp3) from “King Of Sweden” by Faris Nourallah Western Vinyl Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at GroupieTunes Stream from RealNetworks / Rhapsody Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are in a massive hurry to talk about speed. Dave responds to feedback (2:08) Jesse Thorn of The Sound of Young America sent us a copy of Sky Maul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From a Plane , by Kasper Hauser. Voicemail from Kristin of The Manic Mommies Our forum is now spam-free! Come talk to us and each other! At the time of recording, our web host had a problem with iTunes. But that problem is fixed now (December 23, 2006). The pace of life, the speed of thought, and the speed of speech (5:41) Music bumper from “Speedbaby” by The Gentlemen (18:05) Words and phrases about speed and acceleration (18:39) Song: “I Run Faster Than You Can” by Faris Nourallah (24:50) Rude word of the week: “slow” (26:58) Music bumper from “Things Happen Fast” by Fuzzy Logic (30:29) Slowing down (31:08) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 37:07 size: 34 Mb rating: PG (The Rude Word is only mildly insulting, but we refer briefly to the contents of spam messages on our forum.) Download “I Run Faster Than You Can” (mp3) from “King Of Sweden” by Faris Nourallah Western Vinyl Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at Napster Buy at GroupieTunes Stream from RealNetworks / Rhapsody tag:odeo.com,2006-12-23,23481298 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:29:11 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/23481299-Thanks-and-Gratitude-80 Dave Shepherd explores the linguistic workings of thanks and gratitude. Listeners respond with voicemails and emails. We thank you for your participation. (2:02) Thanks and thanksgiving (7:30) Song: “Thank you,” by All Mighty Whispers (15:24) Rude word of the week: “ingrate” (18:24) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton (20:34) How gratitude is different from thanks (20:55) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 24:36 size: 22.5 Mb rating: G (”Thank you” is one of the magical phrases all children should learn.) Dave Shepherd explores the linguistic workings of thanks and gratitude. Listeners respond with voicemails and emails. We thank you for your participation. (2:02) Thanks and thanksgiving (7:30) Song: “Thank you,” by All Mighty Whispers (15:24) Rude word of the week: “ingrate” (18:24) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton (20:34) How gratitude is different from thanks (20:55) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 24:36 size: 22.5 Mb rating: G (”Thank you” is one of the magical phrases all children should learn.) Dave Shepherd explores the linguistic workings of thanks and gratitude. Listeners respond with voicemails and emails. We thank you for your participation. (2:02) Thanks and thanksgiving (7:30) Song: “Thank you,” by All Mighty Whispers (15:24) Rude word of the week: “ingrate” (18:24) Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton (20:34) How gratitude is different from thanks (20:55) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 24:36 size: 22.5 Mb rating: G (”Thank you” is one of the magical phrases all children should learn.) tag:odeo.com,2006-11-19,23481299 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:38:55 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, dave http://odeo.com/episodes/23481300-Sports-Language-79 Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd get their game faces on as they talk about the language of sports. The vocabulary of sport: rule-based terms and slang terms (1:58) Music bumper from “Natural Man,” by Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials (21:36) How sports language functions (22:03) Song: “Sitting Around Keeping Score,” by Spymob (26:11) Rude word of the week: “palooka” (29:35) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm (32:36) Sports metaphors in everyday speech (33:16) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 41:16 size: 37.8 Mb rating: PG-13 (We discuss the sexual meaning of some metaphors from baseball.) Spymob EP Spymob Spymob, Inc Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at eMusic Download “Sitting Around Keeping Score” (MP3, 192kbps) Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd get their game faces on as they talk about the language of sports. The vocabulary of sport: rule-based terms and slang terms (1:58) Music bumper from “Natural Man,” by Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials (21:36) How sports language functions (22:03) Song: “Sitting Around Keeping Score,” by Spymob (26:11) Rude word of the week: “palooka” (29:35) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm (32:36) Sports metaphors in everyday speech (33:16) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 41:16 size: 37.8 Mb rating: PG-13 (We discuss the sexual meaning of some metaphors from baseball.) Spymob EP Spymob Spymob, Inc Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at eMusic Download “Sitting Around Keeping Score” (MP3, 192kbps) Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd get their game faces on as they talk about the language of sports. The vocabulary of sport: rule-based terms and slang terms (1:58) Music bumper from “Natural Man,” by Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials (21:36) How sports language functions (22:03) Song: “Sitting Around Keeping Score,” by Spymob (26:11) Rude word of the week: “palooka” (29:35) Music bumper from “Road to Rhodes” by Scott Helm (32:36) Sports metaphors in everyday speech (33:16) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat time: 41:16 size: 37.8 Mb rating: PG-13 (We discuss the sexual meaning of some metaphors from baseball.) Spymob EP Spymob Spymob, Inc Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Buy at eMusic Download “Sitting Around Keeping Score” (MP3, 192kbps) tag:odeo.com,2006-10-29,23481300 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:15:47 -0800 no The Word Nerds podcast, howard s. http://odeo.com/episodes/23481301-Derivatives-78 Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about derivatives–words that come from other words and how we came to love them. The derivation of “derivative” (2:42) How we became infatuated with derivatives (5:17) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings,” by Val Davis (11:07) Word Power through derivatives (”plant that seed, watch it grow”) (11:23) Song: “Carbon Copy” by Sister Machine Gun (21:34) Rude word of the week: “rip-off” (24:52) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (33:00) “Challenge words” for our listeners - use your knowledge of root words to post your best guestimates on our blog (33:36) anthropomorphic euphonious hecatonstylon Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 40:02 size: 36.7 Mb (We’ve gone back to a higher bitrate to improve our sound a bit.) rating: PG (Our featured song... Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about derivatives–words that come from other words and how we came to love them. The derivation of “derivative” (2:42) How we became infatuated with derivatives (5:17) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings,” by Val Davis (11:07) Word Power through derivatives (”plant that seed, watch it grow”) (11:23) Song: “Carbon Copy” by Sister Machine Gun (21:34) Rude word of the week: “rip-off” (24:52) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (33:00) “Challenge words” for our listeners - use your knowledge of root words to post your best guestimates on our blog (33:36) anthropomorphic euphonious hecatonstylon Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 40:02 size: 36.7 Mb (We’ve gone back to a higher bitrate to improve our sound a bit.) rating: PG (Our featured song has a brief allusion to drinking.) Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about derivatives–words that come from other words and how we came to love them. The derivation of “derivative” (2:42) How we became infatuated with derivatives (5:17) Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings,” by Val Davis (11:07) Word Power through derivatives (”plant that seed, watch it grow”) (11:23) Song: “Carbon Copy” by Sister Machine Gun (21:34) Rude word of the week: “rip-off” (24:52) Music bumper from “Melancolica” by Mauricio Cuburu (33:00) “Challenge words” for our listeners - use your knowledge of root words to post your best guestimates on our blog (33:36) anthropomorphic euphonious hecatonstylon Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone time: 40:02 size: 36.7 Mb (We’ve gone back to a higher bitrate to improve our sound a bit.) rating: PG (Our featured song has a brief allusion to drinking.) tag:odeo.com,2006-10-15,23481301 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:54:18 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, howard c. http://odeo.com/episodes/23481302-Periodicity-77 Dave Shepherd announces a change in frequency of the publication of The Word Nerds. (1:56) News from the podcasting world (4:20) Annik Rubens suspends Schlaflos in München Apple issues cease and desist letters against companies using “podcast” in their name. Voicemail from a new listener (7:39) Song: “Day to Day,” by The Numbers (9:07) Rude word of the week: “spaz” (12:25) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth (15:36) Our next show? (16:07) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat 39-51 The Numbers Blue Pie Productions Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at eMusic Download “Day to Day” (MP3, 192kbps) time: 20:31 size: 18.8 Mb rating: G (Just good, solid, honest information) Dave Shepherd announces a change in frequency of the publication of The Word Nerds. (1:56) News from the podcasting world (4:20) Annik Rubens suspends Schlaflos in München Apple issues cease and desist letters against companies using “podcast” in their name. Voicemail from a new listener (7:39) Song: “Day to Day,” by The Numbers (9:07) Rude word of the week: “spaz” (12:25) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth (15:36) Our next show? (16:07) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat 39-51 The Numbers Blue Pie Productions Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at eMusic Download “Day to Day” (MP3, 192kbps) time: 20:31 size: 18.8 Mb rating: G (Just good, solid, honest information) Dave Shepherd announces a change in frequency of the publication of The Word Nerds. (1:56) News from the podcasting world (4:20) Annik Rubens suspends Schlaflos in München Apple issues cease and desist letters against companies using “podcast” in their name. Voicemail from a new listener (7:39) Song: “Day to Day,” by The Numbers (9:07) Rude word of the week: “spaz” (12:25) Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth (15:36) Our next show? (16:07) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat 39-51 The Numbers Blue Pie Productions Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster Buy at eMusic Download “Day to Day” (MP3, 192kbps) time: 20:31 size: 18.8 Mb rating: G (Just good, solid, honest information) tag:odeo.com,2006-09-23,23481302 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:43:30 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast http://odeo.com/episodes/23481303-Equivocation-and-Discourse-76 Howard Shepherd talks about his favorite summer reading book–Special Topics in Calamity Physics, a first novel by his former student Marisha Pessl. (2:47) Reasons for equivocating (4:37) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit,” by George Hrab (14:46) Verbal and lingual ways of equivocating (15:27) Song: “Maybe I’ll Wait,” by Robin Welty (21:36) Rude word of the week: “weasel” (25:16) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys (28:57) Paralingual and nonvocal equivocation (29:36) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone Show Yourself Strong Robin Welty Paradiso Music Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Download “Maybe I’ll Wait” (MP3, 192kbps) show time: 38:52 size: 26.7 Mb rating: PG (Not all that rude; quite polysyllabic) Howard Shepherd talks about his favorite summer reading book–Special Topics in Calamity Physics, a first novel by his former student Marisha Pessl. (2:47) Reasons for equivocating (4:37) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit,” by George Hrab (14:46) Verbal and lingual ways of equivocating (15:27) Song: “Maybe I’ll Wait,” by Robin Welty (21:36) Rude word of the week: “weasel” (25:16) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys (28:57) Paralingual and nonvocal equivocation (29:36) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone Show Yourself Strong Robin Welty Paradiso Music Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Download “Maybe I’ll Wait” (MP3, 192kbps) show time: 38:52 size: 26.7 Mb rating: PG (Not all that rude; quite polysyllabic) Howard Shepherd talks about his favorite summer reading book–Special Topics in Calamity Physics, a first novel by his former student Marisha Pessl. (2:47) Reasons for equivocating (4:37) Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit,” by George Hrab (14:46) Verbal and lingual ways of equivocating (15:27) Song: “Maybe I’ll Wait,” by Robin Welty (21:36) Rude word of the week: “weasel” (25:16) Music bumper from “Telepop” by The Jerrys (28:57) Paralingual and nonvocal equivocation (29:36) Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and IODA Promonet Theme music by Kick the Cat Closing music from “Grapes” by Evan Stone Show Yourself Strong Robin Welty Paradiso Music Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody Download “Maybe I’ll Wait” (MP3, 192kbps) show time: 38:52 size: 26.7 Mb rating: PG (Not all that rude; quite polysyllabic) tag:odeo.com,2006-09-17,23481303 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:45:10 -0700 no The Word Nerds podcast, howard s.