This week we're talking about Billie Eilish's hit "Bad Guy", along with finally getting around to giving a short bio of Eilish, our first 3 time featured artist, and why not, she is in many ways the most successful zoomer pop artist.
And we talk about guy, its usage and origins before and since the Guy Fawkes plot. And we discuss the similarities in the now growing usage of Luigi in word-like ways to talk about assassination and class consciousness, after the Luigi Mangione alleged act.
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Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086
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Happy halloween polterguys and ghouls. We're talking about vampires, the kings of halloween monsters, so we're talking about the king of contemporary pop songs in my humble opinion, "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo.
In the course of talking about that, we'll talk a bit about monster fuckers and Chuck Tingle. And of course we'll talk about the etymology of the word vampire, and the history of the concept.
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
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Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Crime & Spirits. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast
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We discuss Calvin Harris's hit "Feels" featuring Katy Perry, Pharrell, and Big Sean, and the casual pill popping culture it reflects.
And we discuss the etymology of pill, the history of pills, and the modern rise of being pilled - red-pilled, black-pilled, and ______-pilled, in which someone can be anything-pilled, describing a thing that they've recently gotten into or come around to.
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Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Speak of the Devil. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil
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We discuss the Jonas Brothers, their wives, and the etymology and evolution of everyone's favorite food, pizza.
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Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Brutal Bizarre and Boozy. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=0ab4c5f41e0e4902
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We're talking about the current US administration's war on science through an effective word ban on words in research projects related to "woke" topics such as trans, climate change, autism, and even words like trauma, bias, and woman, such that if they appear in your research article, your government funding gets cut.
And to do so, of course we're talking about Radiohead's anti-fascism song 2+2=5, an allusion to 1984 by George Orwell. We talk about the history of censorship, of course the etymology of censorship and ban, and the current events and their impact of scientific communication. Also, we read the list of banned words in its entirety.
In the Eurovision segment, we talk about UK's 2025 entry "What the Hell Just Happened" by Remember Monday. And we talk about Bowdler and bowlderization.
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Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Haunted Moonlight. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-moonlight/id1703911242
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Are you afraid of no ghost in August? We talk boo, the word that is the thing ghosts say for some reason, and the thing we say to show disapproval, and a word for romantic partners, among many other uses! Plus, gemination and reduplication.
And we talk Paul Russell's feel good hit, "Lil Boo Thang".
In Eurovision talk, we discuss Poland's 2025 entry "Gaja" by Justyna Steczkowska.
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And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Bad Acts. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-acts-a-true-crime-podcast/id1538464479
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We talk about the mysterious meaning of Kelis's milkshake, and what else she's done, from her pentecostal upbringing to her transition into the culinary world.
And we discuss milk, the origin of the word, other animals' non-breast-originating baby nourishments which are called milk, and the controversy around calling non-dairy beverages milk, such as almond milk and oat milk.
In Eurovision, we of course talk about Australia's 2025 entry "Milkshake Man" by Go-Jo.
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Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Caffeinated Conspiracies. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/caffeinated-conspiracies/id1454287363
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Today we talk about a couple of Getting Down & Wordy veterans, Rose from Black Pink and Bruno Mars. We talk about the meaning of APT in Korea, English loan words in Korean, and our differing opinions of the song.
In the etymology portion, we discuss the origin of various housing words including apartment, house, home, and rent.
For Eurovision, we discuss Estonia's Tommy Cash and his song "Espresso Macchiato".
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Haunted Tales. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/hauntedtales
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We get down to business, talking about Paramore, fantasy high school, and what is and is not emo.
We look at the history and evolution of the word business. Why is it spelled different from how it sounds? Why did it used to mean worry? And where do other languages get their word for business?
In Eurovision, we talk about Germany's 2025 entry, "Baller" by Abor and Tynna, and we learn some German business idioms.
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And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Saturdays are for the Ghouls. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561
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Remember the Kendrick Lamar x Drake beef? We talk about the greatest rap beef of all time, so great it won (tied for) the most grammies of all time.
We discuss the etymology of beef and the origin and evolution of a word for a dispute, including the first beef in hip hop history.
In Eurovision, we discuss Ukraine's 2025 offering, "Bird of Pray" by Ziferblat.
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Rowan & Pine. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774
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It's our 100th episode! So we're talking about one hundred, the word, and "100 Years" the song. Oh no! Now what song will we feature when we have been podcasting for 100 years??
We'll discuss apparent numberphile Five for Fighting, the etymology of hundred, cent, and related words.
In Eurovision, we discuss France's classic winning song from 1965, "Poupee De Cire" by France Gall. And, a song paying tribute to it in 2024, "La poupée monte le son" by Laura Thorn representing Luxembourg.
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And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Ugly Radio. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095
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It's 7pm Friday, it's 95 degrees. And we're ringing in the summer by talking about Glorilla's "TGIF", famously cited by congresswoman Ayanna Presley to illustrate the reality of the climate crisis for our youth.
We look at how our words related to the climate crisis originated and evolved, and the impact of the climate crisis on our language.
In Eurovision, we talk about Slovenia's "How Much Time Do We Have Left" by Klemen.
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And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is The Lost Signal. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-signal-podcast/id1465964518
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This week we return to Beyonce to talk about her foray into country music and the most infamous word in "improper" grammar - ain't.
We look at where ain't comes from, how it was originally used, who originally used it, and what was the opinion of it in the past? We explain its evolution and the history of the pushback against it.
In Eurovision, we discuss Albania's 2025 entry "Zjerm" by Shkodra Elektronike.
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Jack Billings Presents. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-billings-presents/id1701071750
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A murder of crows, a pride of lions. These names for groups of animals are called terms of venery! Who comes up with this stuff? We'll tell you!
And what better song to pair with this than "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran? Is there a better song, period? Ok, so there are lots of better songs in the world, but Ed Sheeran seems like a pretty likeable guy it turns out!
For Eurovision, we're talking about Montenegro's "Clickbait" by NeonoeN, a song which was selected but ultimately disqualified!
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And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Beyond the Shadows. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hgfTsx24MjcxaopQNURyX?si=b7679e12b5a0417f&nd=1&dlsi=de44a28423804d3b
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In preparation for next week's episode about the vocal cords, we talk to phenomenal Asheville alt-pop musician, vocalist, voice over actor, and audiobook narrator Moon Bride about the ins and outs of working with one's voice.
You can find Moon Bride's music on all the major platforms like Spotify and Youtube by searching her name. And you can follow her on Instagram to keep up with her music releases and concerts.
Here's some links to her stuff:
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSAknB96lwkp-etOS3lxpZQ
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/moonbride.music/
As for us . . . Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086
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In this episode we talk about AJR, their invention of a synthesizing process for morphing instrument sounds into different instrument sounds (idk, I don't understand it to be honest), and synesthesia. Did you know there are a bunch of different types of synesthesia? You will know after you listen. And possibly see colors while you're listening? Synesthetes, write in and tell us what colors our voices are.
We look at trends and misuses of mental health buzz words. Self care. Trigger. Gas light. Etc. Everyone's using these words, but do they mean what they think they mean?
In Eurovision, we talk about Australia 2024's offering - One Milkali by Electric Fields, and we talk about the indigenous culture of Australia.
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Crime & Spirits. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast
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We're looking at the etymology and evolution of "rawdog" so we decided to rawdog this episode! That's right, no planning, decision making, or research was done before we started recording. Listen if you dare as we go mask off and show you just how slow and dumb we really are.
We chose Pussy Cat Dolls "Don't Cha" for the music segment, and looked at a song for Eurovision that was in the running but ultimately didn't get picked.
If you like it raw, today's your lucky day.
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Crime & Spirits. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast
Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network
We talk about the history and evolution of "woke" from the simple opposite of slept to the catchall term for everything the fascists of the world dislike.
Music-wise, we'll talk about a semi-recent song that implores us to stay woke, Childish Gambino's "Redbone".
In Eurovision, we look at Cyprus's competitor, Theo Evan, and political and racial words with Greek and Turkish origins.
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Speak of the Devil. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil
Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network
In America we use red blooded blue collar measurements like feet and yards and miles. But what's up with that? And what's a furlong? And a perch?
We talk about the Proclaimers' hit song and their evolution, and we talk about the evolution of the mile and other measurements that we just can't let go of even as the rest of the world has gone metric.
In Eurovision, we talk about the debut of Celine Dion, with her 1988 song for Switzerland, "Ne partez pas sans moi".
Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/
And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com
Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!
This week’s promoted podcast is Haunted Moonlight. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-moonlight/id1703911242
Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network