Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Staying Power of Slang
A lot of slang words only last a year or two, but others stick around. We take a look at some that have stood the test of time, and it turns out a bu…
2 years, 11 months ago
Searching for meaning in Gen Z slang
The old people try their hand at sussing out the meanings of Gen Z slang words, although we all remain skeptical that actual people in Gen Z use any …
2 years, 11 months ago
The most mispronounced words of 2022
It's an episode we look forward to each January, as we take a look back at the most mispronounced words of the previous year. Even the dinosaurs said…
3 years ago
Wait, THESE are the words of the year??
Kathy and Ross take major issue with various choices for words of the year for 2022. What makes for a good word of the year? Can anyone please our ex…
3 years ago
Will We Ever Learn?
While recording the audio versions of their books, Kathy and Ross discover there are words they've written about that they STILL say wrong, even afte…
3 years, 1 month ago
Come Sit With Us a Spell
After we puzzle over some words Kathy and Ross recently found in the news, we'll tackle a list of the English language's most misspelled words. Two b…
3 years, 1 month ago
Get My Agentive Suffix On the Phone!
Turns out agentive suffixes are popular! We tackle a number of listener questions we got after our first episode on the topic, and Kathy gets VERY ex…
3 years, 2 months ago
Happy Spooky Season
It's the spoooookiest episode we've ever had, as we dive into the roots of the scary words we hear each Halloween. Vampires! Werewolves! Witches and …
3 years, 2 months ago
Secret Agentive Suffix Man! - YSIW
A listener asks why some words end in -er, while other similar words end in -or, like "seller" vs. "vendor," or "supervisor" vs. "manager." My friend…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mangrove Peat Accretion | YSIW
WARNING: There is some very heated sibling rivalry in this episode, about some things we never would have expected (that title is a hint).
3 years, 3 months ago