Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 30: elide, portmanteau, gasconade, and more!
Matt and Mom go a bit meta in today's episode. Almost every featured word is a word about words. You'll discover what a diphthong is (and how to pron…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 29 (review): Ephemeral, enervate, inchoate, and more!
In this episode, we review some of our most useful words. Some of these are words you hear in daily life but may not be comfortable using on your ow…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 28: Flaneur, melee, velleity, and more!
Matt went with highly unusual words this week. Mom went with tip-of-your-tongue. Combined, they make for an eclectic collection including flaneur, ve…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 27: Latin week including Deus ex machina, mea culpa, and more!
While this week's episode won't be our magnum opus, we're showing our bona fides with Latin words and phrases! What do Jurassic Park and The Princess…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 26: Hoi Polloi, pulchritudinous, recondite, and more!
Is it serendipity that brought you to today's episode? We'd like to think so. After all, where else can you hear pulchritudinous, hoi polloi, fetid,…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 25: Verisimilitude, pentapopemtic, and more!
You'll be glad there's no spelling test on this week's episode, because we discuss pentapopemptic, verisimilitude, and some other biggies. Plus, we …
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 24: Prestidigitation, encomium, churlish, milieu, and more!
Will you be writing us a long encomium after listening to today's episode? The are manifold reasons to think so. After all, we cover everything from …
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 23: Mores, sitzmark, sedulous, hiemal, and more!
Yes, there is a word for the mark your backside leaves in the snow when you fall skiing. No, cupidity has nothing to do with Cupid. And most importan…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 22: Sangfroid, clinomania, swivet, cynosure, and more!
If the work week has thrown you into a swivet, this week's episode is sure to give you the sangfroid you need to avoid clinomania. As always, we give…
1 year, 7 months ago
Episode 21: Patriotic Words like Yankee Doodle, fealty, usurpations, and more!
With bombs bursting all around us, we're feeling patriotic. Hence this week's theme of words related to the 4th of July holiday. What exactly does it…
1 year, 8 months ago