Word Salad

CJSR 88.5 FM
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Do we speak language or does language speak us? Word Salad brings you a mix of stories about how words shape our identity. Airs the third Friday of each month on CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton.

Episodes

  1. Word Salad Greatest Hits!

    2020-06-19

    Word Salad Greatest Hits!

    This is the last show for a while. But I'm developing a new show called History X. Get in touch to learn more.

    1 hr
  2. Pandemic Edition #1: Virus, Isolation, and Quarantine.

    2020-05-18

    Pandemic Edition #1: Virus, Isolation, and Quarantine.

    What pandemic-related words do you want to know more about? We dig into "virus," "isolation," and "quarantine," sorting fact from fiction, and running down a crazy story about the number forty.

    1 hr

  3. 2020-04-17

    New Name, Same Old Country.

    I look at what happens when you change the names of countries: from Burma to Myanmar. Featuring Dr. Nativo and his hit "Guatemaya," his word for Guatemala.

    1 hr

  4. 2020-03-20

    OK Boomers (and Sooners)

    I discuss where the word of "boomer" comes from. Not just the Baby Boom, but also the Oklahoma boomers and sooners. With Apollonia Piña, a "Sooner" and Mvskoke (Creek) Citizen. It's complicated.  Excerpts from Russell Cobb, The Great Oklahoma Swindle. Music bits by Rogers and Hammerstein and JJ Cale the OU Sooner Marching Band. Boomer? Sooner?

    59 min

  5. 2020-02-21

    Who's an American?

    How did the United States get to own the word "American"? There are at least 27 other "American" countries, so I talk to a few other non-U.S. Americans to get their stories. I also investigate the origins of the word America and play some dope songs.

    59 min

  6. 2019-06-24

    The Trump Effect on our Language

    All the words, all the best–and worst–words. How The Donald has changed the very language we use.

    59 min

  7. 2019-06-24

    Gringos, Yumas, and Yankees

    Stories about words in Spanish to describe foreigners of various stripes.

    58 min

  8. 2018-04-02

    Latebacks and Dopplegangers

    Words that don’t exist in English but should. And is it “nip in the bud” or “nip in the butt”?

    32 min

  9. 2017-06-21

    Episode 5: Talkin’ ’bout Generations, Y’all

    Are you Gen X, Y, or a Millennial? Something else? Do generational labels have any validity beyond marketing? Join Word Salad to explore.

    1 hr

  10. 2017-05-23

    The Pilot

    Do we speak language or does language speak us? Word Salad brings you a mix of stories about how words shape our identity. In this pilot episode, we talk about the words “creole” and “redneck”.

    29 min
  • 10 Episodes

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About

Do we speak language or does language speak us? Word Salad brings you a mix of stories about how words shape our identity. Airs the third Friday of each month on CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton.

Information

  • Creator
    CJSR 88.5 FM
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
  • Show Website
    Word Salad

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