1 hr 21 min

Ep 151 - The Meaning of Meaning Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

    • Comedy

What do words mean and how do their meanings change over time and why is “might” one of the most complicated and interesting words out there? USC’s Deniz Rudin leads us through the best stoned dorm-room conversation ever, just without drugs and pizza and WITH a genuine linguistics professor! Plus... we let you know about our weirdest dining habits in “True Confessions: Food Edition!”

GUEST
Deniz Rudin
Associate Professor of Linguistics
University of Southern California
https://denizrudin.github.io/

MUSICIAN
Matt Butterfield from Rhode Island
Oboe
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What do words mean and how do their meanings change over time and why is “might” one of the most complicated and interesting words out there? USC’s Deniz Rudin leads us through the best stoned dorm-room conversation ever, just without drugs and pizza and WITH a genuine linguistics professor! Plus... we let you know about our weirdest dining habits in “True Confessions: Food Edition!”

GUEST
Deniz Rudin
Associate Professor of Linguistics
University of Southern California
https://denizrudin.github.io/

MUSICIAN
Matt Butterfield from Rhode Island
Oboe
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr 21 min

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