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Language moves fast and Word Bomb is here to help. Unpacking one explosive word per week, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta talk to experts and dive deep into lived experiences to share stories the dictionary doesn't tell you.

  1. 23.09.2018

    Coming Soon: Word Bomb, a TVO Podcast

    Welcome to Word Bomb, the podcast that helps us understand our words in a whole new way. Subscribe now for episodes that begin in October 2018.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    2 мин.

  2. 02.10.2018

    Ep. 2 - 'Doxx': Hacking the language of the internet

    What does it mean to "doxx somebody?" Word Bomb hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta delve deep into the dark history of an ever-evolving culture of online discourse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 мин.

  3. 02.10.2018

    Ep. 3 - 'Like': Tackling a like/hate relationship

    What does it mean when we pepper everything we say with "like"? Word Bomb hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta take a good, hard listen to their own speech patterns and reveal some surprising stats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 мин.

  4. 02.10.2018

    Ep. 1 - 'Fat': Go ahead, say the F-word

    In our very first episode of Word Bomb, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta discuss the word "fat," bias, and the "euphemism treadmill."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 мин.

  5. 09.10.2018

    Ep. 4 - 'Trigger': The word behind the warning

    TW: everything. This week, Pippa and Karina tackle the word "trigger", interviewing a PhD student, a mental health advocate and a filmmaker. Safe spaces, content warnings and "snowflakes" all feature in this exploration of the words we use when we talk about trauma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 мин.

  6. 16.10.2018

    Ep. 5 - 'Moist': The ick factor and damp semantics

    Why are people so hung up on the word "moist"? Pippa and Karina wade into the damp, the humid and the slightly wet as they dismantle English's most hated word (and repeat it enough to cure themselves of word aversion).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 мин.

  7. 23.10.2018

    Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary

    Pippa and Karina journey from the fifteenth century to the present day, tracing the course of a small word with an outsized impact. As singular "they" gains ground as the gender-neutral pronoun of choice for nonbinary folks, are publications and the public following suit?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    26 мин.

  8. 30.10.2018

    Ep. 7 - 'Partner': The best name for your better half?

    Girlfriend, boyfriend, S.O., bae, better half, sweetheart, beau ... what's in a name? Pippa and Karina debate and dismantle all the names you may choose to call that special someone and discuss the social utility of the word partner - and its important LGBTQ backstory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 мин.
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Language moves fast and Word Bomb is here to help. Unpacking one explosive word per week, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta talk to experts and dive deep into lived experiences to share stories the dictionary doesn't tell you.

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