Your New Favorite Word

Jamis and Tessa Buck
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A podcast that celebrates wordiness, and nerdiness, and sometimes plain absurdiness!

  1. 11/30/2020

    Episode 1.35: "Season" and "Snowclone"

    Jamis and Tessa reminisce a bit about previous favorite words. Jamis then talks about the history of “season”, and Tessa tells us about “snowclones”, or adaptable cliché frames.

    17 min

  2. 11/23/2020

    Episode 1.34: Word Games!

    Jamis and Tessa try something different this week: instead of sharing their new favorite words, they’re sharing their new favorite word games. Because words are fun! (Disclaimer: Jamis and Tessa are not affiliated with any of these game companies. They just like the games!)

    22 min

  3. 11/16/2020

    Episode 1.33: "Flotsam & Jetsam", and Platitudinous Synonyms

    From the annals of maritime law, Jamis salvages the history and meaning of flotsam and jetsam. Tessa travels a well-worn path, following last week’s exploration of “bromide”.

    18 min

  4. 11/09/2020

    Episode 1.32: "Bromide" and "Hiatus"

    In an attempt to not be a “bromide”, Tessa shares what she learned about a humorist who left us an unexpected linguistic legacy. Then, Jamis discovers some delightful cousins of the word “hiatus”, guaranteed to not make you yawn, gape, or gawp.

    13 min

  5. 11/02/2020

    Episode 1.31: Turkish-isms and "Phizzog"

    Jamis finds a surprising number of English words with Turkish origins. A poem by Carl Sandberg inspires Tessa to delve into the linguistic and psychosocial connection between personalities and faces.

    19 min

  6. 10/26/2020

    Episode 1.30: "Leal," "Dree one's weird", and "Hocus-Pocus"

    Tessa is introduced to some Scottish archaisms courtesy of a beloved Canadian author. Jamis explores the possible origins of a well-known magical incantation.

    15 min

  7. 10/19/2020

    Episode 1.29: "Aumbry" and "Egregious"

    Jamis peeks into an archaic cupboard of forgotten vocabulary and comes up with a particularly delightful morsel. Tessa expounds on the egregious use of irony to completely change the meaning of words.

    16 min

  8. 10/12/2020

    Episode 1.28: "Usurp" and "Victual"

    Tessa rapidly siezes the opportunity to uncover connections between words related to the idea of snatching. Jamis is boggled by the true pronunciation of “victual”, and goes in search of other words with surprising pronunciations.

    17 min
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A podcast that celebrates wordiness, and nerdiness, and sometimes plain absurdiness!

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  • Creator
    Jamis and Tessa Buck
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©2020 by Jamis and Tessa Buck
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    Your New Favorite Word