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  • Coming Soon: Word Bomb, a TVO Podcast

    Coming Soon: Word Bomb, a TVO Podcast
    Sep 23 2018
    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.

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

    Ep. 3 - 'Like': Tackling a like/hate relationship
    Oct 2 2018
    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.

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

    Ep. 2 - 'Doxx': Hacking the language of the internet
    Oct 2 2018
    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.

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

    Ep. 1 - 'Fat': Go ahead, say the F-word
    Oct 2 2018
    In our very first episode of Word Bomb, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta discuss the word "fat," bias, and the "euphemism treadmill."

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

    Ep. 4 - 'Trigger': The word behind the warning
    Oct 9 2018
    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.

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

    Ep. 5 - 'Moist': The ick factor and damp semantics
    Oct 16 2018
    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).

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

    Ep. 6 - 'Singular They': Busting open the binary
    Oct 23 2018
    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?

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

    Ep. 7 - 'Partner': The best name for your better half?
    Oct 30 2018
    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.

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    12 Min.