Nine Nasty Words: A History of Swear Words in Honor of Fuck with John McWhorter

For the 58th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome John McWhorter, linguist & author of the new book Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever for a deep dive on the history of swear words.For more John McWhorter: Buy John's newest book Nine Nasty Words Follow John on Twitter @JohnHMcWhorter Sign up for John's Substack It Bears Mentioning Private Parts Unknown is a proud member of the Pleasure Podcast network. This episode is brought to you by: Manscaped, #1 in men’s below the belt grooming. Manscaped offers precision-engineered tools for you or your man’s family jewels. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code PRIVATE at Manscaped.com.  Dipsea is an audio erotica app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions designed to turn you on. Dipsea is offering a 30-day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/private. Let’s be friends on social media! Follow the show on Instagram @privatepartsunknown & Twitter @privatepartsun. Connect with hosts Courtney Kocak @courtneykocak & Sofiya @thesofiya on Instagram & Twitter.If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! —> ratethispodcast.com/private  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices