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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2025 · 1H 55M

Paramore "Misery Business" & Business

from Getting Down & Wordy · host Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer

We get down to business, talking about Paramore, fantasy high school, and what is and is not emo.We look at the history and evolution of the word business. Why is it spelled different from how it sounds? Why did it used to mean worry? And where do other languages get their word for business?In Eurovision, we talk about Germany's 2025 entry, "Baller" by Abor and Tynna, and we learn some German business idioms.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Saturdays are for the Ghouls. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

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