All Episodes

Episode 72: Drake and Kendrick Beef

Episode 71: Slang in the Classroom. Sus?

Episode 70: Recap Episode with Two Guests

Episode 69: Should food packaging have warning labels?

Episode 68: Religious Rhetoric and the End Times

Episode 67: Sinter Klaas

Episode 66: Political Rhetoric

Episode 65: The F Word

Episode 64: AI Music and Scams

Episode 63: Translating the Bible

Episode 62: That Bop is Fire

Episode 61: Football Coaches and Violent Rhetoric

Episode 59: ChatGPT

Episode 58: Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays

Episode 57: The Thumbs Up Emoji

Episode 56: Let’s Piggyback

Episode 55: Puns and the Most Valuable Punner

Episode 54: A Goose that Talks - Personification and Anthropomorphism

Episode 53: Pop Culture Body Language: Floss and Griddy

Episode 52: The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict from a Linguistic Perspective

Episode 51: The New Labeling System for Covid-19 Variants

Episode 49: Cheugy

Episode 48: Shit! Cussing and Our Brains

Episode 47: The Rhetoric of Yelp Reviews

Episode 46: The History of English Composition Classes in the United States

Episode 45: Social Media and Being Connected but Alone

Episode 44: Trump’s Rhetoric and the January 6 Capitol Riot

Episode 43: The Racial Rhetoric of Comedians

Episode 42: Motivational Words Used During Workouts

Episode 41: Critical Race Theory and Critical Grammar

Episode 40: Recap of Episodes 31-39 with Two Guests

Episode 39: Résumé, Application Letter, and E-Portfolio Tips

Episode 38: Vehicular Rhetoric: What does your car say about you and others?

Episode 37: Some of the Rhetoric Surrounding the Black Lives Matter Protests

Episode 36: Escaping Situations with Communication

Episode 35: Awww Cutsie Wootsie Podcast: How We Talk to Children (Baby Talk)

Episode 34: (mis)Information about the Coronavirus Pandemic

Episode 33: Love Poems

Episode 32: History of terms Super Bowl, Quarterback, Fullback, and Halfback

Episode 31: Rap Music’s use of Literary Devices

Episode 30: Recap of Episodes 21-29: Baby Names, Emoticons, Advertising, Head Nods, Trump, etc.

Episode 29: Signage and the Legal System: Dogs, Sex Offenders, and Earthquakes

Episode 28: Head Nods and Raised Eyebrows: The Rhetoric of Quick Social Interactions

Episode 27: The Rhetoric of Phone Scammers + Social Engineering

Episode 26: The rhetoric of the exclamation point!!!

Episode 25: The Rhetoric of Advertising

Episode 24: Saying “Happy Birthday”

Episode 23: The El Paso Shooting and the Racist Rhetoric of the President

Episode 22: The Smiley Face Emoticon :-)

Episode 21: Baby Names

Episode 20: Recapping Episodes 11-19: Labels for Hispanics, Laughter, Healthcare, Vegan Terms, etc.

Episode 19: History of the Term “Spelling Bee” and Commonly Misused Words and Phrases

Episode 18: Biased Illustrations in Anatomy Textbooks

Episode 17: Labeling Non-Meat as Meat?

Episode 16: Communication with Healthcare Professionals

Episode 15: Cold Turkey, Cold Shoulder, and SPAM: A History of Those Terms

Episode 14: Laughter

Episode 13: Political Rhetoric and Word Choices

Episode 12: Sports Names and Controversy

Episode 11: Hispanic? Latino? LatinX? Pocho? What’s the difference and why does it matter?

Episode 10: Recap of Episodes 1-9. Race, fertilization, sneezing, policing, car salespeople, etc.

Episode 9: Car Sales-people and their Rhetorical Tactics

Episode 8: Policing and Race

Episode 7: Cussing

Episode 6: Sneezing and “Bless You”

Episode 5: “Speak English” at Duke University

Episode 4: How Language Created Race

Episode 3: Describing Fertilization

Episode 2: Is Texting Ruining Language?

Episode 1: Language and Sports