Words, Words, Words: A Podcast by Robert Tinajero

Episode 72: Drake and Kendrick Beef 08.05.2024 14:48 ↓

A look at the rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake and how it may mirror political discourse.

Episode 71: Slang in the Classroom. Sus? 18.02.2024 13:46 ↓

A post went viral of an English teacher’s punishment for students that use slang in her classroom. Is this “sus”?

Episode 70: Recap Episode with Two Guests 28.12.2023 1:00:07 ↓

A recap episode with two guests covering motivational sports speeches, racial comedy, and cussing.

Episode 69: Should food packaging have warning labels? 20.12.2023 11:08 ↓

A look at new warning labels being put on Mexican food products and how that same fight might come to the United States.

Episode 68: Religious Rhetoric and the End Times 15.12.2023 10:47 ↓

A look at a religious content creator who produced a video about the End Times and a 200 million man army.

Episode 67: Sinter Klaas 01.12.2023 7:35 ↓

A shirt history lesson on the figure of Santa Claus.

Episode 66: Political Rhetoric 17.10.2023 8:45 ↓

A look at some if the discourse and phrases used by liberals and conservatives when it comes to issues like healthcare, taxes, guns, immigration, etc.

Episode 65: The F Word 31.05.2023 21:42 ↓

A look at some of the history and etymology of the word fuck.

Episode 64: AI Music and Scams 02.05.2023 10:10 ↓

A look at artificial intelligence and it’s uses in music and scams.

Episode 63: Translating the Bible 17.04.2023 23:15 ↓

A look at several issues that arise when translating the Bible from choosing the translators, thinking about meaning, the use of commas, and pronouns, etc.

Episode 62: That Bop is Fire 31.03.2023 8:35 ↓

A look at some of the terms we use to label good songs.

Episode 61: Football Coaches and Violent Rhetoric 08.02.2023 8:02 ↓

Thinking about the sometimes violent rhetoric coming from football coaches with a look back at “bountygate.”

Episode 59: ChatGPT 10.01.2023 10:02 ↓

An introduction to ChatGPT and its effects on society.

Episode 58: Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays 21.12.2022 8:55 ↓

A look at the etymology of the term “Christmas” and saying Merry Christmas vs. saying Happy Holidays.

Episode 57: The Thumbs Up Emoji 21.10.2022 9:02 ↓

A look at how Gen Zers find the thumbs up emoji passive aggressive and other emoji talk.

Episode 56: Let’s Piggyback 15.09.2022 7:21 ↓

A look at the history and evolution of the term “piggyback”.

Episode 55: Puns and the Most Valuable Punner 12.08.2022 8:13 ↓

A quick look at puns, the Punslinger Finals, and a song about love and crossword puzzles.

Episode 54: A Goose that Talks - Personification and Anthropomorphism 03.08.2022 8:29 ↓

A quick look at the literary and rhetorical devices of personification and anthropomorphism.

Episode 53: Pop Culture Body Language: Floss and Griddy 10.07.2022 8:33 ↓

A look at pop culture body movements like the Dab, the Floss, and the Griddy and what they possibly communicate.

Episode 52: The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict from a Linguistic Perspective 10.03.2022 8:08 ↓

A look at how Russian nationalists see the Ukrainian language as “little Russian” but Ukrainians know it to be a distinct language.

Episode 51: The New Labeling System for Covid-19 Variants 02.12.2021 8:50 ↓

A look at the new naming system for Covid-19 variants and why a place-based naming system isn’t best.

Episode 49: Cheugy 17.05.2021 7:33 ↓

A look at the neologism (new slang term) “cheugy”. Wait, is it cheugy to be doing a podcast episode on “cheugy”? Probably.

Episode 48: Shit! Cussing and Our Brains 05.05.2021 10:56 ↓

A look at how cuss words are different than regular words and how cussing helps us tolerate pain.

Episode 47: The Rhetoric of Yelp Reviews 10.03.2021 10:41 ↓

A look at the power and influence of reviews.

Episode 46: The History of English Composition Classes in the United States 19.01.2021 16:24 ↓

A look at why composition classes became mandatory at most U.S. colleges and how they have changed over time.