Words, Words, Words: A Podcast by Robert Tinajero

A discussion with two friends about topics from episodes 11-19. Topics include labels for Hispanics, sports mascots, laughter, communication with healthcare professionals, biased illustrations, and labels used for vegan products.

A look at the history/etymology of the term “spelling bee” and a list of some commonly misused words and phrases.

A look at the various biases present in illustrations in medical and anatomy textbooks.

A look at word choices and labelling choices of vegetarian and vegan products, specifically those that use meat-related rhetoric in their labeling.

A look at how healthcare professionals communicate with patients and the effect it can have.

A look into the etymology/history of common phrases that are connected to food.

A look at how laughter is a form of communication and connected to emotions, social cues, stress reduction, and even to non-humans. Lol.

A look at the terms and phrases used when discussing various political issues and the slogans of presidential campaigns.

A look at some interesting facts and history about some NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL team names. Also, how should we feel about the team name Washington R******s?

This episode looks at different labels used for the Hispanic/Latino/LatinX community and why some might prefer one term over the others.

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

A look at seven tactics used by car sales-people and how to avoid their rhetorical traps.

This episode focuses on a study of police interactions with drivers and how their language displays varying levels of respect.

This episode discusses cussing, swearing, using profanities, etc. Specifically it delves into the etymology of “profane”, “shit”, and “fuck” along with bringing up questions that have to do with our use of profanity in society.

What is the history of saying “bless you” when someone sneezes? Do you say it? What is your sneeze-to-bless you ratio?

Discussion about emails sent to Chinese students at Duke University encouraging them to speak English “100% of the time” when on campus or in professional settings.

A look at “A Genealogy of Modern Racism” by Cornel West and how language created race.

Why does it matter how you describe human fertilization?

Do we still need to teach cursive handwriting in elementary schools? Is texting killing language? We explore these questions on today’s episode.

We look at a pre-game speech by NFL coach Gregg Williams where he encourages players to knock heads and take out ACLs and at a proposed “English-proficiency” rule by the LPGA.