Episode 122: The Gluten-Free Episode
This week we discuss more medical terms, including MRIs, EKGs, CAT scans and others; and then we proceed to some talk about food sensitiviti...
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20 of 122 episodesEpisode 121: Medical Terms—Refills, Urgent Care, Vein vs. Artery, Taut vs. Taunt, and Much More
This week we discuss medical terms, including accessible care vs. guaranteed care; fractures, sprains, and strains; Alzheimer’s vs. de...
Episode 120: Crusades, Demagogues, Stump Speeches & More
This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore crusades, demagogues, stump speeches, gerrymand...
Episode 119: A Modicum of Civility—Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Civil War
This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore citizenship, civil disobedience, and civil war....
Episode 118: The Magi(c) of Christmas
This week we rebroadcast our Christmas episode from 2015. In the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a sc...
Episode 117: Holiday Greetings and the War on Christmas
When a would-be suicide bomber attempted a terrorist attack in New York City earlier this month, he said he chose his target because there w...
Episode 116: Caucuses, Lobbyists, PACs, and More
This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore caucuses, lobbyists and PACs, and more. Subscri...
Episode 115: Administration, Congress, What Veto Means, and Much More
This week we take up our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore the origin of the word “veto,” talk about filibu...
Episode 114: More on the Book Sale, Plus Thanksgiving Leftovers—“dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and Lots More
This week we pick up from last week and serve some Thanksgiving leftovers, including “dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you a...
Episode 113: Giving Thanks for the Book
This week we take a break from our extended discussion of political terms while Tom thanks Paul for creating the Common Errors in English Us...
Episode 112: Political Stripes—Red & Blue, Liberal, Libertarian, Conservative, and Reactionary
This week we discuss, define, and explore political leanings: red/blue, liberal, libertarian, conservative, and reactionary. Subscribe on iT...
Episode 111: Left/Right, Socialism, Communism
This week we discuss, define, and explore deeply more political terms. This time we cover left vs. right, socialism, and communism. Subscrib...
Episode 110: Bureaucracy, Ballots & More
This week we spend the time talking about several more terms related to politics and government, including bureaucracy, red tape, ballots, v...
Episode 109: Empire and Colonies
This week we spend the time talking about the word “empire” and its implications. Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accom...
Episode 108: Dictatorships, State Capitalism, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Kleptocracy, and Empire
This week we focus on the dark side of governmental power: dictatorships, state capitalism, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, an...
Episode 107: Suffrage, Franchise, Republic & Democracy
This week we focus on voting and discuss “suffrage,”“franchise,”“republic,” and more about “democracy.” Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On...
Episode 106: Feudalism, Fiefdoms, Monarchy, and Democracy—Where Do We Get All This Government From?
This week we continue our discussion of words related to government and politics, including “feudalism,”“fiefdom,”“monarchy,” and “democracy...
Episode 105: Government and Politics—More Than Just Words
This week we begin a discussion of words related to government and politics, starting with “government” and “politics” themselves. First we...
Episode 104: Finishing Up Health Care Terms: Networks, HMOs, Pre-existing Conditions, HIPA, and Primary Care Physicians
This week we finish up our discussion of useful vocabulary related to health care, including talk about networks, pre-existing conditions, H...
Episode 103: Long-term Care Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Death Panels, and Even More on Health Care
This week we talk more about health care, including long-term care insurance, health savings accounts, death panels, and Charlie Gard. Subsc...