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As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts,...
Guest Producer Stephanie Billman helps guide us through the feelings, emotions, and history of the most violent, loaded word in the English...
Nerf-herder? Frack? Farking Zarquon? Guest producers Forrest Phillips and Emily Block guide us through cursing in fictional Worlds. Special...
Matt talks to Marc Okrand about cursing in Klingon. The fictional Star Trek language that has become nearly as popular as the franchise itse...
Certain topics in our society aren’t considered proper to talk about. To make it easier to talk about such sensitive subjects, we have inven...
In this week's minicast, Matt reflects on a death that is close to him and how we use or don't use words about "dead". We talk a little with...
Are you allowed to play swear words in scrabble? And if you really can, why aren’t they listed in the official scrabble player’s dictionary?...
In this minicast, Matt ponders why it's not okay to use the phrase, "Jew them down" ,but it's okay to say, "I've been gypped". Both words ar...
On this episode of Very Bad Words, we put the last four words on George Carlin’s list on trial. Are these two 4-letter words, and two compou...
George Carlin laid out the 7 words that can never be said on television, but of course he meant, American Television. In today’s minicast, M...
On this episode of Very Bad Words, we are talking about Yo Mama! We bring in producer Joaquin Cotler and his interview with blues singer and...
On this minicast, Matt talks to one of our listeners about how terms of abuse are used to dehumanize certain segments of society. Hosted on...
There are many ways people refer to the human penis, but one word sticks out as the most vulgar. Join us as we learn about the other c-word,...
Matt talks to Superhero PhD, Peter Coogan about why Superman is a d*ck and a Batman is an a-hole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
In this episode, Matt tries to find out if a study saying that swearing has an "opiate" like effect on pain is valid. He calls in journalist...
In this Minicast, Matt goes to a Karate Dojo to chase a story about swearing and pain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Is the B-Word the “most stinging word that we use carelessly”? To explore this, the word’s history, and other questions regarding this commo...
In this Minicast, Matt briefly chats with Shannon Dea about who gets to reclaim words like "slut" and the B-word. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Matt is back after a break with a bunch of new topics around swearing and taboo language. In this Minicast, he lets you all know a little ab...
Matt tells a story about his foul-mouthed Irish friend and wonders what you would like to get out of the new season of Very Bad Words. Hoste...
Matt is joined by Dan Savage, creator of "It Gets Better" and Savage Love to talk about the cultural impact and reclamation of the Fa-word....
Contributing producer, Stephanie Billman, tells Matt the ridiculous story of the FBI’s hunt for “Dorothy”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
In this episode, Matt speaks to both the director of a camp specifically for children with Tourette Syndrome and the Tourette’s Hero, Jess T...
A friend tells a story about his childhood fascination with Tourette Syndrome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt follows the story of the banning and unbanning of one of the most notorious books ever, James Joyce’s Ulysses. He speaks with Lisa Flan...
Matt chats to James LaRue about why the most commonly banned books are fairy tales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Matt talks to kids, parents, and the ”psychologist of swearing”, Dr. Timothy Jay, to find out just how bad it is to swear around your kids....
We meet Matt's mom and talk about how she would swear around him growing up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Very Bad Words, Matt talks about A-holes with UC Berkeley Linguist and author of the book, Ascent of the A-Word, Geoffrey...
Matt chats with Geoff Nunberg about the differences between British “arse” and American “a$$”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
In this episode of Very Bad Words, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead returns to help Matt explore how religion and mothers shape the way we swear. Guests...
Matt talks to Evelyn Dean-Olmstead about one of the most offensive words spoken in Spanish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Matt talks with a number of people about everyone’s favorite swear word, including author of the book The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower and radio...
With the help of her parents, executive producer Jill, tells a story about her using the “F-word” as a young child. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
We learn about swearing in German, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Farci, and Tamil. Linguistic Anthropologist Evelyn Dean-Olmstead helps us ma...
Matt talks to Tara Clancy about being sworn at in Italian by her Grandmother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this very special episode of Very Bad Words, Matt is joined by co-host Katrin Redfern to explore one of the most controversial and misund...
Matt's cousin talks about comedian Bill Burr and the C-Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What are the rules about swearing on television and radio? What can you actually say on the air, and how are these decisions made? Do these...
Next week on Very Bad Words, we hear about how a famous comedian unintentionally changed the FCC's language policies forever. Hosted on Acas...
For years comedians in comedy clubs have been pushing the lines of what could be said in the public arena. Lenny Bruce was arrested multiple...
Very Bad Words is the podcast about swearing and taboo language. On this episode we explore the origins of one of the oldest swear words in...
Promo for the podcast Very Bad Words, coming out June 14th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.