41: Constructed Curses in Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Jun 20, 201829:19Arts

Nerf-herder? Frack? Farking Zarquon? Guest producers Forrest Phillips and Emily Block guide us through cursing in fictional Worlds. Special guests include Marc Okrand - creator of Star Trek’s Klingon language, David J. P...

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