“Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand.
Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as RabiAkiva. (0:01)
We encourage you once again to check out Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge, a wonderful dictionary containing words and expressions for parts of the human body. (2:46)
A MyChingo message from Jason in West Australia (4:51)
Howard and Dave use their interest in road cycling to talk about jargon, lingo, and other forms of insider language. (6:35)
A greeting from the Reduced Shakespeare Company podcast (18:37)
Acronyms, abbreviations, and other forms of “inside-the-beltway” jargon (19:15)
Song: “Inside Joke” by Little Thom (25:41)
Rude word of the week: “wheelsucker” (30:13)
Music bumper from “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth. (33:33)
The inside jargon of the world of con-men, circus workers, and magicians: ballyhoo, patter, and cant (34:30)
Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 40:38
size: 37.3 Mb
rating: PG-13 (Our song has some hilarious references to procreation and uses a couple of naughty words.)
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