2008 November Archive at The Word Nerds

Say Again? Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss remakes, do-overs, and other kinds of re-visitation.

Thanks to Patrick M., Alan H., Leandro B., Stuart W., Dmitriy P., and Peter L. for PayPal donations. Thanks also to Tom D., Tomas A., Anne J., Steve H., and Peter H. for emails. (2:11)

The need to revisit “old” topics (3:16)

Palimpsest, adaptation, homage, interpretation (5:07)

Music bumper from “Second Life” by The Dave Stapleton Quintet (15:34)

Changing and evolving styles; the evolution of slang (17:34)

Song: “Rehash” by JLK (21:07)

Rude Word of the Week: “has-been” (24:20)

Music bumper from “Tonight” by Zach Ashton. (27:25)

Historical and cultural context (27:54)

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Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 33:41

size: 30.9

rating: PG (Explication of a possibly rude German slang word.)

Dave Stapleton Quintet
“Second Life” (mp3)
from “The House Always Wins”
(Edition Records)

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JLK
“Rehash” (mp3)
from “Nothing More Than Something To Wear”
(Karmic Hit)

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Irony and Satire: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to avoid speaking sarcastically to each other as they explore irony and satire.

This week’s topic was suggested by Abbie G., a smart 9th-grader. Ironically, this show ended up being rated “R” and given an explicit tag. (Sorry, Abbie!) (2:08)

Dave and Barbara just attended the show awarding the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, honoring the late George Carlin. Carlin was a master of American satire. This show will air on PBS on April 1, 2009. (2:40)

Comedy as a culturally-specific phenomenon; the two careers of George Carlin (7:00)

Music bumper from “Baja Taxi” by Brain Buckit (18:59)

Carlin’s famous “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television”; Lewis Black and censorship at the Kennedy Center (21:15)

Is George Carlin the modern Mark Twain? (27:13)

Song: “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton (32:18)

Rude Word of the Week: “genius” (35:07)

Music bumper from “Round One” by Evan Tate. (38:30)

Parody vs. satire: Mad Magazine, Weird Al Yankovic, and Saturday Night Live’s take on Sarah Palin (39:10)

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Theme music by Kick the Cat

Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone

time: 48:18

size: 44.2 Mb

rating: R (It is impossible to talk about the work of George Carlin without talking about “forbidden” words–and we use a couple of really taboo words several times. Once again, apologies, Abbie!)