Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang explore the language of the locker-room, the emerging way young people talk about each other as sexual beings. (1:55)
Song: 'There She Goes' by Brother Love (15:39)
'What's your sign?' and other pickup lines (20:21)
Rude word of the week: 'one-night stand' (26:02)
Song 'Tonight,' by Zach Ashton (27:47)
Flirtation: kinder, gentler, more sincere than pickup lines? (31:28)
Flirtation and the performance of close-up magic (33:22)
Please share with us your experiences with pickup lines and flirtation. (35:57)
Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
Theme music by Kick the Cat
Closing music from 'Grapes' by Evan Stone
time: 38:23
size: 26.3 Mb
rating: R (We discuss the way adolescents and adults talk about sex.)
Categories: language, linguistics, sexuality