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Blue DotBest of Blue Dot: Exploring California's Native Trees with Matt Ritter and Michael KauffmannHost Dave Schlom is joined by Backcountry Press Publisher Michael Kauffmann along with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo botany professor Matt Ritter. Both combined to author the superb new book, California Trees: A Field Guide to the Native Species.
2025-11-0751 minBlue DotBest of Blue Dot: Restoring an ancient and important salmon habitat: Big Chico Creek in Northern CaliforniaHost Dave Schlom and Producer Matt Fidler go out in the field and in the studio to learn about the story of a major restoration on Big Chico Creek in Chico, California's historic and precious Bidwell Park.
2025-09-2851 min
Blue DotBlue Dot: Permaculture; A Permanent Culture for People and all the inhabitants of the PlanetHost Dave Schlom is joined by Producer Matt Fidler for a special look at the world of permaculture. If you are like Dave and have never heard of permaculture before, this show is for you
2025-09-1251 min
Nancy's BookshelfNancy's Bookshelf: Tales of war in VietnamIn his book "Feast of Light," David Schaffer, former director of the Chico Veterans Center, recounted his experiences serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
2025-08-2153 min
Blue DotBlue Dot: Going nuclear? A conversation about atomic power with British scientist and author Tim GregoryHost Dave Schlom visits with Tim Gregory, a senior nuclear chemist at the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield, Cumbria. Gregory is the author of Going Nuclear: How Atomic Energy Will Save the World, published in the US by Pegasus Books.
2025-08-1551 minNancy's BookshelfNancy's Bookshelf: Game Warden Henry Glance chroniclesRetired Game Warden Steven Callan has just published a second novel in his Game Warden Henry Glance series, which takes place in areas familiar to North Staters.
2025-08-1453 minBlue DotBlue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics: a conversation with Caltech's Chip SebensHost Dave Schlom is joined by California Institute of Technology Philosophy Professor Chip Sebens for an engaging look at how philosophical thought and methodology can help unravel the mysteries of modern Physics.
2025-08-0851 minNancy's BookshelfBest of Nancy's Bookshelf: Two tales towards the borderLong-time Chico resident Scott Huber uses his own experiences to write about two types of migrants across our southern border: human and animal.
2025-08-0653 minNancy's BookshelfBest of Nancy's Bookshelf: In the Soviet Union during the Cold WarIn her autobiography, Chico author Anya Stork describes what it was like to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
2025-07-3053 min
www.whoisyourhero.com.auTurning Adversity into Empowerment: The Journey BeginsJoin Matt Fidler ( buzz) as he embarks on a heartfelt podcast journey, exploring the extraordinary stories of ordinary people. In this episode, Matt shares his motivation and life changes, including overcoming health challenges and a career shift due to his kidney condition. He introduces the core idea of the podcast – to highlight stories of resilience and personal empowerment amidst adversity.
The episode emphasizes the importance of finding one's hero within and aims to shed light on mental health issues, particularly among adolescents. Matt discusses the challenges of today's society, the role of technology, and the need for op...
2025-06-2914 min
Locked On Spartans - Daily Podcast On Michigan State Spartans Football & BasketballMSU BASKETBALL KEEPS ON DANCING; Jaden Akins, Frankie Fidler, Tre Holloman rise up in HUGE winMichigan State basketball and Tom Izzo are off to another Sweet Sixteen. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Nissan Take your adventures to new heights in the All-New Nissan Armada PRO-4X. Learn more at NissanUSA.com. Disclaimers: Optional features. Towing capacity varies by configuration. See Nissan Towing Guide and Owner’s Manual for additional information. Always secure cargo. Supply House Join the Trade Master program today at SupplyHouse.com/TM and start ordering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical supplies with just a few clicks. Plus, use promo code SH5 for 5% off your first order. That’s SupplyHouse.com! Fabric Join...
2025-03-2432 minLocked On Spartans - Daily Podcast On Michigan State Spartans Football & BasketballMSU basketball stays HOT with perfect type of win thanks to Frankie Fidler; HUGE weekend for hockeyMichigan State basketball scooped up its 10th straight win thanks to the typical Jaden Akins game, but this time his running mate was Frankie Fidler with a huge second half. Plus, why was this type of game the perfect type of win for MSU ahead of its huge showdown against Illinois? We also chat with Jeremy Dewar of Spartans Illustrated to dive into this weekend's series between No. 1 Michigan State hockey and No. 10 Michigan. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Prizepicks Now’s the perfect time to join.Download the app today and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE to get $50 instantly wh...
2025-01-1627 min
blurbsMohouidae (The Whitehead, Yellowhead & Brown Creeper)Hear all about the chain of events that led to the evolution of one of New Zealand's endemic bird families!Support me to make the show bigger and better at patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow along on instagram: matt.rossellaBooks used for research:Birdstories - Geoff NormanBirds New Zealand (beauty like no other) 2nd ed. - Paul GibsonBirds of New Zealand and Outlying Islands - M.F SoperThe Brilliance of Birds - Skye Wishart and Edin WhiteheadResearch articles cited:A...
2024-10-2816 min
Mostly Middle Tennessee Business PodcastTraining to Fight Evil w/Brink Fidler :: Ep 208 MMTBPA Middle Tennessee Business Podcast....subscribe/follow/rate/review at www.mmtbp.comThis episode is dedicated to the memory to Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, Katherine Koonce, Mike Hill and Cynthia Peak who lost their lives in the Covenant School shooting in Nashville.On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville. 28-year-old Aiden Hale (born Audrey Elizabeth Hale), a transgender man and former student of the school, killed three nine‑year‑old children and three adults before being shot...
2024-09-101h 21Locked On Spartans - Daily Podcast On Michigan State Spartans Football & BasketballWhere will MSU football bring EXCITEMENT in 2024?; MSU basketball rolling in Spain so farMichigan State football will bring sizzle on the field despite lower expectations from outside voices, but exactly where? From the linebackers anchored by Jordan Hall to the tight ends bolstered by Jack Velling, we get into what position groups we are most excited about.Plus, Michigan State basketball has been enjoying its trip to Spain with a pair of wins so far thanks to Coen Carr, Frankie Fidler and Xavier Booker shining.We also end things with what we are looking for in week one vs. FAU besides the actual gameplay?For your next listen, check...
2024-08-1929 min
WCNY Community FMPreparing for the EclipseSyracuse will be in the path of totality for the April 8th eclipse. There's a lot of misinformation out there about how to successfully prepare, but we've got you covered with this special from Blue Dot. It features Rick Fienberg, the project manager for the American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force.
Blue Dot is produced at North State Public Radio and hosted by Dave Schlom with audio production by Matt Fidler.
2024-02-1849 min
A Rational FearMatt Lieb — A Rational Conversation🎟️ BUY TICKETS TO OUR 1,000,000th DOWNLOAD LIVE SHOW: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/tickets/malthouse-outdoor-stage/a-rational-fear/🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/It's tricky times to be a satirical comedian on the world stage right now.The world is full of sad things, but it's a comedians job to find the catharsis in the contemporary anxiety.One comedian who is doing that on the toughest of subjects is Matt Lieb.A progressi...
2023-12-1449 min
Musical Connections with Zach Snow#51: Jim Fidler on his sequel album, RPM II - Ten Years LaterTen Years Later after RPM came out, my guest on #NextIIConnect this week is back with the sequel titled "RPM II - Ten Years Later"! I connect with the legendary Jim Fidler to talk about the new album which is set to launch on December 8! Plus, we dive into his career as he reflects on his time with Pressure Drop along with his audio production which includes producing some of the best albums to come out of this province. New Found Releases from November 5-11, 2023 are contributed by Alan Doyle, Jacob Critch, Mawzy, and Summer Bennett.Music...
2023-11-141h 02
Health and Human Science MattersDr. Deborah Fidler talks positive development, family legacy, and prevention scienceDr. Deborah "Debbie" Fidler sits down with Matt and Avery to discuss her research in studying neurodiversity and intellectual disabilities - specifically the cognitive phenotype associated with Down syndrome - and her passion for serving the community.To learn more about Dr. Fidler, visit her bio page!
2022-12-0244 min
Dynasty Game NightDynasty Game Night 92@dynastyouthouse hosts
@johnboschff, @dynastyffaddict, evan “don’t bother following me” fidler (@fidwa634) compete
name game
wordle
dawson socks
2022-05-2254 min
Riverside Community ChurchBiblical Testimony with Jeff Fidler & Matt Troyer Pastor Darian sits down with Jeff Fidler & Matt Troyer and invites them to share with our church family what God has been doing in their lives.
2022-04-1050 min
The Gym Lords PodcastAyanna & Dorian Beaupierre, Matt Barnes, Josh FidlerThis Episode we interview Ayanna & Dorian Beaupierre, Matt Barnes, Josh Fidler about their take on being a Gym Owner.Welcome to the Gym Lords Podcast, where we talk with successful gym owners to hear what they're doing that is working RIGHT NOW, and to hear lessons and failures they've learned along the way.We would love to share your story!If you'd like to be featured on the podcast, fill out the form on the link below.https://gymlaunchsecrets.com/podcast
2022-04-021h 36
Suck It And See with Nathy GBig Talk: Martinis and Mayhem with Megs - Why Women need to reclaim the term 'C*#T'Consider yourself warned. In this bonus episode (specially dropped for International Women's Day) Megs and I will be exploring that most polarising of words - C**t. Never ones to back down from an expletive - we take the time to actually research where the word came from, (25th century BC folks!!) why it's got such a bad rap in recent centuries, (hello the patriachy demonising women's sexuality, and seeking to control us and treat us as property), and make our arguments for bringing it back out of the dark ages (and recesses), and put it back on the me...
2022-03-0725 min
Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to GardenThe Order Of Energy, A Field Trip To The Regenerative Urban Food Forest Of Matthew TrummIn the heat of the dog days of summer, Cultivating Place celebrates the farms and gardens striving to not draw down resources but to contribute resources back into the world's flow of energy: fro providing shade, food, and retreat, these kinds of gardens are also replenishing rather than drawing down or polluting groundwater, they are sequestering carbon rather than spewing it, they are growing soil and mending the torn fabric of habitat corridors one urban, suburban, and rural home garden at a time.
Many gardeners will remember with delight reading Gaia’s Garden by author and activist Toby Hemenway, originally pu...
2021-08-1257 minCultivating PlaceThe Order Of Energy, A Field Trip To The Regenerative Urban Food Forest Of Matthew TrummIn the heat of the dog days of summer, Cultivating Place celebrates the farms and gardens striving to not draw down resources but to contribute resources back into the world's flow of energy: fro providing shade, food, and retreat, these kinds of gardens are also replenishing rather than drawing down or polluting groundwater, they are sequestering carbon rather than spewing it, they are growing soil and mending the torn fabric of habitat corridors one urban, suburban, and rural home garden at a time.
Many gardeners will remember with delight reading Gaia’s Garden by author and activist Toby Hemenway, originally pu...
2021-08-1257 min
Play For VoicesOne Fewer Night in BaghdadOne Fewer Night in Baghdad by Pedro M. VílloraTranslated from the Spanish by Lina Ferreira Cabeza-VanegasOne Fewer Night in Baghdad is a contemporary take on the story of Scheherazade and the Caliph.One Fewer Night in Baghdad was directed by Sarah Montague and produced by Sarah Montague and Matt Fidler, who also did the audio mixing and sound design. The play was performed by Mahira Kakkar and Arian Moyaed. Readings from The Arabian Nights were provided by Margot Avery, Gregory Bodine, Andrew Joffe, Lisa B...
2021-04-2408 min
The Permaculture PodcastMatt Fidler - Designing for Disasters: Understanding and Mitigating Wildfires
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2020-11-0756 min
No Planet BNPB 24: 2020 is Literally on FireHey y'all, we're back after a bit of a hiatus, and we have Matt Fidler on the horn! This is an episode all about the wildfire season of 2020, what makes it so active, and potential solutions!- Source Document - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QT6CVWSS7vt1b3W6LpvRhFAOG7QSUmvSmOvDRayapT8/edit?usp=sharing
2020-10-2820 min
Play For VoicesIllegal HelpersIn this episode we’re proud to present Illegal Helpers, a documentary play written by German-Italian playwright Maxi Obexer, translated into English by Neil Blackadder, and arranged for audio presentation by Play for Voices. Illegal Helpers was recorded before a live audience at the Czech Center New York in Manhattan, as part of an event called Freedom and Movement that was held in November 2018 to commemorate the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Illegal Helpers, which premiered in Salzburg in 2016 and was named one of the 2016 winners of the German-language Eurodram Prize, explores th...
2020-09-1400 min
CastJunkieREWIND: Very Bad WordsThis week Very Bad Words, a podcast in which Matt Fidler finds the meaning behind the words we grew up hearing were bad, taboo, naughty, no no, and the list goes on. But how did they become that? What are the roots of the words? What was the initial meaning or use for it?Matt Fidler has a way of describing and interviewing people who love, use and some who even have education on Very Bad words so he said fuck it I’m going to make a podcast.If you enjoy this episode please ta...
2020-04-2706 min
MattieC’s Sports 4 You & MeMike Fidler Phone InterviewI speak of my phone interview on my deck in the backyard with former NHL Left Winger and Boston Native Mike Fidler WHO PLAYED IN THE NHL from 1976-1982. We talk about his early hockey career, to college, to the NHL, to family life after hockey.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
2020-04-1513 minNo Planet BNPB 18: Wildfires, Cussing, and Climate ChangeHello and happy new year! The world is a little bit on fire so we decided to talk to Matt Fidler - host of NPR's California Burning - about the causes, effects, and history of wildfires.
2020-01-2055 min
KZSU News2019.11.08-Beyond the Bubble: "California Burning" Feature Segments from NSPR and PRX; You on Campus: Air Quality and WellnessKen Der and Ishan Gandhi have the latest news of the week from the Stanford Daily! Plus, Darlene Franklin asks YOU: With the wildfires and poor air quality recently, how have you been taking care of yourself?
We also present "California Burning," a series from reporter Matt Fidler with North State Public Radio and distributed by PRX. The series delves into wildfire season and the recent prevalence of wildfires in California. More information about the series can be found at https://exchange.prx.org/series/38854-california-burning.
To listen to the wonderful "Daily Brew" podcast produced by...
2019-11-0944 min
California Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 1—Our History With FireSmokey Bear is arguably the most effective advertising campaign in American history—but Smokey’s message created a fear in many of us that’s led to a misunderstanding of fire.
2019-09-3051 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 1—Our History With FireSmokey Bear is arguably the most effective advertising campaign in American history—but Smokey’s message created a fear in many of us that’s led to a misunderstanding of fire. In this first episode of California Burning, we explore what Smokey got wrong, and we learn how a series of unprecedented wildfires in the early twentieth-century started forest management policies that have contributed to the catastrophic wildfires we’re experiencing today.
2019-09-3051 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 2—Native IntelligenceNative Californians used fire to maintain the forests that surrounded them for more than 14,000 years. This prevented future wildfires and supported many plants and animals that need fire to thrive. On the second episode of California Burning, Matt shadows a pyrogeographer and learns how the Yurok Tribe on the Klamath River and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Santa Cruz are bringing fire back to the land.
2019-09-3052 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 2—Native IntelligenceNative Californians used fire to maintain the forests that surrounded them for more than 14,000 years. This prevented future wildfires and supported many plants and animals that need fire to thrive. On the second episode of California Burning , Matt shadows a pyrogeographer and learns how the Yurok Tribe on the Klamath River and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Santa Cruz are bringing fire back to the land.
2019-09-3052 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 3—One Foot In The BlackFire behavior is complicated, but can often be predicted. On the third episode of California Burning , we dive into the science of fire by visiting a wildland fire lab and a sustainable timber operation. We also hear from firefighters, forest rangers, and the “Helltown Hotshots” who risked it all to save their town during the Camp Fire.
2019-09-3052 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 3—One Foot In The BlackFire behavior is complicated, but can often be predicted. On the third episode of California Burning, we dive into the science of fire by visiting a wildland fire lab and a sustainable timber operation. We also hear from firefighters, forest rangers, and the “Helltown Hotshots” who risked it all to save their town during the Camp Fire.
2019-09-3052 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 4—The Wildland-Urban InterfaceWildfires are no longer isolated to our forests in California. They now also threaten our cities. On the fourth episode of California Burning, we focus on where urban and wild spaces meet and hear from people who have experienced some of the most tragic fires in California’s history.
2019-09-3052 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 4—The Wildland-Urban InterfaceWildfires are no longer isolated to our forests in California. They now also threaten our cities. On the fourth episode of California Burning , we focus on where urban and wild spaces meet and hear from people who have experienced some of the most tragic fires in California’s history.
2019-09-3052 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 5—Our Future With FireHow can we address all the different factors associated with the wildfires plaguing California? On the fifth and final episode of California Burning, we seek solutions. We learn about alternative building materials that can withstand fire, and we go to a fire-resistant house that was the only in its neighborhood to survive the 2018 Carr Fire.
2019-09-3051 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire ProblemCalifornia Burning: Episode 5—Our Future With FireHow can we address all the different factors associated with the wildfires plaguing California? On the fifth and final episode of California Burning, we seek solutions. We learn about alternative building materials that can withstand fire, and we go to a fire-resistant house that was the only in its neighborhood to survive the 2018 Carr Fire.
2019-09-3051 min
Bande à partWhat Are Fashion Shows For?We discuss the evolution of fashion shows and debate the reason for their continuation. See links below.
Pyer Moss: https://pyermoss.com/
Vanessa Friedman, ‘The Rebirth of New York Fashion’, New York Times (12 September 2019): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/style/marc-jacobs-new-york-fashion-week.html
Leandra Medine, ‘Why Was NYFW Trendless This Season?’, Manrepeller (9 September 2019):
https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/09/nyfw-trends.html
Rodarte: http://www.rodarte.net/
John Maybury (director), Rifat Ozbek Fashion Video 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcCYlg7cAPc
Tatum Dooley, 'Vaquera, CDLM/Creatures of the Wind, and Section 8 Will Showcase Their Spring Summer 2020 Collections Together During NYFW’, Teen Vogue (13 August 2019): https://www.teenvo...
2019-09-1526 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire Problem"California Burning" Coming Sept 30Natural disasters are increasing across the nation. In the West, these disasters often come in the form of wildfire, and perhaps no state understands the true cost of wildfire as California. While the Golden State has always had forest fires, these conflagrations are progressively becoming harder to control and more deadly. At the same time, California’s population has surpassed 40 million, pushing people further into wild spaces that have been adapted to fire. California Burning takes a deep and critical look at how the state’s fire-prone forests have been managed, and how we can all learn from the past to b...
2019-09-0500 minCalifornia Burning: Solutions To California's Wildfire Problem"California Burning" Coming Sept 30Natural disasters are increasing across the nation. In the West, these disasters often come in the form of wildfire, and perhaps no state understands the true cost of wildfire as California. While the Golden State has always had forest fires, these conflagrations are progressively becoming harder to control and more deadly. At the same time, California’s population has surpassed 40 million, pushing people further into wild spaces that have been adapted to fire. California Burning takes a deep and critical look at how the state’s fire-prone forests have been managed, and how we can all learn from the past to b...
2019-09-0500 min
CastJunkieVery Bad WordsThis week Very Bad Words, a podcast in which Matt Fidler finds the meaning behind the words we grew up hearing were bad, taboo, naughty, no no, and the list goes on. But how did they become that? What are the roots of the words? What was the initial meaning or use for it?
Matt Fidler has a way of describing and interviewing people who love, use and some who even have education on Very Bad words so he said fuck it I’m going to make a podcast.
If you enjoy this episode please ta...
2019-01-2105 min
Play For VoicesAnaesthesiaAnaesthesia by Albert OstermaierTranslated from the German by Charlotte CollinsAnaesthesia is a short solo audio play written by acclaimed German author Albert Ostermaier and translated by Charlotte Collins. In Anaesthesia, which was commissioned by the major German theater festival Theatertreffen on the theme of “Decline and Downfall of Western Civilization,” a singer injured in a car accident on her way to a performance struggles to make sense of what is happening to her as an anaesthetic is administered. The play emerges as a stream-of-consciousness monologue which is at o...
2018-10-1200 min
Very Bad Words42: The N-WordGuest Producer Stephanie Billman helps guide us through the feelings, emotions, and history of the most violent, loaded word in the English lexicon, The N-Word. With guests Dr. Neil Lester, Dr. David Pilgrim, Marcie Brown, Malik Crumpler, Dardalie Brooks and Ernie Mendoza
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2018-06-2700 min
Very Bad Words41: Constructed Curses in Sci-Fi & FantasyNerf-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. Peterson - creator of Game of Thrones Dothraki language, and host of the Imaginary Worlds podcast, Eric Molinsky.
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2018-06-2000 min
Very Bad Words40: Minicast - Conversational KlingonMatt talks to Marc Okrand about cursing in Klingon. The fictional Star Trek language that has become nearly as popular as the franchise itself.
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2018-06-1300 min
TanakhCastTanakhCast #133: The Spitting 🔥 EditionIn this week’s episode: Hosea 4-7. We continue in the Book of Hosea with some thoughts about prophets and ritualized insults.
Matt Fidler's Very Bad Words episode about the Dirty Dozens can be found here.
And I heard this epic Yo Momma joke just the other day...
Yo Momma so fat, Thanos had to snap twice.
2018-06-1114 min
Very Bad Words39: EuphemismsCertain topics in our society aren’t considered proper to talk about. To make it easier to talk about such sensitive subjects, we have invented terms that dance around the issues, instead of facing them directly.Join me and guests, Steven Pinker, Phyllis Sommer and Kate Burridge as we dig into euphemisms.
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2018-06-0600 minVery Bad Words38: Minicast - The "D" WordIn 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 Rabbi Physllis Sommer to help explain.
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2018-05-3000 min
Very Bad Words37: The Poo ListAre 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? Competitive scrabble players Stephan Fatsis and Brian Richgrubber tell us how it happened and why this is important in the competitive scrabble world.
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2018-05-2300 minVery Bad Words36: Minicast - The Accepted SlurIn 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 are considered offensive in their communities, but even people that we don't expect still use the word "gyp". We get some help from Romedia Foundation's executive director Katalin Barsony in the below clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmOyG1yz9G8
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2018-05-1600 min
Very Bad Words35: George Carlin's Last WordsOn 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 compound unequivocally indecent under all circumstances? With dirty words educator and linguist, Randall Eggert, and radio veteran, Ken Freedman
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2018-05-0900 minVery Bad Words34: Minicast - An American Comic in LondonGeorge Carlin laid out the 7 words that can never be said on television, but of course he meant, American Television. In today’s minicast, Matt talks to British linguist, Damien Hall, to find out if those words are just as taboo in Great Britain.
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2018-05-0200 min
Very Bad Words33: Yo Mama!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 historian Gaye Adegbalola to explore the connection of the phrase “Yo Mama” to the classic dirty blues song "The Dirty Dozen".
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2018-04-2500 minVery Bad Words32: Minicast - Terms of AbuseOn this minicast, Matt talks to one of our listeners about how terms of abuse are used to dehumanize certain segments of society.
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2018-04-1800 min
Very Bad Words31: Cock-a-doodle-do!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, its complicated origins, and why it doesn’t mean the same thing to all people.With guests:Mark Morton, Emily Feuerherm, and Ben Westhoff
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2018-04-1100 minVery Bad Words30: Minicast - Superman is a D*ck and Batman is an A-Hole!Matt talks to Superhero PhD, Peter Coogan about why Superman is a d*ck and a Batman is an a-hole.
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2018-04-0400 min
Very Bad Words29: Swearing is Good MedicineIn 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 Jeff Harder, doctoral Northwestern student, Jim Kloet and pain psychologist Dr. Samantha Rafie to help him figure it out. Plus, he first gets some help from Helen Zaltzmen of The Allusionist to explain a little more about the brain and pain.
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2018-03-2800 minVery Bad Words28: Minicast - Matt Vists a Karate DojoIn this Minicast, Matt goes to a Karate Dojo to chase a story about swearing and pain.
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2018-03-2100 min
Very Bad Words27: B!#ch is BackIs the B-Word the “most stinging word that we use carelessly”? To explore this, the word’s history, and other questions regarding this common expletive, we talk to Shannon Dea, associate professor in philosophy and women’s studies at the University of Waterloo and BitchMedia co-founder, Andi Zeisler.
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2018-03-1400 min
The Allusionist74. Take A Swear PillCONTENT WARNING: there is swearing in this episode. But the happy news is: swearing is good for you! Dr Emma Byrne, author of Swearing Is Good For You, explains how swearing can be beneficial to your physical health and emotional wellbeing, while Matt Fidler of Very Bad Words podcast gives some tips to ensure you swear properly to optimise the positive effects. Find out more about this episode at http://theallusionist.org/swear-pill. The show’s online home is http://theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at http://twitter.com/allusionistshow and http://facebook.com/allusionistshow....
2018-03-0926 minVery Bad Words26: Minicast - Reclaiming B!#ch?In this Minicast, Matt briefly chats with Shannon Dea about who gets to reclaim words like "slut" and the B-word.
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2018-03-0700 minVery Bad Words25: Minicast - What's coming up on Very Bad WordsMatt 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 about what he has coming up for Very Bad Words.
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2018-02-2800 min
The Wayward Willis Podcast1: What Even Is Blasphemy?We've changed our format slightly to 3 segments with a sort of "Logan's Corner" to wrap things up with some pop culture and nerd news that isn't so heavy. Let us know what you think!Jon & Logan offend religious sensibilities, hurt gods' feelings, and don't give a shit.Jon & Logan talk to Matt Fidler from the Very Bad Words podcast about profanity and context. http://www.verybadwords.com https://www.facebook.com/verybadwordspodcast Twitter: @dirtywordscastLogan schools Jon on a new VR game called Duck Season that turns out to be a...
2018-01-071h 28The Wayward Willis Podcast1: What Even Is Blasphemy?We've changed our format slightly to 3 segments with a sort of "Logan's Corner" to wrap things up with some pop culture and nerd news that isn't so heavy. Let us know what you think!Jon & Logan offend religious sensibilities, hurt gods' feelings, and don't give a shit.Jon & Logan talk to Matt Fidler from the Very Bad Words podcast about profanity and context. http://www.verybadwords.com https://www.facebook.com/verybadwordspodcast Twitter: @dirtywordscastLogan schools Jon on a new VR game called Duck Season that turns out to be a...
2018-01-071h 28Play For VoicesIt's Cold and It's Getting So DarkIt's Cold and It's Getting So Dark by Carmen-Francesca BanciuTranslated from the German by Elena ManciniSet in Berlin shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, It's Cold and It's Getting So Dark centers around Deborah, a former radio journalist in the GDR who is dying of cancer. Through a somewhat dreamlike dialogue between Deborah and an unnamed younger female friend, we learn about Deborah’s troubled childhood in East Germany, her failed marriage, and her later heartbreak after her female partner leaves her when she is unable to deal wi...
2018-01-0200 minVery Bad Words24: Minicast - Do the Irish really swear more than the rest of us?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.
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2017-12-1300 min
Very Bad Words23: The Other F-WordMatt 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. He also talks with Mark Morton, author of Dirty Words: The Story of Sex Talk, to discuss the origins of the actual word.
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2017-11-1500 minVery Bad Words22: Minicast - Friend of DorothyContributing producer, Stephanie Billman, tells Matt the ridiculous story of the FBI’s hunt for “Dorothy”.
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2017-11-0800 min
Very Bad Words21: TourettesIn this episode, Matt speaks to both the director of a camp specifically for children with Tourette Syndrome and the Tourette’s Hero, Jess Thom to dispel the idea that it’s just the “swearing disease”.
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2017-10-3000 minVery Bad Words20: Minicast - The Swearing LadyA friend tells a story about his childhood fascination with Tourette Syndrome.
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2017-10-2500 min
Very Bad Words19: Censorship of a MasterpieceMatt follows the story of the banning and unbanning of one of the most notorious books ever, James Joyce’s Ulysses. He speaks with Lisa Flannigan, Director of the 2017 Bloomsday Festival in New York City and James LaRue, the Director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom to help guide the way.
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2017-10-1800 minVery Bad Words18: Minicast - Fairy TalesMatt chats to James LaRue about why the most commonly banned books are fairy tales.
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2017-10-1100 min
Very Bad Words17: Profanity & ParentingMatt 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.
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2017-10-0400 minPlay For VoicesPlease Enter DestinationPlease Enter Destination by Tereza Semotamová Translated from the Czech by Barbora RůžičkováA young couple, Helena and Honza, on a weekend drive to visit bourgeois friends, find that their new GPS has a life of its own and their friendly hitchhiker is a devil. Their encounters with these characters, against the backdrop of increasingly absurd radio news updates, reveal the flaws and merits of their relationship and their respective worldviews.The Play for Voices production of Please Enter Destination was directed by Jen Zoble...
2017-10-0100 minVery Bad Words16: Minicast - Matt's MomWe meet Matt's mom and talk about how she would swear around him growing up.
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2017-09-2700 min
Very Bad Words15: What an A-hole!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 Nunberg.
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2017-09-2000 minVery Bad Words14: Minicast - Pain in the DonkeyMatt chats with Geoff Nunberg about the differences between British “arse” and American “a$$”.
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2017-09-1300 min
Very Bad Words13: The Sacred & The ProfaneIn this episode of Very Bad Words, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead returns to help Matt explore how religion and mothers shape the way we swear.Guests: Anton Bonnici, Francois Gratton, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead
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2017-09-0600 minPlay For VoicesThat Deep Ocean...That Deep Ocean… by Ana Cândida Carneiro Translated from the Italian by Stephen PidcockIn Brazilian-Italian author Ana Cândida Carneiro’s That Deep Ocean…, a two-character audio play written in Italian and translated into English by Stephen Pidcock, a single day in a woman’s life becomes an epic journey of self-discovery. The action shifts between the character’s everyday world, where she's trapped in a dreary job, and an alternative realm, part dreamscape, part subconscious. In that world, she converses—by turns awestruck, challenging, and playful—with an underwater sea c...
2017-09-0100 minVery Bad Words12: Minicast - A Really Bad Spanish WordMatt talks to Evelyn Dean-Olmstead about one of the most offensive words spoken in Spanish.
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2017-08-3000 min
Very Bad Words11: The F-WordMatt talks with a number of people about everyone’s favorite swear word, including author of the book The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower and radio colleague Andy Mills.
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2017-08-2300 minVery Bad Words10: Minicast - Little Jill's Potty Mouth StoryWith the help of her parents, executive producer Jill, tells a story about her using the “F-word” as a young child.
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2017-08-1600 min
Very Bad Words9: Swearing in Foreign LanguagesWe learn about swearing in German, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Farci, and Tamil. Linguistic Anthropologist Evelyn Dean-Olmstead helps us make the connection between taboo and the culture that created it.
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2017-08-0900 minVery Bad Words8: Minicast - Your Italian Grandma called you what??Matt talks to Tara Clancy about being sworn at in Italian by her Grandmother.
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2017-08-0200 min
Very Bad Words7: The C-WordOn this very special episode of Very Bad Words, Matt is joined by co-host Katrin Redfern to explore one of the most controversial and misunderstood words in the English language. The C-Word! They reach out to women like Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot, Dr. Camilla Power, Dr. Evelyn-Dean Olmsted and others to discuss the history of this powerful word and how it is being re-appropriated by feminists.
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2017-07-2600 minVery Bad Words6: Minicast - The Bill Burr StoryMatt's cousin talks about comedian Bill Burr and the C-Word.
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2017-07-1900 min
Very Bad Words5: WTF FCC?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 rules change as times change? On this episode of Very Bad Words, we learn how George Carlin’s bit about the 7 words you can never say on television, unintentionally set FCC policy regarding profanity on the air. With guests: Matthew Lasar - author of “Pacifica Radio: The Rise of an Alternative Network” Sarah Montague - producer of Selected Shorts
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2017-07-1200 minVery Bad Words4: Minicast - WTF, FCC?Next week on Very Bad Words, we hear about how a famous comedian unintentionally changed the FCC's language policies forever.
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2017-07-0500 min
Very Bad Words3: Crossing the line in comedyFor years comedians in comedy clubs have been pushing the lines of what could be said in the public arena. Lenny Bruce was arrested multiple times for doing just that, and George Carlin was immortalized for same thing just a decade later. But swearing just isn't that controversial anymore - especially in a comedy club. But never-the-less, there are still plenty of comedians actively crossing the lines in comedy today. On this episode of Very Bad Words, we talk to several of them.Guests: Dante Nero PJ Landers Adam Glyn Joe Larson Von Decarlo Jen Matascio Christian...
2017-06-2800 min
Very Bad Words2: Talking $h*tVery 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 the English language, shit. We talk with linguist Geoff Nunberg and “the psychologist of swearing" Timothy Jay to find out why it is still one of the most popular and versatile words - even after centuries of use.
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2017-06-1400 minVery Bad Words1: Coming June 14th!Promo for the podcast Very Bad Words, coming out June 14th.
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2017-06-0700 minPlay For VoicesI Regret Nothing - Part Two of TwoI Regret Nothing by Csaba SzékelyPart Two of TwoThe second half of I Regret Nothing picks up the story of retired Romanian secret service officer Dominic Cormoş as he comes face to face with the repercussions of his past and makes a decision that will shape his future and that of his 16-year-old neighbor Liza.In the first half of the play, Dominic was visited by two other characters: Alex Dima, one of Dominic's former subordinates and now a high-ranking agent in...
2017-02-2100 minPlay For VoicesI Regret Nothing - Part One of TwoI Regret Nothing by Csaba SzékelyPart One of TwoIt’s the summer of 2006, and Dominic Cormoş, a retired agent of the Securitate--the notorious secret police of Communist Romania--is living alone in his Transylvania apartment. With media coverage of the prosecutions of ex-Communist law enforcement officials in the background, Dominic is paid two surprise visits that will prove deeply consequential: the first, by Alex Dima, who served under Dominic in the Securitate and is now working in the Romanian Intelligence Service; and the second, by his sixteen-year-old neig...
2016-12-2100 min
Lip Service14 Ben Fidler<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/31/b0/84/dangetz8/1400x1400_9965351.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Matt sits down in his home with, fellow Lawnboy, Ben Fidler.
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