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    Word Bomb

    Language moves fast and Word Bomb is here to help. Unpacking one explosive word per week, hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta talk to experts and dive deep into lived experiences to share stories the dictionary doesn't tell you.
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    Season three is coming soon

    Season three is coming soon
    In 2020, language has been moving faster than ever, and Word Bomb is here to help. Hosts Pippa Johnstone and Karina Palmitesta return for a third season to unpack one explosive word per week, talk to experts and dive deep into lived experiences to share stories the dictionary doesn't tell you. This season, look out for conversations on the US election, cancel culture, the Black Lives Matter movement, Silicon Valley, and more.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CASeptember 29, 2020
    republican
    sex
    black lives matter
    organic
    cancelled
    latinx
    word bomb

    Ep. 9 - 'Toronto': Live at Hot Docs

    Ep. 9 - 'Toronto': Live at Hot Docs

    Tkaronto, York, Toronto the Good, T-Dot, Hogtown, the 6ix... Canada's largest city has gone by many names over the years and Pippa and Karina explore the myths and origin stories behind all of them. This season finale was recorded at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto in front of a live audience as part of the annual Hot Docs Podcast Festival.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CANovember 26, 2019
    history
    linguistics
    words
    language
    drake
    grammar
    etymology

    Ep. 8 - 'White': The Great YT North

    Ep. 8 - 'White': The Great YT North
    Are Canadians too polite to talk about race? When it comes to whiteness in Canada, it's a conversation worth having. Pippa and Karina explore the surprising origins of the words "white" and "Caucasian," talk about what it really means to be white in Canada past and present, and speak to the woman behind Toronto's first white privilege conference.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CANovember 19, 2019
    canada
    history
    linguistics
    words
    language
    racism
    race
    white
    indigenous
    black

    Ep. 6 - 'Troll': From the internet to IRL

    Ep. 6 - 'Troll': From the internet to IRL
    Being a butt on the internet just isn't what it used to be. From the early '90s to the age of Trump and troll farms, there's a lot to unpack about what we mean when we call someone a troll. Pippa and Karina talk trolling online and in real life with an information and media studies scholar and a vigilante Toronto blogger.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CANovember 05, 2019
    facebook
    internet
    media
    linguistics
    words
    language
    election
    trump
    online
    grammar

    Ep. 5 - 'Meme': Weird episode, but OK

    Ep. 5 - 'Meme': Weird episode, but OK
    LOLcats and starter packs. Evil Kermit and Pepe the Frog. One does not simply record a podcast episode on memes, but they can't stop all of us, let alone 30-50 feral hogs. In this mini-episode, Pippa and Karina talk memes past, present, and future to expand your brain. You love to see it.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CAOctober 29, 2019
    xxxx

    Ep. 4 - 'Anthropocene': Naming the climate crisis

    Ep. 4 - 'Anthropocene': Naming the climate crisis
    As the Earth responds ever more rapidly to human activity, a controversial group of scientists is proposing that we've entered a new epoch: the age of the Anthropocene. Pippa and Karina sit down with earth scientists and a documentary filmmaker to talk about how the crisis is packaged and why word choice is so important to the future of the climate.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CAOctober 22, 2019
    climate
    climate change
    science
    linguistics
    words
    language
    global warming
    earth
    geology
    grammar

    Ep. 2 - 'Addict': On drug use and language usage

    Ep. 2 - 'Addict': On drug use and language usage
    With an opioid epidemic sweeping North America, there has never been a more urgent time to question how we talk about people who use drugs. Pippa and Karina dive into diagnostic manuals to track the history of how doctors have written about addiction, and talk to a methadone user and a self-professed addict on how labels can both help and hurt.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CAOctober 08, 2019
    linguistics
    words
    language
    drugs
    addiction
    alcohol
    drug use
    opioid
    fentanyl
    heroin

    Ep. 1 - 'Polyamory': Opening up the vocab of non-monogamy

    Ep. 1 - 'Polyamory': Opening up the vocab of non-monogamy
    Polyamory in North America is on the rise-and with it comes a plethora of brand-new words to describe how non-monogamous relationships work, like "polycule" and "compersion". Karina and Pippa talk to a polyamorous reporter and a family lawyer about this linguistic wellspring and the stumbling blocks that poly families face in Canada.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CAOctober 01, 2019
    linguistics
    words
    language
    relationships
    dating
    monogamy
    romance
    grammar
    polyamory
    etymology

    Ep. 9 - 'Native': O Canada, don't label, just listen

    Ep. 9 - 'Native': O Canada, don't label, just listen
    In this episode, Karina and Pippa consider the word Native, using it to explore Canada's painful colonial past and present. They discuss the labels applied to Indigenous peoples and sit down with two Indigenous artists to talk self-identification, word choice, and the power of capitalization.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CANovember 13, 2018
    canada
    linguistics
    words
    language
    indigenous
    cree
    inuit
    first nations
    reconciliation
    native

    Ep. 8 - 'Renoviction': Portmanteau as protest

    Ep. 8 - 'Renoviction': Portmanteau as protest
    What happens when landlords evict tenants to renovate their units and triple the rents? Bitter disputes, drawn-out court battles, fierce housing activism - and a brand-new portmanteau that's catching on so fast, it seems poised for dictionary status. Pippa and Karina discuss the phenomenon of "renoviction" in Canada and interview the word's creator.

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    Word Bomb
    en-CANovember 06, 2018
    linguistics
    words
    language
    rent
    toronto
    rental
    living
    housing
    crisis
    renovation
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