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When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary decided to crowdsource for the words to be included in the dictionary they probably did not expect murderers, lunatics and pornographers to respond or such a significant number of women. Over 3000 people contributed words and now their identities have been revealed.

Guest: Sarah Ogilvie, author of The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary

This program was originally broadcast on 12 September 2023

The linguist, lexicographer, writer, and technologist Sarah Ogilvie, a professor at Oxford University, discusses her new book The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English University (Knopf, 2023), with Joseph Planta.

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There's an abiding myth that the landmark dictionaries are the work of one man, in a dusty paper-filled garrett tirelessly working away singlehandedly. But really it took a village: behind every Big Daddy of Lexicography was usually a team of women, keeping the garrett clean, organising the piles of papers, reading through all the citations, doing research, writing definitions, editing, subediting...essentially being lexicographers, without the credit or the pay. Academic Lindsay Rose Russell, author of Women and Dictionary-Making, talks about the roles of women in lexicography: enabling male lexicographers to get the job done, but also making their own dictionaries, and challenging the very paradigms of dictionaries.

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In the heart of Berlin, there is a small corner store, lovingly dubbed the “living room of the neighborhood.” Sadly, the shop’s owners are facing eviction after three decades in business. Sally McGrane and Axel Scheele tell the story of the little grocery on Choriner Street.

James "Murr" Murray of the hit show Impractical Jokers talks to Will about what breast milk tastes like, how you film a hidden camera show when you’re famous, how Will, Will’s mom, and Donnie Wahlberg helped him find his wife, and the time a fan approached him while they both had their junk out in the men's room at Giants Stadium. As usual, NOTHING is off limits. Listen right now!

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Episode 93 - Guitarist Ace Von Johnson from L.A. Guns! Besides LA Guns Ace has also played with Faster Pussycat, Unwritten Law, Cheap Sex, The US bombs, The Generators and more. His current project Neon Coven is amazing and sounds like Depeche Mode meets Nine Inch Nails. We’ll talk about all this plus the Michael Jackson song he worked on,  aTiffany song, voiceover work for Netflix, horror movies, dogs and much more!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:03 - Horror Movies & Shows
0:07:28 - Metallica & The Misfits
0:10:30 - Being Bullied in School
0:15:20 - Singing & Playing Guitar in PBR
0:16:25 - Story of the Nickname "Ace"
0:21:01 - Charlie & The Valentine Killers
0:26:23 - Michael Jackson & James Murray
0:35:15 - 30 Seconds to Mars
0:35:35 - Lemmy Kilmister
0:37:10 - NEW Music From Faster Pussycat
0:41:40 - NEW L.A. Guns Music
0:43:10 - Two L.A. Guns Versions
0:45:15 - Neon Coven
0:48:05 - NEW Tiffany Song
0:48:50 - Song with Corey Taylor
0:50:50 - Voiceover Work
0:52:45 - Animated Show With Don Jamieson
0:55:01 - Danny Nordahl
0:59:13 - Relationship with People
1:02:05 - Dogs, Linda Blair & Rebecca Corey
1:04:51 - Pets & Pet Owners
1:10:15 - Wrap Up

Ace Von Johnson Website:
http://www.acevonjohnson.com/site/

Ace Von Johnson Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/acevonjohnson/

Best Friends Animal Society:
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Stand Up for Pits:
https://standupforpits.us/

Linda Blair World Heart Foundation:
http://www.lindablairworldheart.org

Pinups for Pitbulls:
https://pinupsforpitbulls.org

Chuck Shute Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/

Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!