Introducing Euphemisms: the totally normal, definitely not weird, brother-sister romance novel book club podcast! Hang out with us as we explore the uneven terrain of the romance genre, discussing the tropes and dissecting the euphemisms, all with a drink in hand.
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Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as ...
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Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.
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Jim and Mark use the insane ramblings of a tiny-handed narcissist to explain logical fallacies. Each episode we focus on a single logical fallacy and, using examples from Trump, UK politics and pop culture, explore how and why it fools people, how to avoid committing it yourself, and how to counter it in an argument.
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Hi! I'm Joe, the former host and DM of the first ever Pathfinder 2E actual play podcast. On this show, I share my thoughts on RPG's, life, and whatever else happens to cross my mind. I mostly stick to role playing games though... I promise.
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill host The Jake and Spike Show on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM.
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Welcome to Fright School, a podcast that explores horror films through the eyes of someone who is experiencing them for the first time. Each week, Joshua (the horror nerd) pushes Joe (the unsuspecting newbie) to the edge of the Mountains of Madness, as they discuss the cultural attitudes, conditions, and events that have shaped some of the most terrifying horror films. Will Joe survive his journey? Will Joshua take things too far? Join us every week for new episodes on Monday to find out! Ar ...
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Disciplined improviser
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Golden Globe winner David Duchovny stars in the Showtime Original series that takes you on a wild, witty, and sexy ride in the California fast lane.
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Podcast by Frank and Beans
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This is the home of the Escape Podcast with Simon Calder. Plug in to gain insights into the best places to travel around the globe, with tricks and tips from the UK's best known authority on travel.
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As long as there’s been language, there have been forbidden words. What gives these words their power? Why are they considered “bad”? Producer and Host, Matt Fidler, reaches out to experts, linguists, and historians to explore these words and their cultural significance. From diving into specific bad words to exploring what language has the “worst curses”, Matt weaves personal stories and interviews to help shed light on the power of very bad words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
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The Nerd-Base.com Podcast is a erratically recorded effort by a group of folks with too much knowledge of pop and geek culture. They're a bunch of weirdos who love to act smart and make fun of one another for your amusement while all along imparting some important knowledge that you'll be better for knowing!
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The Loot Cast takes the geek, gamer and fandom themes you love from Loot Crate and turns ‘em into sound waves you can listen to. Hosts Jenni Villarreal and Ash Mahtani lead the discussion, covering topics relevant to the latest crate, interviewing fellow Loot Crate employees and disagreeing about pretty much everything … except Aquaman. The Loot Cast is produced by Alex Steen and edited by Alex Steen and Jenni Villarreal. Music by Stenobot. http://stenobot.com
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Language is power. Emojis, slang, the subjunctive mood . . . all colour our words with meaning. Interested? Then you’re in the right place. Welcome to the Have You Eaten Grandma? podcast.Join Gyles Brandreth, Natalie Haynes and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English languageDiscover more about the book behind the podcast at http://bit.ly/HYEGwts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It's queer sports romance month on Euphemisms! Eric and Natalie discuss soccer minutiae, queer perspectives on the female body, and the miscommunication trope.By Euphemisms
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Today I talk about my group's final session of the fifth book of Paizo's 1st edition Pathfinder campaign, Wrath of the Righteous!s. Good times!
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Quit jumping off bridges, people running from cops! // Adam Silver has another update on a possible NBA expansion in Seattle // A zipline through downtown Spokane could launch as soon as July // There's a norovirus outbreak in Gig Harbor // WA warns of new measles case; this Canadian resident visited many Seattle-area restaurants, gyms // Activist …
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2pm - Local geoduck hunter goes viral for her perseverance // Is this a Bigfoot captured in Colorado video? // Laura insights: is a Tinder height filter a good idea? // Your texts!
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1pm - King County Metro resumes fare enforcement for first time in 4 years // AI video of Trump wanting dinosaurs to guard the border - frightening or hilarious? // Trump amplifies outlandish Biden robot conspiracy theory // KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter Chris Sullivan on why drivers are hitting light rail trains - and Spike and Jake on …
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12pm - Our hearts break. The three missing sisters from Wenatchee were found dead // Concert traffic is upsetting locals in Carnation // A dead sperm whale washes ashore in Oregon. History repeats itself // Young Americans are getting into golf and tennis. Boomers wish they'd get lost
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585: Two Person In-Person Two Meeting Book Club
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14:20I talk about the fantasy novel The Blacktongue Thief ,by Christopher Buehlman. THere are some minor spoilers, but not a ton, and I talk for a awhile AND give a warning before I get into any spoiler territory .
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Three girls are missing, please keep a close eye on the road for this car // A genius yard sale sign. Spike needs to run a garage sale, but how? // Hordes Of People Showed Up To The Tom Petty Estate Sale Which Included Everything From Historical Relics To The Mundane // Your texts! // Mountain erupts, sends tourists scrambling // Who would hike on …
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Quentin Geant, The French Beekeeper, joins us to talk about the semi truck full of bees that crashed in Lynden, WA // Look how Jeff Bezos has his furniture delivered in his New York City apartment. // Mariners Rookie Cole Young Makes Incredible First Impression // If you're going to marry a pro-athlete, what’s the best sport? // Is fast food gettin…
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Weekend concerts and movies // Tonight we get a 9pm sunset! // Parks are closing early to try and curb crime // 16-year-old Maryland teen connected to 121 car thefts // A legendary Mariners jersey number is being retired. But wait - wasn't it already hung up? KIRO Newradio's Chris Sullivan joins the show! // How many bees is too many bees?…
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2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES: cry babies and cry birds // Jake and Spike are on the case! // Your texts, and our KIRO swag bag winner!
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1pm - Kirk and Marianne join us from 98 ROCK in Spike's hometown of Baltimore, Maryland to launch the search for his possible long-lost son! // Three PNW cities with bad housing // Avoid the bees! // How people passed time before cell phones // Parking spot hog at Golden Gardens
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12pm - THREE AMIGOS with Nate Connors! // Seattle ranks No. 2 for naked gardening // Jake’s wife is obsessed with her garden flowers // Man pinned by boulder in Alaska walks away // Flight from Tokyo has an emergency landing in Seattle after a passenger tries to open the door. Another passenger who noticed the guy's weird behavior and tackled him e…
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Episode 269: Jay & Ray get a few old idioms running again. - Encore cheese it jalopy Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky, Insta, & FB. Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video indust…
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2pm - Bethan Maher, Executive Director of Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, on the mysterious case of the burned railroad bridge // Beatboxing nun // Your texts!
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1pm - The Mayor's office comments on the former SPD Chief Diaz lawsuit // How will Mayor Harrell's comments on the Cal Anderson protests impact his reelection bid? // 3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks // Don't hang out downstream from Crystal Mountain Ski Resort
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12pm - Jake chaperones his kid's field trip to Woodland Park Zoo // Banning phones in schools? Kids are spending 25% of their school day on their phone // One of the dirtiest beaches in the world is right here in Washington // OKC Thunder is in NBA finals. It should be us!! // Cool grandpa alert! Do rich, famous kids wish they were normal?…
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2pm - Free speech law shielded Seattle anti-LGBTQ+ rally. How can we agree to disagree? // An update on the semi that barreled through a barrier on I-5 this morning // We should've let Baron Trump into Harvard // WA consumers will gain ‘right to repair’ cellphones, other electronics // Your texts!
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1pm - Trump exaggerates speed, certainty of prescription-drug price cuts // Pardons: reality TV stars, a former sheriff convicted of bribery and a guy who's mom attended the president’s $1 million dinner // The New Dream Job for Young Men: Stay-at-Home Son? // Job interviews enter a strange new world with AI that talks back // Teachers are using AI…
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12pm - Crazy morning traffic, and Spike took photos // 8 more arrests at dueling protests, this time at Seattle City Hall // Free speech law shielded Seattle anti-LGBTQ+ rally; FBI looks into protest // No more free bags at Southwest Airlines // This country is fining impatient airplane passengers who stand up too early // Shake Shack will reward c…
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2pm - City of Seattle faces possible lawsuit after attack against Christian worshipers. The Seattle Police Officers Guild has had enough // Shawn Kemp pleads guilty to 2nd-degree assault, avoiding trial in Tacoma shooting // Your texts! // A video surprise for Spike
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1pm - Spike checked out Northwest Folklife! // KTTH's Jason Rantz on the first homeless mayoral candidate. Mayor Bruce Harrell has his work cut out for him // Jason's take on the protests and counterprotests at Cal Anderson in Capitol Hill // "Sailing with Phoenix," Oregon man who quit job to sail with cat, arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii and me…
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12pm - Sunny Memorial Day weekend with more awesome weather in store. But Laura has a painful cautionary tale // Seattle Police make multiple arrests during counter-protest of fundamentalist church group’s rally in Cal Anderson Park // 8 hours at Starbucks apparently very hard? Videos online last forever // Crane escaped from Washington zoo found a…
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Argument from Popularity (Redux) - FT#175
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1:25:29In the one-hundred-and-seventy-fifth episode, we take another look at the Argument from Popularity, starting with Trump claiming millions of people voted illegally in 2020, and that 90% of people think his economy was better than Biden's, then Utah's state legislature pretending science isn't real if enough people think so. In Mark's British Politi…
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On this episode, Ryan and Todd work through Sigmund Freud's under discussed Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego. The hosts first lay out how Freud establishes the group, rather than the individual, as the psyche's primary formation. They then devote time to teasing out the consequences of group dynamics as Freud writes about them in the fi…
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2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Kermit's evil twin, a long-lost son, and you can't hire anyone these days // Your texts! // AI babies take on The Princess Bride
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1pm - Seattle’s Space Needle now has a double-decker all-glass elevator // Half-standing plane seats and double decker seats to cram in passengers on airplanes // New Netflix documentary is coming out about the Titan submersible implosion // Graduating high school seniors give advice to their younger, sixth grade selves - literally!…
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12pm - THREE AMIGOS with Nate Connors! // Is Jake right to judge parents for doing this during their kids games? // Long weekend plans? Is Northwest Folklife the festival manifestation of a Seattle homeless encampment? No way, says Spike! // Crane Watch, Day 2 // It's Jake's 10 Year Anniversary at KIRO // Beware the European green crabs!…
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Episode 268: Jay & Ray have some fun with old idioms. - Encore dry humor jaunty Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky, Insta, & FB. Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries.…
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2pm - Spike as an AI bearded dragon. Thanks, listener Matt! // Half of states have cell phone bans in schools // Gizmodo explains the doom loop of AI in education // Colleges are using AI voices to read students names as they graduate // Kermit the Frog to give commencement address at University of Maryland // Your texts!…
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1pm - Spike the Bearded Dragon saves homeowner from fire // SeaTac opens up a free gaming lounge for passengers // Is this how airlines are trying to get around ticket "skiplaggers?" // Median Seattle home price record is out of this world // Want to Buy Her House in Ireland? You’ll Need $7 and Some Luck // Google has a new AI video creator, Veo 3.…
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12pm - Update on Spike’s long lost son. The resemblance is uncanny // Washington has a new law about feeding wildlife, to prevent 'zombie deer disease' // Help us pick our crime-solving theme song // East African Crowned Crane escapes enclosure from Issaquah’s Cougar Mountain Zoo
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2pm - Does Spike have a secret second family? // Chris on a Sailboat in Liberty Bay joins us to tell us his plans to sail to Hawaii, and then around the world // Spike's friends find his doppelganger ... on the same beach in Maryland where he used to bartend back. Could it be...? // Let's find Spike's long lost son!…
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1pm - Spike tries to do a nice thing, and becomes an ageist at the post office // All American Rejects go on a ‘house party’ tour // Bill Belichick and Jordan Hudson get engaged!!
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12pm - No jury duty for Jake!! // Washington State Ferries is adding 3 boats to a busy summer schedule. Where have those been?! // KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter Chris Sullivan joins the show as the very first Light Rail train gets carefully towed across Lake Washington. Why didn't this happen when it was supposed to, years ago? // A 24 yr …
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A bridge is closed and so is travel along a forest road into Mt Rainier National Park. Jayme Peloli, a fifth-generation Wilkeson resident and founder of the Wilkeson Historical District, joins us to talk about saving her small town in a story reminiscent of a Hallmark movie. // The beautiful life Jake could have had // Your texts! // Do you deal wi…
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KIRO Newsradio's James Lynch on a cold case investigation that is digging up a backyard in Tacoma. Could it be related to the disappearance of 2-year-old Teekah Lewis from a local bowling alley, 26 years ago? // Governor Ferguson signs a new "shared streets" law that allows Washington cities to set a ridiculous speed limit // How fast can you walk?…
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Spike forgot his phone, again // Laura was in Chicago and Jake had no idea // Jake might have jury duty tomorrow, and he's ready delayed it the maximum number of times // Jake found old pics of his beloved Volkswagen Vanagon // ... and a heartbreaking end to van life on the road
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@ashkatpod from Tiktok who shares profiles from WriteAPrisoner.com tells us how to best be alert, here in Seattle. // Your texts! // The most masculine way to take a bubble bath
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Hour 2: The worst version of yourself is in traffic
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36:00Discussing the devastating Mexican Navy ship crash into Brooklyn Bridge. // More on the Starbucks strike. // Chris Sullivan tells us his story with road rage. // TMZ reports Justin Bieber is losing tons of money... What's going on with the Biebs?
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Hour 1: Nothing good happens after 2 a.m.
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34:59Jake's done with after school sports // New Seattle ordinance aims to better safety protocols after 2 a.m. // Mike Lefko joins us to chat Seahawks rookie QB Jalen Milroe and other sports news // The wild animals police in California found following a traffic stop.
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305 - The French D.A.R.E. Program - Climax (2018)
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1:00:38Welcome back to Fright School! We catch up on 4 year old information about Marjorie Taylor Greene. Joe is studying the geopolitical ramifications of Eurovision. What new movies are we most excited about? This week, we take another trip with CLIMAX. This film has everything you could want in French cinema: suffering children, sexual misconduct, ince…
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I'm back and I have a bunch of calls to play, covering all sorts of topics! Today we're talking Kings of the Wyld, AI, Blacktongue Thief, adventure path layout, mythological historicity, and more! I have calls from, not in this order; Dark Fluid, Riley, B.J., and Jason Wiebe. Good stuff!
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2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! A thrilling new attraction coming to Spokane soon, a blast from the past and the adventure of a lifetime // Your texts! // Sofia Vergara reveals what she’s looking for in a man. Do you qualify?
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1pm - More protest vandalism at UW? // How old do we look? // Woman trashes buffet in Renton // Manhunt underway for hit and run woman // Should Laura take a voice acting gig as an AI girlfriend? // We compare our sexy voices. Spike wins
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12pm - In Seattle, a group of friends wanted to live together—so they built their own apartment building // An underground bunker is for sale in Washington // A guy plans to swim in the Jaws shark-infested waters around Martha’s Vineyard. Hell no! // Free Celine Dion // Orcas work together to attack a seal // Are you letting your kids go to birthda…
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Episode 267: Jay & Ray call a few old idioms back on the carpet. - Encore called on the carpet burn the midnight oil Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky, Insta, & FB. Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the adv…
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2pm - Jake threw a party in high school at his parent's house. It did not go according to plan // Your texts! // Let’s learn the true meaning of fruit emojis
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