Best Eric and Frankie Sorenson Podcasts (2025)

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19: Pastoral 39:16

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Hearken back once more to a time when farmers farmed farms and the Gak was abundant, the word for the week is: Pastoral - adjective a(1): of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen (2): devoted to or based on livestock raising b: of or relating to the countryside : not urbanc: portraying or expressive of the life of shepherds or country …

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18: Puerile 52:34

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Just when you thought we couldn't be more childish, the word of the week is: Puerile - Adjective 1: juvenile2: childish, silly In this episode: College Radio… um… college radio Foot condoms Ostrich dating In defense of bad action movies Minecraft horror mods Garbage hall pass Current stats: 80000 to 2000000 Like what we do? Join our Discord Communi…

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17: Ken 46:14

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Ken you dig it? That's the word. It's ken. Ken - Noun 1: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge2a: the range of vision b: sight, view Ken - Verb 1 (archaic) : see 2 (chiefly dialectal) : recognize 3 (chiefly Scotland) : know In this episode: Social anxiety phone problems Hotel ghosts Benevolent voyeurism B R I A N Shut up and let’s ta…

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16: Pulchritudinous 36:42

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This word comes with a warning: don't use this word. At least, change how you use it. Pulchritudinous - Adjective : physical comeliness In this episode: Pwe’re psorry pfor pthe pplosives Ulysses Quotes - Circe never disappoints Hot tips for sexy orchids Ruben does not have sexy phone voice No shade to North Carolina towns, we love you too Pants sho…

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15: Sprezzatura 42:11

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It's whatever, but the word for the week is: Sprezzatura - Noun : studied nonchalance : graceful conduct or performance without apparent effort : the state of Eric being a huge fartbag1 In this episode: Not a dilf, just a dil I’m a Sprouts 6 Almost no Twilight references in this one Furry Raves and Crypto Currency Fit check for my Garbodor era Lesb…

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14. Lycanthropy 33:32

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WOOOOOOORDS… werecast. It’s the final word of our octobword spooktacular! The word of the week is: Lycanthropy - Noun 1: a delusion that one has become a wolf 2: the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic In this episode: The Omegaverse Recap The story of Bisclavret My weekly gallivanting He …

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13: Fetid 38:46

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It's the penultimate word for Octobword and this one stinks! Also, trigger warning: dead animals (squirrels, deer) Fetid - Adjective : having a heavy offensive smell In this episode: Post-poop-cold-coffee A thousand years of latent piss A very bad soup Dead Skull speriment "I wanna huff your cat" if you know what I mean Like what we do? Join our Di…

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12: Lachrymose 45:04

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The Octobword for this week is... Lachrymose - Adjective 1: given to tears or weeping : tearful2: tending to cause tears : mournful In this episode: I swear, I don’t know how how my glasses broke Catharting all over the place Weepy food Surprisingly real moments What fills your egg cup? What’s your favorite terrible game names? What’s the scary lou…

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11: Lugubrious 38:48

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It's time for another spoooooooky word! Lugubrious - Adjective 1: mournfulespecially : exaggeratedly or affectedly (see affected entry 2 sense 1a) 2: dismal In this episode: Vampire Water Bed Bernd das Brot Airbud XIII - Now He Plays Baseball Droopy Dog “Impressions” Frank is Valid The Azure Waistcoat Comedy Tour Blehhhh Like what we do? Join our D…

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10: Inauspicious 42:42

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It's the first Wednesday of spooky season and we've got twoOOOooOOOoo words to celebrate! Inauspicious - Adjective 1: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come Auspicious - Adjective 1: showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious2: attended by good auspices : fortunate, prosperous In this episode: The narrowest ass in…

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9: Worst 44:23

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It's our 'worst' episode (yet), but not like you think! Worst - verb (transitive) : to get the better of : defeat In this episode: Conquering your challengees (sic) Frankie uses “Java” as a reference to ‘cool coding…’ Reasons I can’t get a job Parenting metaphors “I’m gonna knock it over” obtusive crosswords Like what we do? Join our Discord Commun…

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8: Tyro 30:13

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We're still figuring things out, I guess you could say that, when it comes to podcasting, we're still a: Tyro - noun : a beginner in learning : novice In this episode: Tyro Banks Master's in Pokemonology What are you happy to be terrible at? Easy mode is a-okay rUbBeR pEnCiL Daniel the Sweet Little Cheek-Clapping Lad Like what we do? Join our Disco…

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7: Endemic 31:53

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Make using this word a key part of your identity, the word of the week is: Endemic - adjective 1a: belonging or native to a particular people or countryb: characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment 2: restricted or peculiar to a locality or region Endemic - noun 1: an organism that is restricted or peculiar to a loca…

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6: Idiosyncracy 40:37

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Go off, Quang! It's a new word for Word Wednesday: Idiosyncrasy - Noun 1a: a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b: individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food) 2: characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament) In this episode: Tiny little, semi-transparent Stewie Griffin knockoff tee Di…

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5: Cedilla 37:23

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Eric's word for the week is that saucy little tail on the bottom of a 'c,' that's more fun to say than it is to type, it's 'cedilla.' Cedilla - noun : the diacritical mark ¸ placed under a letter (such as ç in French) to indicate an alteration or modification of its usual phonetic value (as in the French word façade) In this episode: C is a stupid …

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4: Jejune 42:16

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Happy Jejaugust! It's our highest energy, most hype episode yet! Jk, this ep is jejune af, y'all. Frankie and Eric are taking a relaxed stroll through their travel woes in this, BW4SPs quaternary episode. Jejune - adjective devoid of significance or interest : dull juvenile, puerile lacking nutritive value In this episode: Air travel is magic, chan…

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3: Fontanelle 33:22

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The word of the week is: Fontanelle! Eric and Frankie are asking the tough questions. Questions like: what would you put in your soft fontanelle? Fontanelle - noun (or fontanel) : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones In this episode: Avoid the top-of-baby danger button (no soup allowed) Unqualified medical education and Eric’s brave …

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2: Lamination 46:30

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Frankie's brought us lamination this week - everyone's favorite superfluous office friend. Lamination - noun the process of laminating the state of being laminated a laminated structure lamina (Eric's note: isn't this just the same thing but again?) a defect in a coin in which a layer of metal appears to have buckled or fallen off during the striki…

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1: Encoding 35:14

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It's the premier episode and sibling duo Eric and Frankie are bringing you "encoding." It's a rambling journey to learn a new word - emphasis on journey. Encoding - verb a: to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another especially : to convert (a message) into code or, b: to convey symbolically t…

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19: Pastoral 39:16

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18: Puerile 52:34

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17: Ken 46:14

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16: Pulchritudinous 36:42

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15: Sprezzatura 42:11

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14. Lycanthropy 33:32

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13: Fetid 38:46

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12: Lachrymose 45:04

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11: Lugubrious 38:48

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10: Inauspicious 42:42

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9: Worst 44:23

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8: Tyro 30:13

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7: Endemic 31:53

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6: Idiosyncracy 40:37

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5: Cedilla 37:23

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4: Jejune 42:16

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3: Fontanelle 33:22

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2: Lamination 46:30

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1: Encoding 35:14