Words, Words, Words focuses on the topics of language, word choice, discourse, and rhetoric while discussing various issues connected to society, science, sports, relationships, politics, etc. Host Robert Tinajero has a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from UT-El Paso. Join the conversation on Twitter @WordsWordsWord9 or Instagram @WordsWordsWordsPodcast
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A look at the rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake and how it may mirror political discourse.
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A post went viral of an English teacher’s punishment for students that use slang in her classroom. Is this “sus”?
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Episode 70: Recap Episode with Two Guests
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A recap episode with two guests covering motivational sports speeches, racial comedy, and cussing.
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A look at new warning labels being put on Mexican food products and how that same fight might come to the United States.
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A look at a religious content creator who produced a video about the End Times and a 200 million man army.
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A shirt history lesson on the figure of Santa Claus.
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A look at some if the discourse and phrases used by liberals and conservatives when it comes to issues like healthcare, taxes, guns, immigration, etc.
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A look at some of the history and etymology of the word fuck.
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A look at artificial intelligence and it’s uses in music and scams.
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A look at several issues that arise when translating the Bible from choosing the translators, thinking about meaning, the use of commas, and pronouns, etc.
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A look at some of the terms we use to label good songs.
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Thinking about the sometimes violent rhetoric coming from football coaches with a look back at “bountygate.”
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An introduction to ChatGPT and its effects on society.
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A look at the etymology of the term “Christmas” and saying Merry Christmas vs. saying Happy Holidays.
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A look at how Gen Zers find the thumbs up emoji passive aggressive and other emoji talk.
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A look at the history and evolution of the term “piggyback”.
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A quick look at puns, the Punslinger Finals, and a song about love and crossword puzzles.
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A quick look at the literary and rhetorical devices of personification and anthropomorphism.
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A look at pop culture body movements like the Dab, the Floss, and the Griddy and what they possibly communicate.
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A look at how Russian nationalists see the Ukrainian language as “little Russian” but Ukrainians know it to be a distinct language.
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A look at the new naming system for Covid-19 variants and why a place-based naming system isn’t best.
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A look at the neologism (new slang term) “cheugy”. Wait, is it cheugy to be doing a podcast episode on “cheugy”? Probably.
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A look at how cuss words are different than regular words and how cussing helps us tolerate pain.
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A look at the power and influence of reviews.
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A look at why composition classes became mandatory at most U.S. colleges and how they have changed over time.
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A look at the idea of people being “connected but alone” as they use their smart phones and social media on a regular basis.
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A look at some of the discourse used by Trump that led to the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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A look at the racial comedy used by some comedians and thinking about the possible positive and negative impact to society.
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A look at some words and phrases used to motivate people during sports and working out.
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A look at Rutgers University’s English Department’s new policies on race, racism, and Critical Race Theory.
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Episode 40: Recap of Episodes 31-39 with Two Guests
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In this episode I talk with two guests about topics from the previous nine episodes including vehicular rhetoric, Covid (mis)information, how to communicate when breaking up with someone, and a few other topics.
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Tips on creating a résumé, application letters, and an e-portfolio.
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A look at the direct and indirect messages that our vehicles send. From color, to brand, to bumper stickers; what’s your car’s rhetorical message?
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A look at “Black Lives Matter” vs “All Lives Matter”, plus the use of “battle space”, the visual rhetoric of Trump’s bible photo-op, and social media’s response to Trump’s messages.
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Using your communication to deal with break ups, one night stands, dumping a friend, etc.
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A look at how we change our rhetoric when talking to babies and toddlers and some possible reasons why.
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A quick look at some of the misinformation about the pandemic.
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A look at four love poems and how their rhetoric illustrates four different kinds of love.
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A short history of the football terms Super Bowl, Quarterback, Fullback, and Halfback.
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A look at how rappers use literary devices like allusion, alliteration, metaphor, simile, simple rhyme, and multisyllabic rhyme.
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Episode 30: Recap of Episodes 21-29: Baby Names, Emoticons, Advertising, Head Nods, Trump, etc.
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A recap of episodes 21-29 with three guests and their thoughts and opinions.
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A look at three legal cases involving signage connected to dog attacks, sex offenders, and earthquakes.
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I look at how we interact with people as we walk by them. Head nods, smirks, hellos, and what’s ups.
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A look at some of the tactics used by phone scammers.
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A quick look into the exclamation point and how its potency has declined over time.
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A quick look at ancient advertising and eleven effective words used in advertising.
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A quick history lesson on the “Happy Birthday Song” and the various times and ways we say happy birthday.
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This episode looks at the racist rhetoric of the President and of the El Paso shooter. #elpasostrong
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A brief history of the smiley face emoticon and the difference between emoticons and emojis. :-)
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A look at some of the most popular baby names searched online in 2019 and various thoughts on baby names.
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