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Spectacular Vernacular: Taylor Swift’s “F— the Patriarchy”
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On today’s episode of Spectacular Vernacular, Nicole and Ben discuss Ben’s case against an accusation of anachronistic language use in the new version of her song “All Too Well.” They also interview Michael Adams, Provost Professor and Chair of the English Department at Indiana University about the late Madeline Kripke. And finally, Stefan Fatsis, co-host of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen joins us for some wordplay. We hope you’re up-to-date on your sports and dictionary knowledge. You could win a year’s membership to Slate Plus.
Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at spectacular@slate.com.
Produced by Jasmine Ellis.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Could Taylor Swift Have Written “F— the Patriarchy” a Decade Ago? By Ben Zimmer for Slate
Lyric video for Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”
Gawker, “Taylor Swift is Lying About ’All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)’”
Narratively, “The Dame of Dictionaries”
New York Times obituary of Madeline Kripke
Announcement of Indiana University’s acquisition of the Kripke Collection
“Hang Up and Listen,” co-hosted by Stefan Fatsis
Stefan’s 2014 piece, “These Sports Terms Should Be Playable in Scrabble”
Episode of “Hang Up and Listen” where Stefan discusses defining “posterize”
Subscribe to Slate Plus. It’s only $1 for the first month. To learn more, go to slate.com/spectacularplus.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Manage episode 307793651 series 2355368
On today’s episode of Spectacular Vernacular, Nicole and Ben discuss Ben’s case against an accusation of anachronistic language use in the new version of her song “All Too Well.” They also interview Michael Adams, Provost Professor and Chair of the English Department at Indiana University about the late Madeline Kripke. And finally, Stefan Fatsis, co-host of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen joins us for some wordplay. We hope you’re up-to-date on your sports and dictionary knowledge. You could win a year’s membership to Slate Plus.
Do you have any language questions or fun facts to share? Email us at spectacular@slate.com.
Produced by Jasmine Ellis.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Could Taylor Swift Have Written “F— the Patriarchy” a Decade Ago? By Ben Zimmer for Slate
Lyric video for Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”
Gawker, “Taylor Swift is Lying About ’All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version)’”
Narratively, “The Dame of Dictionaries”
New York Times obituary of Madeline Kripke
Announcement of Indiana University’s acquisition of the Kripke Collection
“Hang Up and Listen,” co-hosted by Stefan Fatsis
Stefan’s 2014 piece, “These Sports Terms Should Be Playable in Scrabble”
Episode of “Hang Up and Listen” where Stefan discusses defining “posterize”
Subscribe to Slate Plus. It’s only $1 for the first month. To learn more, go to slate.com/spectacularplus.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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