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This is Dave Shepherd with an update on the status of the Word Nerds podcast.
Most of you have noticed that we Word Nerds have been absent from the airwaves (or the Internet-waves) since April of this year. We?re sorry about our extended absence. Over the past four years we have built a sizeable com...
Datum: 02.09.2009 22:53 •
Größe: 6.3 MB
Workplace communications: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are off the job while recording this show, but they will be talking about workplace communications.
The fourth anniversary of The Word Nerds was on March 21. (2:08)
The tone of workplace communications; workplace jargon; methods of communicati...
Datum: 12.04.2009 02:41 •
Größe: 40.2 MB
Nostalgia: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are on location in one of the important places of their young adulthood, where they talk about nostalgia.
Thanks to Maureen B. for a PayPal donation. Dave makes a couple of corrections. Thanks to Jack Sprat Café on E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, North...
Datum: 29.03.2009 00:44 •
Größe: 41.1 MB
Writing: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd glance down at their written notes–albeit not handwritten–as they talk about writing.
Thanks to Kay Horst S., Jeff O., Kate S., Margaret C., and an anonymous friend for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks as well to Alan H., who sent us...
Datum: 14.03.2009 20:57 •
Größe: 41.2 MB
Translation: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd bring a certain je ne sais quoi to their discussion of translation.
Thanks to renaissance247 for the email suggestion of this show topic. (2:33)
Practical problems in translation; “good” and “bad” translation; the importance of a...
Datum: 28.02.2009 20:35 •
Größe: 33.6 MB
Facebook and Social Networking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd announced their status to their Facebook friends as they recorded this discussion of Facebook and other social networks.
Our experience with Facebook, and the Facebook experience in general (2:10)
Music bumper from “Social” b...
Datum: 14.02.2009 21:58 •
Größe: 46.7 MB
Words and Phrases That Tick Us Off! Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are grouchy at the end of a tough work week. They explore words and phrases that tick them off.
Thanks to Warren G., John P., Andreas B., Elin P. David W., Mary T., and Nancy E.-W. for donations through the PayPal button. Thanks ...
Datum: 25.01.2009 03:02 •
Größe: 36 MB
Abbrevs. & txt: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd try not to LOL as they talk about text messaging and abbreviations.
Howard Chang is back! The rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated. (2:24)
Abbreviations throughout history: nearly as old as the Roman alphabet (at least) (3:41)
Music bumper ...
Datum: 11.01.2009 03:01 •
Größe: 37.6 MB
Currency: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd cash in on the latest news and trends as they talk about currency–in money and in speech.
Investing something (language or money) with value; potency and context (2:10)
Profanity and language in different cultural contexts; a citation from John Ciard...
Datum: 27.12.2008 12:04 •
Größe: 36.6 MB
Morphing, Changing, and Dying Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look at words that shift and change over time–or sometimes die out altogether.
Thanks to Carlos in Spain, who recently helped us discovered a technical problem with our site and podcast. The Word Nerds now have a page on F...
Datum: 14.12.2008 19:59 •
Größe: 35.8 MB
Say Again? Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss remakes, do-overs, and other kinds of re-visitation.
Thanks to Patrick M., Alan H., Leandro B., Stuart W., Dmitriy P., and Peter L. for PayPal donations. Thanks also to Tom D., Tomas A., Anne J., Steve H., and Peter H. for emails. (2:11)
The need...
Datum: 29.11.2008 13:43 •
Größe: 30.8 MB
Irony and Satire: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to avoid speaking sarcastically to each other as they explore irony and satire.
This week’s topic was suggested by Abbie G., a smart 9th-grader. Ironically, this show ended up being rated “R” and given an explicit tag. (Sorry...
Datum: 16.11.2008 19:50 •
Größe: 44.2 MB
Stories and Storytelling: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, at the National Storytelling Festival, where they discuss stories and storytelling.
Thanks to Martin P. for a PayPal donation (1:58)
We are in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the oldest town in Tennessee, home of t...
Datum: 25.10.2008 01:41 •
Größe: 34.4 MB
Debate: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd argue back and forth and try to come to agreement about the meaning of debate.
Thanks to Alex Enkerli for an audio comment on MyChingo. (2:03)
This edition was inspired by an email from Paul Lawler (3:45)
Definitions of debate; what exactly constitutes a d...
Datum: 13.10.2008 14:41 •
Größe: 36.4 MB
Linguistic tics: Friends, this week Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd sort of, you know, explore little linguistic tics, right?
Paralinguistic vs. linguistic tics (1:59)
Causes of linguistic tics; tics as style identifiers; some classic linguist tics (5:32)
Music bumper from “Telepop” b...
Datum: 31.08.2008 01:29 •
Größe: 32.5 MB
Ambiguity: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try very hard to figure out exactly what each other means, as they explore the topic of ambiguity.
Thanks to Paul L., Smaran D., Mary M., Michelle M., Dolores B., and Peter D. for PayPal donations (1:52)
Emails from Paul L., Adam R., Maria C., and Anne ...
Datum: 24.08.2008 21:22 •
Größe: 37.6 MB
Syntax: This week it’s shake-up the order of sentences that Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd do, as explore the topic of syntax they shall.
Thanks to Emma H. and Mary T. for PayPal donations (2:07)
Syntax: not just word order, but sentence structure in general. Which came first, the thing or...
Datum: 27.07.2008 03:59 •
Größe: 31.9 MB
The Word Nerds would be very grateful if everyone listening could complete the audience survey on our website, thewordnerds.org. See the navigation column on the right side of the web page. This survey will give us valuable statistical evidence of who is listening to our show, so that any advertisi...
Datum: 25.07.2008 18:23 •
Größe: 1.8 MB
Prosody: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try not to use “that tone” with each other as they discuss prosody in speech and in poetry.
Thanks to Marilyn O. for a PayPal donation (1:54)
Speech prosody: the rhythm, intonation, and grouping of sounds that are part of human speech. (2:17)...
Datum: 07.07.2008 18:34 •
Größe: 39 MB
Rhetoric in Famous Speeches: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd conclude their three-part series in rhetoric by presenting some examples of rhetoric and public discourse.
At the time this is posted, our web site is not fully functional. It will be fixed soon, so that you can find things and make PayP...
Datum: 26.05.2008 01:30 •
Größe: 48.9 MB
Games and Wordplay: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore word games, games with words, and ways of playing with words.
Dave thanks Brad and Naoko for donations, and Naoko, Ralsen, Asa, Jason and Hossein for their emails. (1:59)
This show was inspired by a game published by Brad Chase, Orijinz....
Datum: 20.04.2008 22:11 •
Größe: 35.7 MB
Baby Talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd use their best adult vocabulary as they discuss baby talk.
Dave thanks Andy, Beverley and Jianxia for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:00)
This is show #100. The recording date, March 21, is the third anniversary not only of The Word Nerd...
Datum: 22.03.2008 17:43 •
Größe: 34.3 MB
Rhetoric, part 2–Tropes and Schemes: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd continue their discussion of rhetoric by exploring tropes, schemes, and Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Grimace from the Word Nerds Forum corrects us on our example of a syllogism. (2:31)
Content versus style; tropes a...
Datum: 01.03.2008 21:18 •
Größe: 39.2 MB
Body Words: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd put their noses to the grindstone and go toe-to-toe in a tete-a-tete, as they talk about body words.
Dave thanks Scott and Mary for their support through the PayPal donation button. (2:05)
This topic is, of course, the theme of Charles Hodgson’s book ...
Datum: 09.02.2008 20:22 •
Größe: 34.9 MB
Rhetoric, part 1: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the difference between rhetoric and dialectic. They invoke Plato, Aristotle, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore.
Dave thanks Michael, Tim, Emma, and Clint for their support through their PayPal donations to the show. (See the button on the rig...
Datum: 19.01.2008 13:51 •
Größe: 32.2 MB
2008 New Year’s special edition: Dave Shepherd sends New Year’s greetings from the Word Nerds team, and responds to listener feedback.
Dave reads and responds to emails from Hillary, Idiosyncratic Idiot, Chris, Rob, and Donna. (3:10)
A bald-faced solicitation of your donations through o...
Datum: 02.01.2008 01:52 •
Größe: 19.2 MB
Silence and Speechlessness: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit in silence for a few seconds–and then find that they have something to say after all. They explore speechlessness and silence.
We are currently somewhat speechless because of overwork. (2:02)
Speechlessness: when words fail us. (...
Datum: 09.12.2007 20:23 •
Größe: 31.3 MB
Religious Words: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd look deep within their souls–without proselytizing–as they talk about the connection between religious language and everyday language.
Religious words as they are re-appropriated into everyday life. Thanks to EJ for suggesting this topi...
Datum: 17.11.2007 03:14 •
Größe: 32.3 MB
Nicknames: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd call each other by names other than their given names as they discuss nicknames.
Listener feedback (2:22)
Eke-names, mascots, and a shout-out to a former student (5:18)
Music bumper from “Grapes” by Evan Stone. (17:34)
Monikers–deliberat...
Datum: 27.10.2007 08:24 •
Größe: 36.8 MB
Public speaking: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd sit very isolated in the Word Nerds studio, and yet speak to thousands of listeners about public speaking.
Oratory, rhetoric, and forensics (2:02)
Music bumper from “Forensic” by Nick Murray (14:29)
“Everyday” public speakers: t...
Datum: 06.10.2007 18:43 •
Größe: 39.6 MB
Transitions: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to move smoothly from one sub-topic to another as they talk about transitions, both in language and in life.
Emails and voice messages from Angy, Joel, MrGraphxFargo, Ken, and Ric (2:33)
Change in our lives, and the continuum of change and transit...
Datum: 15.09.2007 18:49 •
Größe: 36.7 MB
“Inside” Language: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd speak as clearly and openly as they can about “insider” language–normal words that outsiders cannot understand.
Our show is introduced this week by the man called Anne from Israel, known to Word Nerds Forum members as...
Datum: 26.08.2007 01:23 •
Größe: 37.2 MB
Small talk: Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd, who haven’t seen each other for several months, make and discuss small talk.
We encourage you to check our our friend Charles Hodgson’s book Carnal Knowledge. (2:22)
The inspiration for this show was the book How to Talk to Anybody About Anythi...
Datum: 04.08.2007 04:20 •
Größe: 39.5 MB
Synonyms: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd discuss, chat, and talk about a plethora, a bundle, a whole bunch of ideas about synonyms.
Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company left us an audio comment via our MyChingo button. (1:55)
It was Dave’s turn to travel to German-speaking Eur...
Datum: 17.07.2007 03:54 •
Größe: 31.2 MB
Abridgment: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd leave out all the unimportant parts as they talk about abridgment. We feature the masters of abridgment, the Reduced Shakespeare Company.
We’ve been away. While we were gone, the Nerd Number died. But now you can leave an audio message with our MyC...
Datum: 24.06.2007 18:11 •
Größe: 30.1 MB
Spring Break Edition: Dave Shepherd does not have a linguistic topic, nor a Rude Word, nor a song–but he does respond to your emails and voicemails, and announces a new feature to the website.
The Virginia Tech shooting touched us–but not directly. (2:20)
We have a new feature on our blo...
Datum: 23.04.2007 02:25 •
Größe: 17 MB
Expletives, both rude and non-rude: Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd have a rollicking good time, filling out the time of the show by talking about expletives. (NOTE: This show contains some of the rudest language we have every explicated on The Word Nerds. Not work-, school-, or family-safe!)
This...
Datum: 31.03.2007 13:35 •
Größe: 38.9 MB
Food and cooking metaphors: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd explore the joys of cooking and eating by talking about food metaphors.
Dave points listeners to the Deutsch 4 Podcast. Dave recently met with Bob Wright of the Baseball History Podcast when Bob was in DC for a conference of food bank vo...
Datum: 11.03.2007 09:42 •
Größe: 35.4 MB
Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd tell some tall tales about myth, legend, and language.
Dave encourages listeners to digg our podcast (see the sidebar on the right side of our main blog page) and to visit the Word Nerds Forum to participate in the thread about this show. (2:52)
Myth and legend: Why do...
Datum: 18.02.2007 03:34 •
Größe: 37.6 MB
Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd should, can, and must discuss modal verbs.
Howard gives a shoutout to Henrik Hansen and to the Danish language-related podcast Sproghjørnet. (2:17)
Howard and Dave give an overview of auxiliary verbs, of which modal verbs are a subset. (3:17)
Music bumper from ̶...
Datum: 27.01.2007 15:33 •
Größe: 28 MB
Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd welcome the new year by talking about resolutions and promises.
Dave announces the repair of our feed problem and reads listener email regarding Eilzüge. (2:20)
Dave and Barbara talk about the nature and timing of New Year’s resolutions and promises. (4:32)
M...
Datum: 13.01.2007 03:25 •
Größe: 30.2 MB
Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd are in a massive hurry to talk about speed.
Dave responds to feedback (2:08)
Jesse Thorn of The Sound of Young America sent us a copy of Sky Maul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From a Plane, by Kasper Hauser.
Voicemail from Kristin of The Manic Mommies
Our forum is now spam-...
Datum: 23.12.2006 18:29 •
Größe: 34 MB
Dave Shepherd explores the linguistic workings of thanks and gratitude.
Listeners respond with voicemails and emails. We thank you for your participation. (2:02)
Thanks and thanksgiving (7:30)
Song: “Thank you,” by All Mighty Whispers (15:24)
Rude word of the week: “ingrate” ...
Datum: 20.11.2006 00:38 •
Größe: 22.5 MB
Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd get their game faces on as they talk about the language of sports.
The vocabulary of sport: rule-based terms and slang terms (1:58)
Music bumper from “Natural Man,” by Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials (21:36)
How sports language functions (22:03)
So...
Datum: 29.10.2006 22:15 •
Größe: 37.8 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about derivatives–words that come from other words and how we came to love them.
The derivation of “derivative” (2:42)
How we became infatuated with derivatives (5:17)
Music bumper from “Court of Greedy Kings,” by Val Davis (11:07)
Wo...
Datum: 15.10.2006 16:54 •
Größe: 36.7 MB
Dave Shepherd announces a change in frequency of the publication of The Word Nerds. (1:56)
News from the podcasting world (4:20)
Annik Rubens suspends Schlaflos in München
Apple issues cease and desist letters against companies using “podcast” in their name.
Voicemail from a new listen...
Datum: 24.09.2006 02:43 •
Größe: 18.8 MB
Howard Shepherd talks about his favorite summer reading book–Special Topics in Calamity Physics, a first novel by his former student Marisha Pessl. (2:47)
Reasons for equivocating (4:37)
Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit,” by George Hrab (14:46)
Verbal and lingual ways ...
Datum: 18.09.2006 03:45 •
Größe: 22.2 MB
Dave Shepherd, Barbara Shepherd, and Howard Chang talk about their summer reading. (2:14)
Dave’s recent favorites:
The Word Nerds Discussion forum
Online fora related to magic
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Baseball as America, by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Dai Vernon:...
Datum: 10.09.2006 01:48 •
Größe: 24.6 MB
Dave Shepherd announces a summer vacation for and from The Word Nerds. The show will return with new editions on September 9.
(This is take 2 of this program. Take 1 was done using Übercaster, but Dave hasn’t yet learned all the ins and outs of that new Macintosh podcasting software. You’...
Datum: 05.08.2006 14:15 •
Größe: 22.8 MB
Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang talk about endings–of conversations, relationships, jobs, etc. (NOT of podcasts; we are not leaving!)
Linguistic cues for endings (1:56)
Music bumper from “My Living Will,” by The Finale (10:05)
Non-verbal and non-oral cues: body lan...
Datum: 29.07.2006 15:16 •
Größe: 22.2 MB
Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang ponder a plethora of orotund expressions. That means they are talking about extravagant ways of expressing yourself. (Thanks to Michael Buchko for the topic suggestion.)
What we mean by fustian language: pompous, bombastic ways of saying very little b...
Datum: 23.07.2006 13:11 •
Größe: 24.6 MB
Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang talk about jokes and humor. (What a bunch of chuckleheads!)
The philosophical underpinnings of humor (2:01)
Music bumper from by “The Corner of Sacco and Vanzetti” by Shibboleth (11:20)
Categories of humor (11:57)
Song: “Inside Joke,...
Datum: 15.07.2006 15:20 •
Größe: 24.9 MB
Dave Shepherd, Howard Shepherd, and Howard Chang discuss the rules, etiquette, and media of everyday conversations.
Various ways the Word Nerds audience can converse with us, and with each other (1:59)
Face-to-face conversation (4:59)
Music bumper from by “Conversations” by Saurab Bharga...
Datum: 08.07.2006 13:52 •
Größe: 26.5 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about failure and success, having recently seen many students succeed (and some fail) at the end of the school year.
Metaphors for success and failure in sports (3:46)
Success and failure in school (11:06)
Music bumper from “Loser Blues” by Electrobudd...
Datum: 01.07.2006 14:29 •
Größe: 27.5 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd try not to run their words together as they discuss slurring and elision in spoken language.
Responses to listener emails. Howard was recently a guest on EatFeed. (1:51)
Dysarthria: pathological elision (9:47)
Elision as an agent of language change: “everyday&...
Datum: 24.06.2006 13:47 •
Größe: 24.2 MB
Dave and Barbara Shepherd explore the language of wine. Recently, along with Julie and Mark of Washington TravelCast, they toured some Virginia wineries. (Website photos by Dave)
How to talk about the qualities of wine (3:50)
Interviews: John Fitter of Piedmont Vineyards and Winery and Rick Tagg of ...
Datum: 18.06.2006 13:27 •
Größe: 24.7 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang discuss greetings and partings at the end of the school year, when they must say good-bye to a lot of people.
The functions of greetings and partings (1:50)
Music bumper from by “Goodbye, Good Luck, Good Riddance” by The Joel Lightman Band (18:26)
Idioms of...
Datum: 10.06.2006 16:23 •
Größe: 30.4 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd discuss hyperbole and exaggeration. (It’s the best podcast ever!)
Dave talks a bit about our changeover to our new blog site (1:51)
Howard and Dave explore the etymologies of “hyperbole” and “exaggeration” and discuss why speakers tend ...
Datum: 04.06.2006 13:01 •
Größe: 22.3 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang try to recall why they settled on the topic of Memory and Language. (2:11)
Storytelling (4:19)
Music bumper from “Remember” by Bob Kirkpatrick (10:40)
Attribution of words (11:25)
Song: “Future Memory,” by Heth and Jed (17:21)
Rude word of the w...
Datum: 27.05.2006 12:45 •
Größe: 24.8 MB
Dave Shepherd announces changes to The Word Nerds’ blog and feed, which will take place this weekend. The web address for The Word Nerds will remain thewordnerds.org, and the feed address will stay thewordnerds.org/rss.
[EDIT: The very best way to subscribe is to use thewordnerds.org/feed. If ...
Datum: 24.05.2006 01:14 •
Größe: 2.3 MB
Dave Shepherd welcomes back the North Carolina Nerd, Howard Shepherd, who is home from his travels to Denmark. Dave and Howard respond to several voicemails and emails about ePrime and puns. (1:55)
Howard shares his memories of his trip with his students to Hobro Gymnasium in Denmark. (8:53)
Revisit...
Datum: 20.05.2006 16:58 •
Größe: 0 KB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang talk about environments in which we communicate without using any words: elevators, restrooms, automobiles, interviews (1:59)
Music bumper from “Jona Lee” by Roomful of Blues (12:32)
Non-verbal communication in romance, sports, and the classroom (12:51)
Mus...
Datum: 13.05.2006 16:56 •
Größe: 26 MB
Dave Shepherd welcomes his wife Barbara once again as a guest Word Nerd. Dave and Barbara, who met in drama school years ago, discuss their shared background as actors. (1:54)
The specialized vocabulary of the theatre (5:51)
Music bumper from “Overreacting” by Brad Sucks (15:05)
Acting a...
Datum: 06.05.2006 16:52 •
Größe: 24.8 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Chang welcome a voicemail on the Nerd Number from Hillary Israeli, on modern Hebrew as an invented language. (2:06)
Dave and Howard discuss racial labels and epithets, and the boundaries of acceptability. (4:35)
Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp (16:24)...
Datum: 29.04.2006 16:49 •
Größe: 27.4 MB
Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd respond to a voicemail from Chad at Me and the Bean about the secret girl language. (1:58)Dave and Howard explore several different sorts of puns. (4:18)
Music bumper from “Nada” by Jaime Beauchamp (11:26)
Some serious puns (12:11)
Song: “Absinthe ...
Datum: 22.04.2006 16:46 •
Größe: 19.5 MB
Barbara Shepherd returns for the second week as a guest Nerd. She and Dave Shepherd respond to an email from Fred Chalfant about Barbara’s grandmother’s name. (2:52)
Dave and Barbara, who are both musicians, talk about the importance of music in their lives. (4:23)
Music bumper from R...
Datum: 15.04.2006 16:39 •
Größe: 21.3 MB
Since Howard Shepherd and Howard Chang are both travelling the world, Dave Shepherd welcomes a special guest Nerd, Barbara Shepherd (the Love of His Life). (1:57)
Dave and Barbara talk about their favorite new podcast, Washington Travel Cast, produced by their good friends, Julie and Mark. Join Juli...
Datum: 08.04.2006 16:50 •
Größe: 22 MB
Dave Shepherd welcomes Adam Curry, Ashlee Simpson, and Howard Stern to the Word Nerds’ studio. APRIL FOOLS! Just kidding! It’s really Dave and Howard Chang. Dave and Howard respond to voicemail from Patrick regarding the Rude Word of the Week. (1:59)
On April Fools Day, Dave and Howard e...
Datum: 01.04.2006 16:35 •
Größe: 26.6 MB
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