Five for Fighting "100 Years" & Hundred - Our 100th Episode!

We get down to business, talking about Paramore, fantasy high school, and what is and is not emo.We look at the history and evolution of the word business. Why is it spelled different from how it sounds? Why did it used to mean worry? And where do other languages get their word for business?In Eurovision, we talk about Germany's 2025 entry, "Baller" by Abor and Tynna, and we learn some German business idioms.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Saturdays are for the Ghouls. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

Remember the Kendrick Lamar x Drake beef? We talk about the greatest rap beef of all time, so great it won (tied for) the most grammies of all time.We discuss the etymology of beef and the origin and evolution of a word for a dispute, including the first beef in hip hop history.In Eurovision, we discuss Ukraine's 2025 offering, "Bird of Pray" by Ziferblat.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Rowan & Pine. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

It's our 100th episode! So we're talking about one hundred, the word, and "100 Years" the song. Oh no! Now what song will we feature when we have been podcasting for 100 years??We'll discuss apparent numberphile Five for Fighting, the etymology of hundred, cent, and related words.In Eurovision, we discuss France's classic winning song from 1965, "Poupee De Cire" by France Gall. And, a song paying tribute to it in 2025, "La poupée monte le son" by Laura Thorn representing Luxembourg.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Ugly Radio. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

It's 7pm Friday, it's 95 degrees. And we're ringing in the summer by talking about Glorilla's "TGIF", famously cited by congresswoman Ayanna Presley to illustrate the reality of the climate crisis for our youth.We look at how our words related to the climate crisis originated and evolved, and the impact of the climate crisis on our language.In Eurovision, we talk about Slovenia's "How Much Time Do We Have Left" by Klemen.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is The Lost Signal. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-signal-podcast/id1465964518Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

This week we return to Beyonce to talk about her foray into country music and the most infamous word in "improper" grammar - ain't.We look at where ain't comes from, how it was originally used, who originally used it, and what was the opinion of it in the past? We explain its evolution and the history of the pushback against it.In Eurovision, we discuss Albania's 2025 entry "Zjerm" by Shkodra Elektronike. Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Jack Billings Presents. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-billings-presents/id1701071750Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

A murder of crows, a pride of lions. These names for groups of animals are called terms of venery! Who comes up with this stuff? We'll tell you!And what better song to pair with this than "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran? Is there a better song, period? Ok, so there are lots of better songs in the world, but Ed Sheeran seems like a pretty likeable guy it turns out!For Eurovision, we're talking about Montenegro's "Clickbait" by NeonoeN, a song which was selected but ultimately disqualified! Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Beyond the Shadows. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hgfTsx24MjcxaopQNURyX?si=b7679e12b5a0417f&nd=1&dlsi=de44a28423804d3bFind them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

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In preparation for next week's episode about the vocal cords, we talk to phenomenal Asheville alt-pop musician, vocalist, voice over actor, and audiobook narrator Moon Bride about the ins and outs of working with one's voice.You can find Moon Bride's music on all the major platforms like Spotify and Youtube by searching her name. And you can follow her on Instagram to keep up with her music releases and concerts. Here's some links to her stuff:Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSAknB96lwkp-etOS3lxpZQInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/moonbride.music/As for us . . . Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

In this episode we talk about AJR, their invention of a synthesizing process for morphing instrument sounds into different instrument sounds (idk, I don't understand it to be honest), and synesthesia. Did you know there are a bunch of different types of synesthesia? You will know after you listen. And possibly see colors while you're listening? Synesthetes, write in and tell us what colors our voices are.We look at trends and misuses of mental health buzz words. Self care. Trigger. Gas light. Etc. Everyone's using these words, but do they mean what they think they mean?In Eurovision, we talk about Australia 2024's offering - One Milkali by Electric Fields, and we talk about the indigenous culture of Australia.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Crime & Spirits. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcastFind them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

We're looking at the etymology and evolution of "rawdog" so we decided to rawdog this episode! That's right, no planning, decision making, or research was done before we started recording. Listen if you dare as we go mask off and show you just how slow and dumb we really are. We chose Pussy Cat Dolls "Don't Cha" for the music segment, and looked at a song for Eurovision that was in the running but ultimately didn't get picked.If you like it raw, today's your lucky day.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at [email protected] thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Crime & Spirits. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcastFind them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network