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Every week on Butter No Parsnips, your hosts Emily Moyers and Kyle Imperatore take you on an adventure through the weird, wacky, wonderful, and sometimes wicked history of one wayside word. Strange characters, delightful bits, and general joyousness abound, join them as they test each other's etymological expertise!
Unknown Host hosts Butter No Parsnips, a comedy show with 206 episodes published.
Kyle, Emily, and someone who looks mysteriously like Seth have gathered to unpack a word that’s been a fixture of the media world for… how long? The trio will discuss chasms in the earth, hard-to-say words, the Twin Peak
This week, Kyle and Emily talk with linguist Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D. ( @linguisticdiscovery ) about typology, his work with the Chitimacha tribe, and what it takes to revitalize a language. And as you might imagine, it t
This is a special look at the Patreon exclusive podcast Butter’d Parsnips available on our Patreon . For just $5 a month, you gain access to our entire backlog as well as a bunch of other fun perks. It’s springtime! And
Butter No Parsnips is celebrating 200 episodes with a zine! It’s filled to bursting with poetry and prose inspired by weird, wonderful, and wicked words—written by hosts, guests, and you! The zine will be digitally avail
Seth drives straight through bat country with Kyle, Emily, and the Lexiconicon this week to dive headfirst into the dubious history of the word ‘gonzo’. Old journalism made new and New Journalism made gonzo, the gang ent
Emily sets sail with Kyle this week into the nautical history of ‘scrimshank.’ With not a second to spend dawdling, the duo drift quickly into the world of whaling, sailor slang, and idle shipboard hobbies. As with many
This week, Kyle and Emily finally throw some shade. In learning the etymology and history of the word historiaster, they’ll unearth a treasure trove of historical diss-tracks and put-downs harsh enough to make an intelle
This week Emily and Kyle are looking for the perfect cure-all, but all they find are false claims. They’ll separate good remedies from bad, both within the pharmaceutical world and without, as they discuss the meaning an
Kyle and Emily are mired in a true word salad this week. Diving into a bit of food history as well as word history, they’ll talk about mish moshes of all different kinds, as well as the meaning and origin of the word sal
Better pack an umbrella, because this week Emily and Kyle are seeking shelter from the rain. A conversation beginning at thatched roofs trickles down to local snoops, as our hosts discuss the meaning and origin of the wo
This week, Kyle and Emily talk, chat, banter, converse, and more with author and dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman about her new book Verb Your Enthusiasm. Drawing from her background in dance, Kaufman connects movement on s
Kyle and Emily have a traitor in their midst, and his name is Quisling. They’ll talk about a decidedly terrible politician, a quagmire of Q words, and a word for all betrayers great and small. This eponym takes us back t
Get ready to think more than ever about the way you talk and the way people talk to you as Emily and Kyle sit down this week with sociolinguist Valerie Fridland to discuss her latest book Why We Talk Funny: The Real Stor
Emily and Kyle think, therefore they are—and this week thinking is the name of the game! They’re digging into the philosophy of human intelligence, the mind that set the universe turning, and common sense in British slan
How closely does one need to stick to the letter of the law? Emily and Kyle explore just that, as they discuss Greek grouches, Christian controversy, diabolical discourse, and the word adiaphoron. Our hosts separate the
Kyle encounters what he thinks is an obvious word, in more ways than one, but Emily puts some complications in his path. Together they’ll parse through unexpected definitions, clunky phrases, and linguistic repetition, a
Who’s got the power? Anyone from proper princesses to mighty militias, and devastating dandies to high-jumping horses, as Kyle and Emily reveal in discussing the word puissant. Our hosts dive into yet another journey of
Emily has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged Kyle to a swordfight, but the blade she pulls is a little smaller than expected. The two hack and slash at language and history, as they discuss the winding origins of th
Get ready for some classic love potion hijinks! This week Kyle and Emily are talking about magical concoctions, dubious enchantments, desirable faces, and the word 'philtrum'. This word gets our hosts in the mood for lov
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