Getting Down & Wordy

Author: Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer

Humorous Etymological Research Probing English Songs - A moderately researched, moderately funny chat show about popular music and language. We are a Podmoth Network podcast.
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Genres: Education, Language Learning

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Paul Russell "Lil Boo Thang" & Boo
Sunday, 31 August, 2025

Are you afraid of no ghost in August? We talk boo, the word that is the thing ghosts say for some reason, and the thing we say to show disapproval, and a word for romantic partners, among many other uses! Plus, gemination and reduplication.And we talk Paul Russell's feel good hit, "Lil Boo Thang".In Eurovision talk, we discuss Poland's 2025 entry "Gaja" by Justyna Steczkowska.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.comHuge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!This week’s promoted podcast is Bad Acts. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-acts-a-true-crime-podcast/id1538464479Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network