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MATTSPLAININGAuthor: Matt Storrs
Matt Storrs, comedian, storyteller, and recovering know-it-all, talks to experts and explains what he "knows" about their specialty. Then the experts correct him and recommend how he can be less ill-informed. MATTSPLAINING is an aggressively accurate podcast Language: en-us Genres: Comedy Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Mattsplaining - Linguistics
Episode 26
Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
Matt Storrs explains how his attempts to innovate and advance language have been stymied by those less linguistically adventurous. Comedian and linguistic expert Myq Kaplan tells Matt that what he got wrong was the idea that people get things wrong. There's a whole lot of unpacking of language and how it develops. Matt also unpacks how his father deliberately sang incorrect song lyrics to him for years. They talk about garden sentences and morphemes. They mix their metaphors!Their interaction is so insightful that it might advance language more than the works of Shakespeare and Chuck Tingle Learn More and find Myq:Myqkaplan.substack.com @myqkaplan Myq's albums are available on various streaming platforms.Myqkaplan.comHis book “heart brain art train” is available on his websiteDry Bar special is at drybarcomedy.com/myqk and the promo code MYQKAPLAN will get people a free month of Dry Bar subscriptionHis special “small dork and handsome” is on Amazon
