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Drinking Terms (minicast)

Oct-11-10
11:59AM by
Grant Barrett
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Spendthrift Snollygosters (full episode)

Sep-10-10
9:56PM by
StarWish

 31

Nicknames Give Me the Heebie-Jeebies and the Vapors

1 2

Sep-03-10
7:24PM by
Phil

 55

A Whole Nother (full episode)

1 2

Aug-28-10
3:04PM by
the dude

 45

Picklebacks and Mountweazels (full episode)

Aug-24-10
7:11PM by
mbower

 14

The Language of Less Than Three (full episode)

Aug-14-10
11:28AM by
Bob Bridges

 21

Awkward Turtle (full episode)

1 2

Jul-19-10
3:30PM by
vgfalcao

 42

Crash Blossoms: When Words Collide (full episode)

Jul-06-10
10:07PM by
Ron Draney

 35

Not to Be Confused with Hieronymus (minicast)

Jun-30-10
9:37PM by
Grant Barrett
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Forte or For-tay: Is Pronunciation Your Strong Suit? (minicast)

Jun-29-10
1:43PM by
telemath

 3

Keep Your Tail Over the Dashboard (full episode)

Jun-22-10
7:07AM by
Kal

 6

Hit the Pickle Button (full episode)

Jun-20-10
12:05PM by
brianjester

 29

Shivaree (minicast)

Jun-14-10
9:14AM by
Don

 2

Zig-Zag and Shilly-Shally (Full Episode)

Jun-11-10
6:00PM by
johng423

 4

X, Y, and Zed (full episode)

1 2

May-11-10
9:01PM by
rit

 39

Pardon Our French (full episode)

May-02-10
11:34PM by
Robbo

 17

Gyros and Sheath Cakes (full episode)

1 2

Apr-13-10
10:03PM by
Grant Barrett

 38

The Thought Plickens (full episode)

Mar-11-10
11:45AM by
jopa123

 9

A Snarl of Serial Commas

Mar-08-10
3:18PM by
tromboniator

 25

Jan Freeman, Write it Right (minicast)

Mar-05-10
11:09AM by
Grant Barrett
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See A Man About A Horse

1 2

Feb-25-10
7:13PM by
johng423

 59

Tilly Tickets (minicast)

Feb-11-10
12:44AM by
JessSullivan

 7

Expresso Dating and Dying Tongues

1 2

Feb-04-10
4:52AM by
tromboniator

 39

Jack Lynch, author of "The Lexicographer's Dilemma" (minicast)

Jan-22-10
6:45PM by
Grant Barrett
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Words of the Decade (full episode)

Jan-20-10
10:24AM by
John Hartge

 33

Ken Jennings: Not-So-Trivial Pursuits (minicast)

Jan-12-10
12:28AM by
Grant Barrett
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Coinkydinks and Big Boxes

1 2

Jan-10-10
10:53PM by
heathbug

 45

How to Address an Envelope to a Married Couple Minicast

Dec-27-09
10:11PM by
mulliner

 7

Days of Wine Flights and Mullets (full episode)

Dec-25-09
3:48AM by
iskal

 29

Never Bolt Your Door with A Boiled Carrot (full episode)

1 2

Dec-08-09
1:18PM by
mc2androb

 37

We Cook Off Our Potatoes (minicast)

Nov-30-09
6:49AM by
Rachel

 12

Word Encounters of the First Kind

Nov-26-09
10:07PM by
Debby with a why

 30

The Txting Db8

Nov-24-09
1:28PM by
bklvr

 33

Bless Your Heart (full episode)

Nov-05-09
9:29AM by
Kaa

 7

West Word, Ho!

Nov-01-09
3:43PM by
jedwardcooper

 29
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