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Contributing producer, Stephanie Billman, tells Matt the ridiculous story of the FBI’s hunt for “Dorothy”.
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In this episode, Matt speaks to both the director of a camp specifically for children with Tourette Syndrome and the Tourette’s Hero, Jess Thom to dispel the idea that it’s just the “swearing disease”.
A friend tells a story about his childhood fascination with Tourette Syndrome.
Matt follows the story of the banning and unbanning of one of the most notorious books ever, James Joyce’s Ulysses. He speaks with Lisa Flannigan, director of the 2017 Bloomsday Festival and James LaRue, the director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom to help guide the way.
Matt chats to James LaRue about why the most commonly banned books are fairy tales.
Matt talks to kids, parents, and the” psychologist of swearing”, Dr. Timothy Jay, to find out just how bad it is to swear around your kids.
We meet Matt's mom and talk about how she would swear around him growing up.
In this episode of Very Bad Words, Matt talks about A-holes with UC Berkeley Linguist and author of the book, Ascent of the A-Word, Geoffrey Nunberg.
Matt chats with Geoff Nunberg about the differences between British “arse” and American “a$$”.
In this episode of Very Bad Words, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead returns to help Matt explore how religion and mothers shape the way we swear.
Guests: Anton Bonnici, Francois Gratton, Evelyn Dean-Olmstead |
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