Pants in the Boot Podcast
1) 44: Expletive Delighted
This episode features outbursts of descriptive words of body parts and fluids—and not just in English. We talk both about stuff people are uncomfortable saying and words that they use as freely as bre...Show More
2) 42: Crunchy Granola Family
We’re back with a new set of Pants in the Boots episode with our largest, most geographically and linguistically varied set of panelists—from New Zealand/Aotearoa in the southern hemisphere to 10,000 ...Show More
3) 39: Brew Who?
Soda, pop, soda pop, soft drink, tonic, seltzer, and other fizzy drinks form the sweet backbone of our discussion as panelists talk about their childhood drinks, fountains and soda jerks, and a specia...Show More
4) 38: Secret New Zealander
People who speak English with one accent trying to ape another region or country’s often sound ridiculous to the people of that other place—but convincing to those from their native land’s impression ...Show More
5) 37: Accents Acute
There’s something about the way people in different countries makes those from others swoon. But there’s often a disdain for regional accents, particularly ones that have class markers. In a language ...Show More
6) 36: All Language Is Made Up
Hokey crokey, Batman! We start by talking about nonsense words—words that are filler and mean nothing in the language or dialect in which they’re used—but then transition to more meaningful matters, l...Show More
7) 35: The Detector Van Is a Lie
The television license is mythical to those of us in the United States, but it’s prosaic part of having high-quality programming in the UK. We talk about the kinds of over-the-air, satellite, streamin...Show More
8) 34: Money Money Money Money Money Money Money Money
Money is the root of all evil and the topic of this podcast. What in heaven’s name is spondulix? A pound is not a guinea. A five might be a finif, if you’re a gangster or read hard-boiled detective no...Show More
9) 33: Marmaladoo, Are You Jelly?
We’re in a jam about jelly. What Americans think of as jelly is rarely eaten outside North America, while other folks worried we were putting a gelatin-brand product on our peanut-butter sandwiches. I...Show More
10) 32: Sing Your Favorite Postal Code
Everyone else’s postal codes seem bizarre until you start decoding them....