Getting Down & Wordy Podcast
1) Cardi B & Lizzo "Rumors" & Lock In
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2) Connie Francis "Pretty Little Baby" & Baby Animal Words
This week we discuss a Connie Francis song that recently went viral on Tiktok, and Connie's other claims to faim, including the first 60s beach party movie and popularizing the song that became our th...Show More
3) Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" & Luigi
This week we're talking about Billie Eilish's hit "Bad Guy", along with finally getting around to giving a short bio of Eilish, our first 3 time featured artist, and why not, she is in many ways the m...Show More
4) Olivia Rodrigo "Vampire" & Vampire
Happy halloween polterguys and ghouls. We're talking about vampires, the kings of halloween monsters, so we're talking about the king of contemporary pop songs in my humble opinion, "Vampire" by Olivi...Show More
5) Calvin Harris "Feels" & Pill
We discuss Calvin Harris's hit "Feels" featuring Katy Perry, Pharrell, and Big Sean, and the casual pill popping culture it reflects.And we discuss the etymology of pill, the history of pills, and the...Show More
6) Jonas Brothers "Pizza Girl" & Pizza
We discuss the Jonas Brothers, their wives, and the etymology and evolution of everyone's favorite food, pizza.Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/And email us at ...Show More
7) Radiohead "2+2=5" & Word Bans
We're talking about the current US administration's war on science through an effective word ban on words in research projects related to "woke" topics such as trans, climate change, autism, and even ...Show More
8) Paul Russell "Lil Boo Thang" & Boo
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 u...Show More
9) Kelis "Milkshake" & Milk
We talk about the mysterious meaning of Kelis's milkshake, and what else she's done, from her pentecostal upbringing to her transition into the culinary world. And we discuss milk, the origin of the w...Show More
10) Rose & Bruno Mars "APT." & Housing
Today we talk about a couple of Getting Down & Wordy veterans, Rose from Black Pink and Bruno Mars. We talk about the meaning of APT in Korea, English loan words in Korean, and our differing opinions ...Show More