Getting Down & Wordy
Getting Down & Wordy
✓

The Decemberists "Myla Goldberg" & Spelling Bee

02:11:01
Podcasts
RSS
Link

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Maybe a lesser known Decemberists song, but probably one of the first ones I ever heard, we talk about "Myla Goldberg", and the person who it's about, author of the novel Bee Season. Lots of spoilers for people who have not read it and intend to, so watch out.

We discuss the spelling bee. How'd it start and what are the rules? And why is it only an English thing?

In Eurovision, we discuss a song in which they spell something, San Marino 2024's "11:11" by Megara.

Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/

And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gmail.com

Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”! Find Patsy on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@patsywalker1481

This week’s promoted podcast is Haunted Tales. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-tales/id1624389921

Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

Music Commentary
Music
English
United States
Use API to fetch this episode in JSON

IN THIS EPISODE

Edit these tags

TRANSCRIPT 🔗

Are you the producer of this podcast? Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text? Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds

SEARCH PAST EPISODES

Search past episodes of Getting Down & Wordy.
Embed this search bar to your website

OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST

Veggie Tales & Fruits and Vegetables

Veggie Tales & Fruits and Vegetables

Oh wheeeeere do these words come from? We’re reaching all the way back into our early CGI childhoods for a fruitful etymology topic: vegetables! Where do they come from? Why do we call them that? Where are their legs? We don’t have all the answers-— only the bible does— but we’ve got a lot to chew …
01:51:08
SHARE
SAVE
Charlie Daniels Band "Devil Went Down to Georgia" & Bet

Charlie Daniels Band "Devil Went Down to Georgia" & Bet

What are the odds our “bet” etymology episode comes out the same week as our indictments for insider trading on Kalshi? Well, according to Kalshi, it’s— wait, our lawyers said we can’t say that. Instead, how about we talk about one of America’s favorite timeless classics (The Devil Went Down to Geo…
01:38:24
SHARE
SAVE
Aiko "Gemini" & Gemini

Aiko "Gemini" & Gemini

Happy birthday, Gemini! This one is all about you! It’s also about the language of twins, stars, twin stars and the worst people for dating! This one’s a real Gem, and I(‘m there too!) - Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/ And email us at gettingdownandwordy@gm…
01:57:04
SHARE
SAVE
Harry Styles "Dance No More" & Mother

Harry Styles "Dance No More" & Mother

It’s the mother of all “etymology-of-mother” podcasts, just in time to be a month late for Mother’s Day! Why? Because this ain’t your mother’s mother— it’s a Pride Month special! We’re talking ballroom, queer inventors, motherfucks and mother liquors! Maybe if you’re good, we’ll even teach you abou…
01:24:20
SHARE
SAVE
Cheat Codes & Demi Lovato "No Promises" & Code

Cheat Codes & Demi Lovato "No Promises" & Code

Code Pod! Code Pod! You can stop scrolling— we’ve gone on an (academic-coded) deep dive on the surprising history behind your 20 year old niece’s new favorite way to drag your butt! (Not YET sponsored by Code Red soda, but we’re working on it!) Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/g…
02:37:31
SHARE
SAVE
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
PROMOTED
We’re selling some of our podcast-related domain names, including breaker.fm, Podcast.mov, and Listen.Host. Place your bid on eBay.
We’re selling some of our podcast-related domain names, including breaker.fm, Podcast.mov, and Listen.Host. Place your bid on eBay.
Bid on eBay

RECOMMENDATIONS
Use API to fetch this episode