Cursing [contains explicit language]

Episode notes

NOTE: this episode contains explicit language throughout. That language is the topic, so we use it to talk about it.

Alex Schmidt is joined by comedian/podcaster Rivers Langley (‘The Goods From The Woods’ podcast) and comedian Martin Urbano (Jimmy Kimmel Live, New York Comedy Fest) for a look at why cursing is secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

• Rivers Langley on Twitter
• ‘The Goods From The Woods’ podcast
• Martin Urbano on Twitter
• Martin Urbano’s stand-up on Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Twitter for the comedy game show ‘Who Wants $2.69 With Martin Urbano?’
• ‘Who Wants $2.69 With Martin Urbano’ Is the Perfect Game Show for End Times (Vice)

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

• native-land.ca
• U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
• The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
• Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)

RESEARCH SOURCES:

• Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr 
• In Praise of Profanity by Michael Adams 
• Genius.com page for “Shake Rattle and Roll” by Big Joe Turner
• YouTube upload of “Piano Man” by Billy Joel, as covered by Ween (the key lyric is around 1:20)
• YouTube upload: “KIDZ BOP Kids Live Summer Concert- Despacito And Mi Gente (Full Performance)”
• Britney Spears’ “If U Seek Amy” Poses Censorship Problems For Radio (MTV News)
• Talk Pretty: The linguistic brilliance of HBO’s Deadwood. (Slate)
• YouTube upload of Donald Sutherland’s monologue in ‘The Undoing’ (HBO)
• resources on Lenny Bruce from The First Amendment Encyclopedia, run by Middle Tennessee State University
• The ‘7 Dirty Words’ Turn 40, but They’re Still Dirty (The Atlantic)
• How George Carlin’s ‘Seven Words’ Changed Legal History (Biography.com)
• Is there anything you can’t say on TV anymore? It’s complicated. (The Washington Post)
• FCC Censorship Rules Vary for Broadcast, Cable, and Streaming (Variety)
• Approaching Peak Bitch on Television (The American Prospect)
• Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language by Emma Byrne