Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why antidisestablishmentarianism is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Twitter
- @ProBirdRights
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
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)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Oxford English Dictionary resources about “antidisestablishmentarianism”
- Merriam-Webster resources about “antidisestablishmentarianism”
- “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell (The Orwell Foundation)
- Overview: Disestablishment (UK Parliament)
- Fenian rising of 1867 to be remembered with events across Ireland (The Irish Times)
- Church in crisis as only 2% of young adults identify as C of E (The Guardian)
- Want to sound cleverer than Jacob Rees-Mogg? Here are five long words to drop into conversation (The Guardian)
- What’s next for Jacob Rees-Mogg after election loss? (BBC News)
- First trailer for Jacob Rees-Mogg’s reality show sees former MP gloat he likes ‘winding people up’ (The Independent)
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis… how boy of 16 stole Jacob Rees-Mogg’s record for the longest word ever spoken in the Commons (The Daily Mail) — usually The Daily Mail isn’t a solid source for us. In this case we’re citing a few direct quotes they got from Michael Bryan.
- “How 12-year-old Gloria Lockerman taught us the word ‘disestablishmentarianism'” by Jess Zafarris (Useless Etymology)
- Jess Zafarris on TikTok
- Has Anyone Seen Gloria Lockerman? (The Chicago Tribune)
- American Experience: The Quiz Show Scandal (PBS)
- Ginuwine sang ‘Pony’ on Parks and Rec (SBNation)
- I Interviewed the ‘We’re Just Normal Men’ Puppet on Zoom (Vice)
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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