Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the word “hello” is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘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:
- Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch
- World Hello Day: History of a Greeting (The Saturday Evening Post)
- Jason Pargin on Instagram/Threads: “That “hello my baby” song the frog sings in that cartoon is making fun of the word “hello”, which was a new greeting when the song was originally written in 1899.”
- Western Animation: “One Froggy Evening” (TVTropes.org)
- 7 common French greetings — and the faux-pas to avoid (FrenchTogether.com)
- 30+ German Phone Call Phrases (GermanPod101.com)
- Whale Hello: Orcas Can Imitate Human Speech, Researchers Find (NPR)
- Listen to killer whales mimicking human voices (Guardian News / YouTube)
- Beluga whale mimics human speech (CBS News / YouTube)
- Seven songs to say hello – from Adele to Ice Cube (The Guardian)
- The Number Ones: Adele’s “Hello” (Stereogum.com)
- The Beatles’ Songs: “Hello, Goodbye” (BeatlesBible.com)
- The Story Behind “Hello, Goodbye” by The Beatles and How a Conversation Between Paul McCartney and “Mr. Fixit” Led to the Song (American Songwriter Magazine)
- Say Goodbye to ‘Hello’ and Hello to ‘Heaven-o’ (Los Angeles Times)
- Hello Girls: Topics in Chronicling America (The Library Of Congress)
- The Unwritten Record: “Hello Girls” – Women Telephone Operators during WWI (The U.S. National Archives)
- ‘Hello Girls’ Kept World War I Communications Humming (Veterans Of Foreign Wars)
- The Rise and Fall of Telephone Operators (History.com)
- UW graduate Helen Naismith and 32 other women army telephone operators embark for World War I service in France on March 6, 1918. (HistoryLink.org)
- U.S. Enters the War (The U.S. National WWI Museum And Memorial)
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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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