Extreme Vocabulary is not your typical word-of-the-day podcast. On Extreme Vocabulary, we hide behind our VEIL of secrecy. But just what are we hiding? And from whom are we hiding? Death, sex, marriage, religion, and more get teased through the mesh of our conversation but, one thing we don’t hide is our piece of literature, which Efren, as usual, brings. Today he brings a poem by Dennis Johnson, appropriately named VEIL. What will you see when you pierce this episode? The priest is waiting for your answer, and the flashbulbs are going off on today’s EXTREME VOCABULARY.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Ep. 20: Drive
Driving is pretty prevalent in our society, but the word itself is older than the Model T. Join us on a journey of discovery as we talk about what humans used to drive as well as what drives humans (you know, like sex and death and stuff). Efren brings a piece of literature from Sandra Cisneros that you may have read very well, and we choose the song of the day. Will we steer you to new understanding, or will we drive you mad? It's worth the price of admission, so join us again on EXTREME VOCABULARY.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Ep. 19: Dude
Hear ye! Hear ye! All Yankee dudes and dudettes! Our Lord, Jeffrey Lebowski, and our sacred religion of Dudeism, demands that at your leisure (and only really of you have time, if not, whatevers, don't worry about it, everything's cool) you listen to Extreme Vocabulary as the team discusses the American origin of the word "dude".
They ask, who is a dude? Who is the Dude? Can women be dudes or should we call them dudettes? Is dude an insult, compliment, or like whatever? And is dude East coast or So Cal West coast?
Efren dude brings David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest", Abe dude brings the research, and all the other dudes just like hang around and do stuff. So, listen to our podcast or like whatever man!
They ask, who is a dude? Who is the Dude? Can women be dudes or should we call them dudettes? Is dude an insult, compliment, or like whatever? And is dude East coast or So Cal West coast?
Efren dude brings David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest", Abe dude brings the research, and all the other dudes just like hang around and do stuff. So, listen to our podcast or like whatever man!
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Ep. 18: Troll
One day Josh crossed a bridge (watched a YouTube video) and decided to look under it (read the comments section), and there he discovered an ugly troll (an insulting ranter). The troll threatened to eat him (engage him in a verbal rant about nothing), but Josh was clever (trollish) and killed the troll with a kick (ignored him completely). And Josh lived happily ever after (continued reading the comments section).
Troll is the word, and it seems there's a bit of troll in us all thanks to the Internet. Join our trollish mob as we try to answer the Troll's riddles: What is a troll? And who qualifies as a troll in our day? And does the troll have any politics? And is he funny or annoying?
Abe brings the research, and Efren brings us The Three Billy Goats Gruff, while Aaron and Josh troll them with contradictions. It's time for Extreme Trollcabulary!!!
Troll is the word, and it seems there's a bit of troll in us all thanks to the Internet. Join our trollish mob as we try to answer the Troll's riddles: What is a troll? And who qualifies as a troll in our day? And does the troll have any politics? And is he funny or annoying?
Abe brings the research, and Efren brings us The Three Billy Goats Gruff, while Aaron and Josh troll them with contradictions. It's time for Extreme Trollcabulary!!!
Monday, January 1, 2018
Ep. 17: Nerd
NNEEERRRRDDDSSS!!!
In this episode of Extreme Vocabulary we nerd out on the word "nerd". Who or what is a nerd? Is it now cool to be a nerd? And what credentials can you show to prove your nerdhood? Listen in as Efren challenges our nerdhood by siding with Pokémon the Trading Card Game, while Josh sides with Pokémon GO, and Abe stays conservative with the main series Pokémon games. But aren't nerds really just social conformists intent on ruling the world? And aren't they the jerkiest gate keepers of their sphere of influence? Or are they genuine social outcasts, like the main character in Junot Diaz's novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao? Stay tuned as our inner nerd takes over this episode!!!
In this episode of Extreme Vocabulary we nerd out on the word "nerd". Who or what is a nerd? Is it now cool to be a nerd? And what credentials can you show to prove your nerdhood? Listen in as Efren challenges our nerdhood by siding with Pokémon the Trading Card Game, while Josh sides with Pokémon GO, and Abe stays conservative with the main series Pokémon games. But aren't nerds really just social conformists intent on ruling the world? And aren't they the jerkiest gate keepers of their sphere of influence? Or are they genuine social outcasts, like the main character in Junot Diaz's novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao? Stay tuned as our inner nerd takes over this episode!!!
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Ep. 16: Edict
Join us on our new time and location (the first Tuesday of the month) for our final EDICT. But just what is an edict, you may ask? As it turns out, some of us are learning for the first time as well. Be a part of the learning experience as Abe takes us from this declarative's latin roots through its history with the Catholic church and beyond. After all, even Buddhists can make edicts apparently. As usual, Efren provides the literary reference, this time a poem from Raymond McDaniel's "Assault to Abjury." Josh and Aaron round out the cast, as usual. And so I declare that thou shalt be entertained, this month on EXTREME VOCABULARY!
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Ep. 15: Stratagem
What exactly was the strategy in having Ashley be our special guest host today? Or was it a stratagem? What’s the difference, anyways? What are you employing in your life? Ashley joins Abe, Aaron, Efren, (and maybe Josh is hiding somewhere in the room as well) to dig into the roots of this cunning word which leads them into a discussion about war and military. Efren brings a quote from 1820 called Traits of Indian Character by Washington Irving. We are, of course, all triggered. But don’t worry, it’s EXTREME VOCABULARY, so everything always works out.
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