Ep. 50: Dictate

 Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, gather around to hear the latest word from our great leaders, Aaron, Abraham, Efren, and Josh as they talk about today's word, dictate. Their word goes, so make sure to take dictation so you can catch every delicious and deadly implication. Marvel as they weave Hitler into the conversation in a mere 11 minutes. Be amazed as they discuss dictatorial cities, governments, and more. Efren brings a poem by Jimmy Santiago Baca that reminds us all that poems aren't all sunshine and roses, but you probably already knew that. After all, you are a graduate of the University of Extreme Vocabulary. Class is over, and this episode is your diploma! That's right, we resurrected this podcast just to give it a proper sendoff (at least in its current form). But stay in touch with us by emailing us at extremevocabulary@gmail.com or by commenting here. It's been real!

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Episode 45: Conundrum

You are at a crossroads. Should you listen to this podcast, where we take a deep-dive into our word of the day, which was created as a joke? Or should you watch another episode of Cobra Kai, where every time you try to do the right thing, things just get worse? Some might call this some kind of conundrum, and we hope that you choose to do the right thing, and listen to us as we answer some classic conundrums before  discussing the conundrums of our times. Abe does the research, and Efren brings a poem by George Bowering, and Aaron and Josh still don't know what to do all on this episode of Extreme Vocabulary.  

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Ep. 13: Vertigo

For our second year as a podcast, we thought we would try something a little different. Now, we're all involved in the conversation from front to back, except... Abe wasn't able to make this recording in person. Hopefully, you can feel his spirit, though as we discuss today's dizzying word, VERTIGO. Aaron does the research, Efren brings a piece of literature from Jorge Luis Borges.

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Ep. 12: Eccentric

What does Pluto have in common with Oscar Wilde? Find out on our anniversary episode of Extreme Vocabulary where we try to get to the tootsie roll center of an ECCENTRIC word. Abe has done the research and Aaron has not. Efren brings Ana Castillo's So Far From God and Josh is there too! Thanks for a great year!

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Ep. 11: Accost

I hope you don't mind if we accost your ears for another episode of Extreme Vocabulary.  We promise to return them to you unmolested and in the meantime, you'll learn about the history of this month's arresting word. Abe drops knowledge about Juno Diaz, Efren brings a piece of literature by Richard Wright, Aaron is his normal brilliant self, and Josh seems, well, a little confused. But don't worry, you'll get your ears right back and hopefully with something new in-between them.

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Ep. 10: Boring

Oh, yeah... this again. So, Extreme Vocabulary does everything it can to stay, well, extreme, but sometimes they can't keep up that energy level. I'm not saying this episode is BORING, far from it. Abe tells Aaron about the Germanic origins of this week's word, deconstructs its usage among children, and even talks about watching ants crawl on his arm. Then Efren comes by with a bundle of joy from Raymond Carver's short story, "Feathers." But there's something (yawn) about this episode, that just... huh? Wait, what was I saying? Oh yeah! It's Extreme Vocabulary!

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Ep. 7: Pathetic

You had to go a whole month without Extreme Vocabulary? You poor thing! But have no fear, Abe and Aaron are here to make sure you feel better; sometimes by making themselves look worse! But who will have empathy for our dear etymologists? Later, Efren joins Josh to read from The Tattooed Soldier by Hector Tobar. We hope that you join us too. After all, we're all alone without you!

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