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Mar 2022
33m 44s

McWhorter's Quarters

Peach Fish Productions
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John McWhorter, author of Woke Racism and Nine Nasty Words stops by to discuss a linguistic trend Mike has noticed, about phrases that are totalizing but at the same time, particular. In the Spiel Mike discusses attention spans, Ukraine, and how unrelated they are. Plus Lindsey Graham goes "Freakin' Nuts"

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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