Eric and Frankie are not linguists.
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Give word of the week to listener. Enjoy podcast. Embrace styx. Please.
Stygian - adjective
1: of or relating to the river Styx
2: extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
In this episode:
firstworldproblems.exe
Eric kinda remembers Dante but he definitely won't google it
A podcast about teaching Frankie to read
Whose using light mode anyways
A virtual text-based adventure
Frankie was right, it's just one obol required, idk what I was thinking
Pokemon of the Week: Pydgian
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
Additional Credits:
Styx - Mr. Roboto
Zinogre Noises here
21 Oct 2026
63: Vespertine
It's not quite day, but it's not quite night - that's right, the word of the week is:
Vespertine - adjective
1: of, relating to, or occurring in the evening
2: active, flowering, or flourishing in the evening : crepuscular
In this episode:
Large Area Running with Partner
Saying the "t" word
The Manananggal of this lady
It's okay to be scared of things that suck your blood
Pontificating on horror movies
Middle-aged sundowning
Pokémon of the Week: Mananangghallant
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
14 Oct 2026
62: Atavism
What could be scarier than a longing for a long-gone time? The terrible (lovingly) word of the week is:
Atavism - noun
1a: recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
b: recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity
2: an individual or character that manifests atavism : throwback
In this episode:
The-Ate-Er
Vampire weaknesses
2000s nostalgia
Slurs for Gargoyles
Maybe atavism was the monster the whole time
Reasons to marry Frankenstein
Accurate sound effects
Pokémon of the Week: Antavism
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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