Getting Down & Wordy

About Getting Down & Wordy

Humorous Etymological Research Probing English Songs - A moderately researched, moderately funny chat show about popular music and language. We are a Podmoth Network podcast.

Publisher

Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Aug 2021

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

17 of 135 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Coldplay "Fix You" & Fix

   Host [Host Name] and guest [Guest Name] explore the emotional depth and lyrical genius behind Coldplay's iconic song "Fix You".

2. 

   20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Black Eye Peas "Let's Get it Started" & the R-Slur

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name] about the cultural impact of Black Eyed Peas' "Let's Get It Started" and the problematic use of the R-slur.

3. 

   6 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Quad City DJ's "Space Jam" & Slam

   Host [Host Name] and guest [Guest Name] explore the cultural impact of "Space Jam" and the linguistic journey of the word "slam" in this insightful interview.

Inside a recent episode

Coldplay "Fix You" & Fix

Published 4 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, I feel like just make it F by itself. It's hard not to. um so they would say i need to get to get a fix meaning get a drink and then later that became more specifically what people often said uh in terms of like addictive behavior like oh he needs his fix you know the sense of really needing it. And from there, it generalized to all addictions. So that's the story of having a fix, getting a fix for drugs. I imagine that that would be somewhat reinforced by this feeling of fix as repair, because if you do suffer from an addiction, it probably feels like a repairing situation. […]

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

35 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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