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    Lexicon Valley

    A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.

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    Latest Episodes:
    No More Mr. Nice Guy Sep 29, 2026
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    Was Perry Como the original Mr. Nice Guy? And who again was Perry Como? Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield explain.

    Visit ⁠⁠Lexicon Valley⁠⁠. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 313: "No More Mr. Nice Guy." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    Nice Guys Finish Last Sep 22, 2026
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    What does a cement mixer and a 1948 Cosmopolitan magazine article have to do with the phrase Nice Guys Finish Last? Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield explain.

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 312: "Nice Guys Finish Last." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    Happily Ever Arter Sep 15, 2026
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    In a bonus segment for all listeners, John McWhorter talks about "arter," a word from Jim's dialect in Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 311: "Happily Ever Arter." With John McWhorter. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    Grand Am Sep 08, 2026
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    John McWhorter on the truth behind "am" in Black English.

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 310: "Grand Am." With John McWhorter. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    Haut Corn! Sep 01, 2026
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    John McWhorter asks: What did Black New Yorkers sound like in the 1800s? Find out in this first of a two-part episode.

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 309: "Haut Corn!" With John McWhorter. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    A Quick Buck Aug 25, 2026
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    A buck is a male deer. Or a dollar bill. Or a strapping lad. Or an old poker term. Are they related?

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 308: "A Quick Buck." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    Nice of You to Join Us Aug 11, 2026
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    What does a Jane Austen novel have in common with a George Carlin routine? Biting commentary on the word nice!

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 307: "Nice of You to Join Us." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    The Dating Game, Great White Edition Aug 04, 2026
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    Play along and guess the correct chronological order of the following phrases: Great White Hope, Great White Shark and Great White Way.

    And check out our other *great* episodes:

    The Amazing Great: Good is no longer good enough. Everyone is awesome, superlative or great.

    The G.O.A.T.: An aggrandizing acronym that was seeded in the 1960s and born decades later.

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 306: "The Dating Game, Great White Edition." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    The Original Maverick Jul 28, 2026
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    Legend has it that Samuel Maverick was a 19th-century rancher who refused to brand his cattle — but was he really such a maverick?

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 305: "The Original Maverick." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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    Get One's Goat Jul 21, 2026
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    On the possible origins of a provocative — and thoroughly caprine — phrase, featuring lexicographer Ben Zimmer.

    Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 47: "Get One's Goat." With Bob Garfield, Mike Vuolo and Ben Zimmer. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved.

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