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An Orange Sep 30, 2020

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We really enjoy words. So much so that whenever we hear interesting facts about words, we kind of perk up and take notice. But sometimes the facts we here are a little suspect and so we do a bit of investigating to find out what the truth of the matter really is. And that’s how, if you aren’t very careful indeed, you start out talking about oranges and end up on YouTube. Join our Patreon and help support the show, we’d love to have you. For as little as a dollar you can get transcripts and early releases. Click the yellow banner at the top of any https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/ page to find out how.

Scylla and Charybdis Sep 23, 2020

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We found ourselves between a rock and a hard place recently when we discovered our schedule was a bit off and we needed another episode. Caught on the horns of a dilema, we thought we’d be able to get some mileage out of one of the supposed siblings of the Chimera, Scylla. On the surface, it all looked good and made perfect sense. But, once we started digging we realized we were still stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, and you can certainly see what that’s done to us. Maybe you can help us figure it out. If you’d like to help us out in other ways, say by making a small pledge to our Patreon or partaking of some of our merchandise, you can do so by heading to https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/ and clicking the yellow banner at the top. It helps to keep the show ad free and you get some neat perks to boot.

Fighting Fire Sep 19, 2020

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We’ve had quite the week on the West Coast, what with most of it burning, so naturally our attention turned to fixing the problem. Well, maybe not fixing, but certainly to those people and machines used ot make the problem go away. How did the first organized fire fighters come to be? Who thought it was a good idea and why? And more importantly, what does insurance have to do with it all? Listen in and find out on this late episode of GM Word of the Week. You can support the show in a variety of ways, to find out more, head over to https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/ and click the yellow banner inside.

Lost Episode 14 Sep 09, 2020

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As lost episodes go, this one has been pretty lost. For at least a year. But, never fear. We found enough bits laying around unused to make a healthy episode just for you. Together we can learn about poisoning, moose, some kind of owl goat cross breed, and bits of the sea. It’s all good fun on this episode of GM Word of the Week podcast. The Angry GM article on Bear Cavalry To find ways you can help support the podcast, check out our support page at https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/

Chimera Sep 02, 2020

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The Chimera has what one might call a complicated genealogy. But that’s okay because we like complicated things around here. No, really, we do. And nothing is more complicated than trying to figure out how the Chimera got to be like it is. So, that’s what we’ll do in this episode, figure out how the Chimera got it’s weird mix of traits. Along the way you’ll hear about Chimeras both real and imagined and learn a thing or two about genetics while we’re at it. Your support is important to us and keeps this show ad free. Check out https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/support to see how you can help.

White Horse Aug 26, 2020

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It’s the end of August and we have no idea what we’re doing, so we pulled a listener request and here’s what we came up with. In this episode you can find out about horses named Silver, horses that might be dragons, and horses that fly except when attacked by a horse fly. And to get there, we only have to discuss a bit of genetics, a bit of Greek mythology, and bit about horses on hills. If that makes no sense to you, welcome to this episode of GM Word of the Week. Have a listen. If you would like to help support the show, go to https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/ and click the yellow banner at the top of the page. We’ve added new support options and some merchandise.

Outlaws Aug 19, 2020

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Oh we all know where this is going. Obviously, we’re going to discuss Robin Hood. Big whoop. Except, we’ve already talked about Robin Hood. A lot. Quite a lot, in fact. So, we’re going to have to do something else, something entirely unique within the world of games and gaming. We’re going to have to discuss reality. And what it really meant to be an outlaw in medieval times. That whole Robin Hood thing, as we have mentioned before, is definitely the product of a later time that had clearly swallowed the non-specific flavored sugar-water children’s drink of choice. Once again, we relied on Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives by Terry Jones and Alan Ereira to help inform this episode. You can find the book at our Amazon link here: https://amzn.to/3hbdHZj. Join our Patreon and help support the show by clicking the yellow banner at the top of the page on our website: https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/home.

Kings Aug 12, 2020

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How can you talk about the people of medieval times, if you don’t include the most important people in them, the kings. We discuss three kings that we all think we know everything about, but few folks actually do. In part because one of history’s most famous writers, turns out not to have been too truthful when he wrote about them. But it isn’t his fault as we’ll see, he just believed all the things everyone said about them and then wrote it down. And that’s why even the one he didn’t write about was still mistreated by those who did write about him. We’ve got merch! Check it out at Teepublic This episode was informed by the incredibly interesting book that is Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives by Alan Eriera and Terry Jones. Available on Amazon through our link. You can support the show and find our full episode descriptions at https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/. Clicking the yellow banner at the top will take you straight to our support page.

Peasants Aug 05, 2020

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We consider them the lowliest of the low and just using the word peasant can cause offense in some circles. But it’s only because we don’t really know what we are talking about. If we did, using the word might be considered a good thing representing, as it does, a move towards independence, status, a greater freedom as well as an acknowledgement of where the real power lay in medieval society. But to find out about all that, you’ll need o listen to this episode. And, if you enjoy this episode, head over to https://www.gmwordoftheweek.com/ and click he yellow banner at the top to join our Patreon.

Tornado Jul 29, 2020

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We’ve talked about natural disasters before, but we definitely left out one big one: the tornado. Let’s correct that. Amid the discussion about how tornadoes work and why they always hit trailer parks, we’ll talk about the history of tornado science, what '“F numbers” really mean, and explain why for 40 years tornadoes didn’t exist. It’s a complicated business, these tornadoes, and we’re all a-whirl to talk about it. Help support the show by going to gmwordoftheweek.com and clicking the yellow banner at the top.

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