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Woody Guthrie's Folk Etymology
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30 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2015
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Podcast episode
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Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a word that was popularized during the 1940s folk movement with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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Released:
Nov 16, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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