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Podcast: Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the World
Episode: Nine Nasty Words: A History of Swear Words in Honor of Fuck with John McWhorter
Description: For the 58th episode of Private Parts Unknown, your hosts Courtney Kocak & Sofiya Alexandra welcome John McWhorter, linguist & author of the new book Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever for a deep dive on the history of swear words.For more John McWhorter:
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