Kyle, Emily, and someone who looks mysteriously like Seth have gathered to unpack a word that’s been a fixture of the media world for… how long? The trio will discuss chasms in the earth, hard-to-say words, the Twin Peaks revival and more as they explore the word ‘hiatus’.

This week, Kyle and Emily talk with linguist ⁠Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.⁠ (⁠@linguisticdiscovery⁠) about typology, his work with the Chitimacha tribe, and what it takes to revitalize a language. And as you might imagine, it takes a lot.

It’s springtime! And Emily, Kyle and Seth are wandering through fields of flowers in this episode of Butter’d Parsnips, plucking from their research the origins of some common flower names.

For their 200th episode, Seth, Kyle, and Emily are getting creative, going independent, and making their mark. As they prepare some BNP print media, our hosts chat about indie publishing, subversive media, DIY culture, and the world of the zine.

Seth drives straight through bat country with Kyle, Emily, and the Lexiconicon this week to dive headfirst into the dubious history of the word ‘gonzo’. Old journalism made new and New Journalism made gonzo, the gang enters the chaotic world of Hunter S. Thompson.

Emily sets sail with Kyle this week into the nautical history of ‘scrimshank.’ With not a second to spend dawdling, the duo drift quickly into the world of whaling, sailor slang, and idle shipboard hobbies.

This week, Kyle and Emily finally throw some shade by learning the etymology and history of the word historiaster. They’ll unearth a treasure trove of historical diss-tracks and put-downs harsh enough to make an intellectual cry “mater”.

This week Emily and Kyle are looking for the perfect cure-all, but all they find are false claims. They’ll separate good remedies from bad, both within the pharmaceutical world and without, as they discuss the meaning and origin of the word nostrum.

Kyle and Emily are mired in a true word salad this week. Diving into a bit of food history as well as word history, they’ll talk about mish moshes of all different kinds, as well as the meaning and origin of the word salmagundi.

Better pack an umbrella, because this week Emily and Kyle are seeking shelter from the rain. A conversation beginning at thatched roofs trickles down to local snoops, as our hosts discuss the meaning and origin of the word eavesdrip.