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Ridiculous History

CLASSIC: George Carlin Gets Quoted in the Supreme Court: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.34.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the second part of this two-part series, special guest Wayne Federman explores the strange, curse-word-riddled stand-up bit that resulted in George Carlin setting a legal precedent with the Supreme Court. Listen in to learn how curse words changed the world and sparked a debate that continues today.

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0:00.0

Fellow ridiculous historians, welcome back.

0:02.2

We've got a classic episode for you that we are quite excited about.

0:06.9

We want to tell you at the top.

0:08.9

This might not be appropriate for all the kiddos with the sensitive earlobes.

0:13.4

It's funny.

0:14.0

I was just telling you, Ben, off mic, about the recently reconnecting with the dude who hooked us up with Mr. Wayne Federman,

0:21.8

a comedy legend, comedy expert educator, Los Angeles, comedy scene, luminary.

0:29.0

And I did mention to this guy, Jeff, that this was by far the filthiest episode,

0:34.9

pair of episodes, in fact, that we have ever done here on our humble little PG-13 show. Yes, even more so than the James Joyce episodes. Hey, what did you guys think of that, uh, James Joyce thing? I did enjoy. Thank you for sending that. Okay. It was a, it was a bunch of people, uh, like, talking on the street about their favorite James Joyce quote, and it was a joke, obviously, all of them were from the

0:54.3

filthy farty letters. Yes. And filthy farty letters have always been a struggle in a lot of

1:03.2

societies. What does free speech mean? What makes a word a dirty word? And what makes a fart?

1:10.5

Not free speech. I think it is. It's a kind of speech. It is a kind word. And what makes a fart? Not free speech.

1:11.7

I think it is.

1:12.4

It's a kind of speech.

1:14.1

It is a kind of speech.

1:15.7

Well, are we or are we not today talking about George Carlin and his list of dirty words

1:21.0

and how that kind of got under a little bee in the bonnet of the FCC?

1:26.3

They won't let George B.

1:28.1

All the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

1:31.2

And we're learning this with our returning special guest, the legendary Wayne Federman.

1:35.9

So let's roll it, folks.

1:37.0

Thanks for tuning in.

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