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Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Episode 73: Bad Language and Bad Llamas

Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Lipstick Nancy, Inc. & Glassbox Media

Comedy

4.74.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Paula's been trying to expand her vocabulary for a year now. Why won't the new words take? And why do certain "bad words" linger? Linguist Dr. David Goldstein from UCLA is here to explain it all. And we unbox this Christmas' hot toy: The Blume Doll. Plus  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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