Etymology with Adam Aleksic, Engagement Expectations, and Philanthropy [MINISODE]

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Allison Raskin, Gabe S. Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions

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🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Gabe hates glass mugs. A listener writes in because she is worried that her engagement won't be special because it is taking so long to happen. Tiktok's EtymologyNerd Adam Aleksic joins the pod to talk about the secret stories behind words, the historical evolution of slang and acronyms, and replacing words to make them more inclusive. And finally, what kind of philanthropy is actually useful?

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0:00.0	Hi everyone it's Allison the co-host of the show they were listening to and I just wanted to make a really important
0:06.1	announcement that my new book I do I think conversations about modern marriage is available for pre-order.
0:14.1	There's going to be a link in the description for you to get your copy and let me just say
0:19.1	I'm so proud of this book.
0:21.0	I've never worked harder on anything. I think hopefully it will
0:24.3	really be helpful for anyone contemplating marriage or newly married or
0:28.8	married for a couple decades and just curious about how things have changed.
0:33.3	Also, pre-orders are so, so, so probably unfairly important and how a book does.
0:39.6	So if you are able to, it would mean so much to me if you're able to either get the hard cover,
0:45.0	but also you can just get the audio book, which Melissa directed, or a Kindle version, an
0:50.4	e-book version.
0:51.9	So that's my spiel pre-order I do I think now us. Hey! I'm also between us.
1:05.0	Hey!
1:08.0	Whoa!
1:09.0	I'm Allison Raskin. I'm a writer, mental health advocate, and my face turns kind of red easily.
1:17.0	Hey, I'm Gabe Dunn, I'm a writer, Bi-Con, Bisexual ICON, Wink, and I love a mug. Yeah, you I love a mug. Yeah you do love a mug. Love mugs. Big fan collect them.
1:26.3	What do you think about when they give you a hot beverage in a glass? The worst you know I made it.
1:31.6	Do you actually say this to set me off?
1:34.0	No. Because I made an Instagram post about this.
1:37.0	Really? Yes.
1:38.0	And I said, who can I call in city council to get this banned in Los Angeles. I, the hot beverage in a glass mug, are you
1:47.2	kidding me? You'll burn your hands, it hurts your hands, then you try to put your
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