Hey, I'm Ryan Eggled from TV shows like New Amsterdam, The Blacklist, and of course, leave it to Beaver. You're on that? I was the Beaver. Didn't know. And I'm Adam Rose, an actor on TV, blue cardigan guy on your social medias, and Avid Speedwalker. We're the hosts of Small Stupid Stuff, an important new podcast from Studio 71. Ryan and I talk about the big issues, the heavy questions, pressing topics.

Like coffee date etiquette?

Best time to eat cereal.

And of course, whether you put your toilet paper over or under or around.

I don't know what around is.

I don't either, but I'm definitely an over man.

Yeah.

Every episode, we're joined by a celebrity guest who gives us their hottest takes on the stupidest,

smallest stuff.

Jocco Sims, Michelle Carrey, Alex Breckenridge, Pete Haversberger, Amber Childers.

Our goal is to solve the world's problems by finally figuring out the truth about crap that doesn't

matter.

So listen to Small Stupid stuff on Spotify, Apple

podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch us on YouTube, new episodes every Tuesday.

Stop.

From New York City, this is Lexicon Valley, a podcast about language.

I'm John McWhorter, and let's start with Blossom Deary.

Those of you of a certain age will remember her having done some of the schoolhouse rock shorts,

and then many others of you will just know her because she's Blossom Deary and she's singing

a song written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Lee for a little review called Demi Dozen in the late 50s

here is part of it.

I have a feeling that beneath a little halo on your noble head, there lies of thought or to the devil might be interested to know

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