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Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

The Backstory: The #%$@ history of cursing

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, News, Music, Music History, Entertainment News, Comedy

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Swearing, cursing, cussing, giving somebody the finger…they’re kind of ubiquitous these days, but they’ve been around for thousands of years. And now researchers say that yelling out your favorite four-letter word can even lower your blood pressure. But where in the &^%* did it all start and how has it evolved?

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0:00.0

God damn it to hell. Well that got your attention right? How and why did we start cursing,

0:06.2

swearing, even gesturing when we got angry or we're simply shocked or amused by something we saw

0:12.3

or because of something somebody did to us.

0:14.9

I'm Patty Steele.

0:16.7

What the fuck?

0:18.4

Started the cursing trend.

0:20.0

That's next on the backstory.

0:27.5

Hey girlfriend, it's me Carol Fisher. I'm so excited to tell you about the brand new series of the

0:30.5

girlfriends.

0:32.0

In season one, we told you about the murder of Gail Katz at the hands of my ex-boyfriend Bob.

0:38.0

At one point a woman's torso washed up on Staten Island and was misidentified as Gail.

0:43.4

She spent nine years in Gail's grave and then she just disappeared.

0:48.3

It's almost like it's become this moral obligation to find her.

0:54.7

And that's what we're going to do.

0:56.5

Find this missing girlfriend and tell her story.

0:59.5

With the help of some of your favorite girlfriends

1:01.8

from season one, like my producer Anna.

1:04.4

Oh my God. My friend Dr. Mindy Shapiro.

1:07.8

Hi, it's Dr. Shapiro and I'd like to speak with the deputy medical examiner and of course Gail's sister Elaine Katz.

1:16.5

Having no closure it kills you. Join us as we try to solve a 35 year old cold case.

1:26.0

It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be one hell of a ride.

1:30.0

What?

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