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The Gist

Welcome Back To McWhorter's Quarters

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

John McWhorter is a professor of linguistics at Columbia University, a New York Times columnist, and host of the Lexicon Valley podcast. He's back for another iteration of McWhorter's Quarters, wherein we discuss language, society, and the intersection (though not intersectionality) thereof. Plus, the Willy Wonka origin movie answers all the questions no one was asking. And finally, the death of nicknames. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:49.0

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1:04.0

It's Wednesday, July 12, 2023 from Peachfish Productions. It's the Gisdy Mike Pesca.

1:09.0

Ethan has a new headmaster. Well, Simon Henderson has been in place for eight years, but when we're talking about an institution that was founded in 1440 and they count time in Epox, I guess that Simon Henderson is relatively new.

1:23.0

He's changing some things or embracing some new ways. This was all written up in the New York Times today.

1:30.0

It says that Henderson has promoted discussions about masculinity, sexism, and gender identity and celebrated black and LGBTQ plus history months. You know, just kind of dragging it into the 21st century.

1:42.0

Now some people do not like this. Some people have given Simon Henderson a nickname. Handy, as he's called, is sometimes derided as trendy.

1:54.0

I wonder if this is a good nickname. Handy for Henderson, that's not a good nickname. And I'm suspecting that the British tabloids foisted the Handy upon him just to tag him with the trendy, handy nickname for use and headlines.

2:08.0

Nicknames are falling by the wayside. We need better nicknames and this was brought to mind as I was watching the Major League Baseball All-Star game.

2:18.0

And Baseball used to be a source of great, great nicknames or at least real try hard nicknames. Cap Anson, the Marshalltown infant, Luke Appling, Old Akes and Pains.

2:31.0

There were in the early part of the last century, not one, but two gentlemen, Jack Chapman and Bob Ferguson whose nicknames were each death-tuflying things.

2:44.0

They tried to voice that one on a later player, Franklin Gutierrez. It did not stick. When you look down the nickname list of the batters in the Major League Baseball All-Star game lineup, you'll see some purported nicknames.

2:59.0

They had this promotion where players got to pick the names on the back of their jerseys and they went with things like ready for this burst of creativity.

3:07.0

Cory Seeger went with Seeks, Major League Seeks. That would be okay.

3:12.0

Sabanero Soy is said to be the nickname of Rolando Acunia, but it's not really. It's just what he put on the back of his jersey.

3:23.0

It means I am Sabanero. I am from the town that he is from in Venezuela.

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