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🗓️ 10 July 2025
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What happens when trees have to run for their lives and the only way is up? The Vietnam cypress (Xanthocyparis vietnamensis), that's what!
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0:00.0 | What's up, Fungal Associates, Alex here, and I've got a question for you. Do you like words? |
0:05.8 | Boy, we sure do. Casey and I are all about language and words, and we just found a podcast that we think you may like, too. |
0:12.7 | It's called But or No Parsnips. It's hosted by librarians Kyle Imperator and Emily Moyers. |
0:19.4 | They will take you on a journey through some of the English language's strangest, rarest, and most interesting words, opening doors to weird histories, nonsensical linguistics, and outlandish fun. |
0:31.2 | Butterno Parsnips is a word podcast that's dedicated to word lovers like me, history buffs like Casey, and general knowledge |
0:39.8 | nerdum like all of you. Every week, Kyle and Emily introduce each other to a word that they hope |
0:44.9 | their co-host has never heard before. What unfolds is an etymological journey through history, |
0:50.0 | linguistics, and all the weird reasons we say, the things we say. |
0:58.0 | It kind of sounds like completely arbitrary, but instead of trees, words. |
1:02.3 | And if you've listened to any of the show, you know that I am all about that. |
1:06.7 | Linguistics and language, gosh, they just really get me going, you know? |
1:10.2 | Not like that, but sometimes like that. You can listen to the Butter No Parsnips Word Podcast, anywhere podcasts are available, |
1:15.3 | or by visiting BNPod.com. |
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