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F-ck Yeah: Can Cursing Make You Stronger?

Every Little Thing

English - June 10, 2019 14:25 - 30 minutes - ★★★★★ - 4.4K ratings
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Does swearing make you more powerful? Caller Mark’s dad thinks a well-timed “word of power” is the key to efficient yardwork. ELT asks a swearing expert about that theory. Plus, we talk to someone who turns the “mother f*ckers” into “manhole covers” for the TV versions of movies.
Guests: Cognitive scientist Ben Bergen, author of What the F***; Gwen Whittle, supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. 
Thanks to caller Mark for the monkey flippin’ question, and to Mark’s dad Steve. 
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Does swearing make you more powerful? Caller Mark’s dad thinks a well-timed “word of power” is the key to efficient yardwork. ELT asks a swearing expert about that theory. Plus, we talk to someone who turns the “mother f*ckers” into “manhole covers” for the TV versions of movies.

Guests: Cognitive scientist Ben Bergen, author of What the F***; Gwen Whittle, supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. 

Thanks to caller Mark for the monkey flippin’ question, and to Mark’s dad Steve. 

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