Gas and Gains

After watching an episode of “Catfish: The TV Show,” Billy goes on a deep dive to find the meaning of a curious ankle tattoo, the eccentricities of the Philadelphia accent, and one man’s fixation with the word “gas.”

Show notes:

00:40 - Catfish: The TV Show - Wikipedia
00:57 - Catfish - Season 7, Episode 18 - Nick and Jasmine (video)
01:35 - To Catch a Predator - Wikipedia
01:46 - Definition of Catfish by Merriam-Webster

The scene (video) from Catfish (the 2010 documentary) where the term was coined


03:36 - "Gayus" video clip from Catfish (video)
05:27 - Wawa
06:46 - MFSB - South Philly
08:04 - Nick: @NickFresh215 / @NickFresh215
08:14 - Jimmy: @jimmyharrity / @jimmy_harrity
09:22 - Jordan Oplinger on Twitter
13:03 - Mean Girls - Stop trying to make fetch happen (video)
16:39 - Betsy Sneller's personal website
17:11 - William Labov - Wikipedia
17:23 - Sociolinguistics - Wikipedia
19:06 - Mechanisms of Phonological Change by Betsy Sneller
20:08 - /æ/ raising - Wikipedia
26:31 - Excerpt from The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
28:01 - History of the Irish Americans in Philadelphia - Wikipedia
28:23 - Irish slang videos on YouTube

Irish Time with Jack! (video)
Irish Slang / Teaching Irish Slang (video)
Irish Slang & Swear Words! (video)


32:50 - The Vocal Fries Episode 35: How Millennials are Destroying the Philly Accent (audio)

Philadelphia magazine - Here’s How Millennials Are Changing the Philly Accent
CBS Philly - Experts Seeing Shift In Philadelphia Accent Thanks To Millennials (video)


33:06 - Preston & Steve (12.11.18) (audio)
36:17 - L-vocalization - Wikipedia
38:48 - Send us your question!