{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Governmental Gab (49)","description":"Dave Shepherd plays the first feedback we've received on the new Nerd Number, about our show on onomotapoeia (2:45)\r\n\r\nDave and Howard Chang explore words and metaphors describing systems of governance and polity. Each of them reads a poem about the ship of state. (4:01)\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic bumper from 'Court of Greedy Kings,' by Val Davis (10:02)\r\n\r\n\r\nGovernance, the governator, and other words about those who govern (10:17)\r\n\r\n\r\nSong: 'Peace Wins the Election' by Maria Daines (19:38)\r\n\r\n\r\nRude word of the week: 'tyrant' (23:15)\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic bumper from 'Necessary Rain,' by Emile Westergaard (29:02)\r\n\r\n\r\nForms of government and words to describe them (29:34)\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network\r\n\r\n\r\nTheme music by Kick the Cat\r\n\r\n\r\nClosing music from 'Grapes' by Evan Stone.\r\n\r\n\r\ntime: 35:47\r\nsize: 16.4 Mb\r\n\r\n\r\nrating: G (We hope people of all ages will learn about their government, wherever they are.)\r\n\r\n\r\nCategories: language, linguistics, government\r\n","author_name":"The Word Nerds Archive","author_url":"http:\/\/thewordnerds.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/1421846\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/1421846"}