{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Language of Deception (56)","description":"Dave Shepherd welcomes Adam Curry, Ashley Simpson, and Howard Stern to the Word Nerds' studio. APRIL FOOLS! Just kidding! It's really Dave and Howard Chang.\r\n\r\nDave and Howard respond to voicemail from Patrick regarding the Rude Word of the Week. (1:59)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOn April Fools Day, Dave and Howard explore the relationship of language to deception and humor. Dave presents a mental deception he learned from Frank Freer, the late magic dealer in Berlin. (4:06)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe trickster in myth; deception and theatrical performance (10:25)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic bumper from by "Had Me Fooled" by The Defibulators (15:12)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDave's magic teacher, Jamy Ian Swiss, is the Honest Liar. (15:57)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCon games, hustles, deception in sales, and the Nigerian Prince email scam (16:52)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSong: "I Don't Wanna Lie," by Beatrice Ericsson (25:57)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRude word of the week: "quack" (29:30)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic bumper from "Just Looking" by The Jerrys (31:07)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOfficial and public deceptions: wagging the dog, and the "War Magician" (31:37)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTheme music by Kick the Cat\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nClosing music from "Grapes" by Evan Stone\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\ntime: 38:39 \r\nsize: 26.5 Mb\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nrating: PG (Howard's discussion of the trickster in mythology is briefly just slightly violent; otherwise this show is kid-safe.)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCategories: language, linguistics, magic\r\n\r\n","author_name":"The Word Nerds Archive","author_url":"http:\/\/thewordnerds.org","html":"