{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Language Moments that Defined 2025","description":" This year\u2019s language&amp;nbsp;didn\u2019t&amp;nbsp;just describe the world\u2014it reshaped it. In&amp;nbsp;this episode of&amp;nbsp;HearSay, an annual favorite,&amp;nbsp;we&amp;nbsp;recap and analyze&amp;nbsp;the most memorable language moments of 2025, across politics, culture, and business.&amp;nbsp;It\u2019s a fast, fun&amp;nbsp;look at&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;language&amp;nbsp;that&amp;nbsp;moved audiences&amp;nbsp;this year,&amp;nbsp;from big, bold&amp;nbsp;language shifts (Gulf of America)&amp;nbsp;and unforgettable political&amp;nbsp;phrases&amp;nbsp;(DOGE)\u2026&amp;nbsp;to&amp;nbsp;new tech terms (AI slop) and&amp;nbsp;pop-culture gems (Labubu)\u2026&amp;nbsp;we break down why certain phrases jumped from headlines to headspace. Lee,&amp;nbsp;Michael, and the&amp;nbsp;m+p&amp;nbsp;crew riff on what stuck, what fizzled, and&amp;nbsp;why, with strategic takeaways for&amp;nbsp;every communicator.&amp;nbsp;If you love language, this&amp;nbsp;one&amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp;right up your alley\u2014and fun listening as you wind down your year!&amp;nbsp;Tune in and play along.&amp;nbsp; _______________________________________________________________________________________&amp;nbsp;    Enjoyed&amp;nbsp;the podcast? Rate us on&amp;nbsp;Spotify&amp;nbsp;or write us a review on&amp;nbsp;Apple Podcasts.&amp;nbsp;   Questions? Email us&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;podcast@maslansky.com. We would love to hear from you!&amp;nbsp;   Want to keep up with&amp;nbsp;what's&amp;nbsp;new with us?&amp;nbsp;Follow us on LinkedIn&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;maslansky + partners.&amp;nbsp;    Like&amp;nbsp;to know more about what we&amp;nbsp;do?&amp;nbsp;Head over to&amp;nbsp;our&amp;nbsp;website.&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"HearSay: Lessons in Effective Communication &amp; Messaging","author_url":"https:\/\/www.maslansky.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39411845\/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\/39411845"}