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In each delicately seasoned episode of Words for Dinner, Mike and Max explore the deepest recesses of the English language to bring back the weird, delicious, and dirty histories of words.
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Nov 15, 2016
Nov 15, 2016
1hr 18 min
Has Taye Diggs followed you on social media too? A sudden burst of celebrity attention has Mike and Max freaking out, though not quite literally. Listen in to their wide-ranging conversation, literally the best thing you will hear this year.
Oct 8, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
1hr 22 min
Are your lovable podcast hosts, Mike and Max, treating Twitter bots unfairly? Whatever happened to the golden days of bots, anyway? Tune in for answers, and a lot more questions.

Sep 7, 2016
Sep 7, 2016
1hr 27 min
This month, Mike and Max keep it chill. If you'd like to hang with the cool kids, listen to this, their laid-back conversation about the word 'apathy.' Or not.

Aug 4, 2016
Aug 4, 2016
1hr 27 min
Let's get this party started. This week, Mike and Max engage unflinchingly with the "evolution of trauma," and have a great time doing it. The word, friends, is 'cocktail.'
Jun 30, 2016
Jun 30, 2016
1hr 7 min
In this, the zestiest podcast you have ever encountered, connoisseurs Mike and Max serve up a spicy helping of etymology pertaining to all things 'buffalo.'
May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016
1hr 32 min
On this episode of Words for Dinner, we get explicit, obscene, and, possibly, erotic. Mike and Max, our two lovable amateur etymologists, take a close look at the word 'pornography' and discover some interesting things about its origin and the changing meaning of the word. Though this episode may not be for children's ears, the most obscene part is when we try to tell jokes.
Apr 20, 2016
Apr 20, 2016
1hr 4 min
In their most timely episode yet, Mike and Max cast their votes in favor of the word 'politics.' Tune in during your next filibuster to find out what they discover.
Apr 4, 2016
Apr 4, 2016
48 min
Religious infighting, scandalous personal attacks, jaw-breaking moments of uncontrollable fear!! Mix them together and you get the newest episode of Words for Dinner: Awesome!!! Mike and Max explore the historicity and elasticity of "awesome" while seeking to answer the question that has plagued Mankind since he found his sock: How awesome is "awesome"? Join us and find out!
Feb 26, 2016
Feb 26, 2016
59 min
This time Mike & Max avert their eyes from perhaps the least-loved of all English adjectives. You may not like the word, you might want to pop a Tums after, but either way, this week's episode isn't one to miss.

Feb 25, 2016
Feb 25, 2016
55 min
Mike and Max are back for Episode 3 of Words For Dinner. They won't be "eating" any "words," per se, but they will definitely delve into the mysterious snootiness of this phrase.
