Part 1 of my conversation with special guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the evolution of profanity. Listen to the episode below or download it directly (right click and "save as").
Show notes:
- George Carlin summed up the issue of profanity on TV quite nicely
- NYPD Blue pushed the boundaries of what you could see on broadcast TV
- As kids, we saw a lot of risque stuff on pay cable channels
- Sitcoms have to make do with innuendo
- Inadvertent f-bombs on awards shows
- The "c-word" is offensive here, not so much overseas
- The number of f-bombs factors into movie ratings
- South Park loves to push network censors
- Plot twists are more shocking than language
- Tarantino edited the TV version of Pulp Fiction himself
- The comfort of casual profanity
- Starting young
- Controlling your language in polite society
- To be continued
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Deer Tick - Born at Zero
The Rationales - Radio
Wintersleep - Resuscitate
Torche - Reverse Inverted
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The Deer Tick song is from the EP Tim on Partisan Records. Download the song for free from Spin.
The Rationales song is a single avalable for free download from Bandcamp.
The Wintersleep song is on the album Hello Hum on Roll Call Records. Download the song for free at Wintersleep.com.
The Torche song is on the album Harmonicraft on Volcom Entertainment. Download the song for free at Stereogum.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.
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