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Nicolas Cage | Self - Host | |
Nikki Glaser | Self - Comedian | |
Elvis Mitchell | Self - Film Critic / Host of The Treatment on KCRW | |
London Hughes | Self - Comedian | |
Melissa Mohr | Self - PhD / Author of Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing | |
Kory Stamper | Self - Lexicographer / Author of Word by Word | |
DeRay Davis | Self - Comedian | |
Benjamin Bergen | Self - PhD / Cognitive Scientist / Author of What The F | |
Nick Offerman | Self - Actor | |
Sarah Silverman | Self - Comedian | |
Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Self - Actor | |
Jim Jefferies | Self - Comedian | |
Joel Kim Booster | Self - Comedian | |
Patti Harrison | Self - Comedian | |
Zainab Johnson | Self - Comedian | |
Mike Eagle | Self - Musician | |
Mireille Miller-Young | Self - PhD / Professor of Feminist Studies | |
Samuel L. Jackson | Self - Actor | |
Snoop Dogg | Self - Rapper | |
Baron Vaughn | Self - Actor | |
NWA | Themselves | |
Donald Sutherland | Self - FTA / (Fuck The Army) | |
Jonah Hill | Self - Actor | |
Queen Latifah | Self - Rapper | |
Patton Oswalt | Self - Comedian |
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Producer | Charles Dulin
Joe Farrell Eric Fisher Federico Friciello Brien Meagher |
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Writer | Bellamie Blackstone
Joel Boyd Sara Schaefer |
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Cinematography | Colin Arndt
David Ortkiese |
An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words. |
21 mins 1/5/2021 1. Fuck | |
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The silly putty of the English language, our most malleable swear word can refer to sex, rage, confusion, excitement and a whole lot more.
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21 mins 1/5/2021 2. Shit | |
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With medieval roots as a term for excrement, this filthy vulgarity evolved over time into something much more versatile - and sometimes even positive.
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21 mins 1/5/2021 3. Bitch | |
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Though it literally means "female dog", in recent years, some women have started to reclaim the "B word" as a term of strength and solidarity.
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21 mins 1/5/2021 4. Dick | |
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You can have one or you can be one. But how did an unassuming nickname for "Richard" become one of our most popular swear words?
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1/5/2021 5. Pussy | |
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From its feline origins to its modern slang uses describing genitalia or insulting manhood, learn how "pu**y" has stood the test of time.
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1/5/2021 6. Damn | |
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Though quite mild when compared with its profane brethren, "damn" has maintained its meaning from biblical times and can still pack a punch even today.
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