
Eric and Frankie are not linguists.
What Eric and Frankie lack in bona fides (boring fides, more like it) they make up for in sibling jocularity, rampaging tangents, and lighthearted ribbing. They already know you're a smart person, you don't need to be told that.
Instead, join them every Wednesday to learn a new, cool, big word to enrich your new, cool, big brain and listen in on a casual conve... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 36 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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Prepare for trouble! And make it double! The word of the week is:
Fractious - adjective
1: tending to be troublesome : unruly
2: quarrelsome, irritable
In this episode:
• 4 hours to do 2 minutes of work
• Special pokémon calls
• The Collective... more
It's our first listener-suggested word! We're sorry...
I don't know how to do spoiler text, so you'll just have to listen to figure out the word.
The word of the week was suggested by Nico from our Discord. Thank you, Nico!
In this episode:
• Bla... more
Y'all remember that "game" Frankie did for episode 27: Mercurial? Buckle up, folks
Capricious - adjective
1: governed or characterized by sudden irrational and unpredictable impulses or whims : impulsive
broadly : unpredictable, erratic
2 (law ):... more
Au-to-ma-ticity, the word of the week is:
Automaticity - noun (definitions from adjective form, automatic)
1a: largely or wholly involuntary
b: acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously
c: done or produced as if by machine : mechanical
In th... more
Take your medicine, the word for the week is
Mithridatism - noun
: tolerance to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it
In this episode:
• BC - Before Chester
• "I don't care for Mithridatis VI..."
• Pliny the Elder wrote th... more
Turn to page 69 school planners and jot this down, the word of the week is:
Lenticular - adjective
1: having the shape of a double-convex lens
2: of or relating to a lens
3: provided with or utilizing lenticules
In this episode
• Get that good v... more
Kaboom! The word for the week is:
Smithereens - plural noun
: small broken pieces : fragments, bits
In this episode:
• hot.dog
• I got blown to away
• Choose your own mindsweeper
• Chipocalypse
• Thanks, ball lightning!
Like what we do?
• J... more
Two Swordz joins us today with a new, two-part word!
Objet d'Art - noun
1: an article of some artistic value
2: curio
In this episode:
• Piss hell (we promise this whole episode won’t be about pee)
• Banksy shredding
• The story of “Once Upon ... more










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A comedy-driven exploration of language, featuring Eric and Frankie, who engage listeners with their witty sibling banter as they discuss a new word each week. They blend humor with personal anecdotes and observations, covering a variety of lighthearted topics including parenting, colloquialisms, and pop culture in an accessible manner. Each episode aims to enrich listeners' vocabulary while maintaining an entertaining and casual atmosphere, making it appealing to those who appreciate clever wordplay combined with comedy and real-life stories.
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