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Big Words for Smart People

Big Words for Smart People

Written by: Eric and Frankie
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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 conversation loosely connected to the word.

BW4SP releases weekly to enrich your lexicon, ~30 minutes at a time.

All thoughts, ideas, and opinions expressed in Big Words for Smart People are their own.
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Episodes
  • 26: Supercilious

    26: Supercilious
    Jan 21 2026

    Two Swordz, Two Hearts, One Word:

    Supercilious - adjective

    : coolly and patronizingly haughty

    In this episode:

    • Too many rangoons
    • Introducing Two Swordz (and his Biggest Fanz)
    • And JFKaby
    • Lifeguard stunts
    • Fun in media, less in reality
    • The American Lean™
    • Hobbylos behavior

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    38 mins
  • 25: Caterwaul

    25: Caterwaul
    Jan 14 2026

    If you like listening to people talk about their cats, you're in luck! The word of the week is:

    Caterwaul - verb

    1: to make a harsh cry 2: to protest or complain noisily In this episode:

    • Bring back Street Pass in 2026
    • Frankie might not be very good at limericks either
    • Cats
    • Tiny Spider-Man window cleaning
    • Howling sh*t sprints
    • Coyote chorus

    We apologize for Frankie earblasting the audience

    Special shout out to all our wonderful cats: Ruben Wilson, Kessie, Macaroni, Chicken Nugget French Fry Tabby. We love you and miss you, Loblolly Pratchett.

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    47 mins
  • 24: Harrowing

    24: Harrowing
    Jan 7 2026

    Just in time for the new year, the word of the week is:

    Harrowing - Adjective

    : acutely distressing or painful

    In this episode:

    • What is the hottest tattoo?
    • Self-broken bones
    • Things to talk about while getting a tattoo
    • The Twilight slippery slope
    • Like, seriously, a lot of tattoo talk

    Like what we do?

    • Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm
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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    40 mins
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