Geordie Armstrong and Josh Molina return with the latest episode in their ongoing series "Let's Talk About . . ." This week the geographer and the journalist, who are also teachers at Santa Barbara City College, talk about our culture's obsession with language and why we care about some words, and not others. The two also talk about the importance of listening and hearing people, and allowing them to feel safe from judgment as they explore words and terms — and their meanings. Armstrong offers a history of how some words came to existence, and why their meaning is so offensive to some marginalized groups. She also talks about how our culture uses female genitalia as negative terms and how that language objectives women. "What does it say about us that we have narrowed female genitalia down to just the part that is there for the purpose of reproduction?" Josh talks about how men use female genitalia to diminish the masculinity of men when they call each other the "p-word." Geordie and Josh also talk about their approaches in the classroom and how they help students feel safe to express themselves without judgment. The is mature, in-depth conversation about the importance of words and why they and sometimes, why they don't. Geordie Armstrong is a geographer and professor of geography at Santa Barbara City College. Josh Molina is a professor journalist and professor of journalism at Santa Barbara City College and Cal State University, Northridge. Please consider a contribution to this podcast, owned by Jagan Media LLC. Check out other "Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina" podcasts and "Let's Talk About . . . " podcasts on the YouTube channel @Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina Consider a contribution at www.santabarbaratalks.com

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16 Jul 2022