About this episode

The episode discusses the overuse of superlatives in language and culture.

Good is no longer good enough. Everyone is awesome, superlative or great. Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 280: "The Amazing Great." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike Vuolo

Guest: Bob Garfield

Topics covered

• language
• superlatives
• cultural trends
• society
• education

Keywords

• superlative
• awesome
• great
• language
• cultural trends

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Organizations: Booksmart Studios, Lexicon Valley, Megaphone

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