Word Food: Upside Down & Soft Power

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of 'Word Food' and how language shapes our understanding of social and political realities.

Pushback Talks Season 9 is here with "Word Food"! This season, Fredrik & Leilani return with their signature bite-sized episodes: sharp, surprising, 15-minute explorations of the words that shape our world. Each week, they pick a single word (or two) and unpack how its simple surface hides deeper social, political, and economic realities. Think of it as thought-provoking “intellectual snacking” – quick enough for your commute, rich enough to shift how you see power, privilege, and the sys...

People in this episode

Hosts: Fredrik, Leilani

Topics covered

• language
• power
• privilege
• society
• politics

Keywords

• Word Food
• language
• social realities
• political realities
• intellectual snacking

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