Speaking American (w/ writer Taylor Kay Phillips)

<html><p>As the US reengages with its roots in empire, it does so with a lot of leaders who just don't speak the language. Maybe that would help? Food for thought. On this episode of <strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong>, writer <strong>TAYLOR KAY PHILLIPS</strong> gets in on the dingus action with her pick: monolingualism. </p><p>Hosts <strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> and <strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH </strong>yell with Phillips about languages—dead and otherwise—and ask whether "gonorrhea" was the solution all along to a dark political moment. She talks about writing jokes when the material doesn't necessarily lend itself to comedy. </p><p>Also on the episodes...</p><ul><li><p>US Sec. of State "Little" Marco Rubio</p></li><li><p>ICE agents</p></li><li><p>Pete Hegseth</p></li><li><p>Greenland</p></li><li><p>And Lyz's badbadnotgood Bernie Sanders impression</p></li></ul><p><strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK </strong>is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday.</p><h3><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW by </strong><u><strong><a href="patreon.com/cw/LyzLenz"; target="_blank">subscribing on Patreon</a></strong></u><strong>.</strong></h3><p><strong>👑 $5/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928874"; target="_blank">Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)</p><p><strong>👑👑 $10/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928880"; target="_blank">Definitely Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)</p><p><strong>SEND US YOUR DINGUS.</strong> <u><a href="memo.fm/dingus"; target="_blank">Record a voice memo</a></u> and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to <u><a href="mailto:menyellatme@gmail.com" target="_blank">menyellatme@gmail.com</a></u>. </p><p><strong>FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="youtube.com/@DingusoftheWeek"; target="_blank">Youtube</a></p></li><li><p><a href="instagram.com/dingusoftheweek/"; target="_blank">Instagram</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> is the HBIC of MYAM Media. </p><p><strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> <u><a href="instagram.com/zachosmith/#"; target="_blank">writes about politics</a></u> for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (<a href="instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)" target="_blank">instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)</a> and TikTok (<a href="tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith)." target="_blank">tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).</a></p><p><strong>TAYLOR KAY PHILLIPS</strong> is a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and for <a href="tkp.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips&q…; target="_blank">Crying in Public</a> on Substack. She is the author of <a href="taylorkayphillips.com/a-guide-to-midwestern-co…; target="_blank">A Guide to Midwestern Conversation.</a> </p><p><u><strong><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank">LAURA BENITEZ</a></strong></u><u><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank"> wrote the theme song.</a></u></p><p><strong>SHOW RUNDOWN:</strong></p><ul><li><p>(00:00) - Intro: "Everybody has pubes" by Zachary Oren Smith</p></li><li><p>(04:06) - Comedy in dark times</p></li><li><p>(15:49) - Guest dingus: America's commitment to monolingualism</p></li><li><p>(23:30) - Presidential language history</p></li><li><p>(33:50) - American tourists abroad</p></li><li><p>(39:28) - Dingus says what?</p></li><li><p>(54:17) - Close</p></li></ul><p></p></html>