We're Driving in the Fast Lane on the Freeway of Love

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Lakeoff: We need to scaffold off of the basic embodied... I am a physical body moving around the physical space of the world in order to even have the thought I am in a relationship, for instance. And so part of what comes out of this that I was leading to before is that cognition is grounded in physical sensory experience. That ended up directly leading to a whole approach to human cognition and science and psychology that we refer to as embodied cognition.

We often think of metaphors as poetic flourishes, a nice way to punctuate your ideas and make them more relatable. But what if metaphors arenâ€™t simply tools of language but part of thought itself? David and Tamler â€œdive intoâ€ George Lakoffâ€™s theory of metaphors and â€œexploreâ€ the implications of his view that metaphors shape and constrain the ways we conceptualize our experience of the world. Plus if weâ€™re really living in cancel culture, we might as well do some cancelling. Say goodbye to "Singing in the Rain," Latinx, and punny academic titles among other things.

Oh and itâ€™s our 250th episode! Itâ€™s been quite a journey. Have we come a long way or are we just spinning our wheels? And for a fun detour, check out our bonus podcast series â€œThe Ambulatorsâ€ on the great TV series Deadwood.