The Scales Fall From Our Eyes

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It's metaphors all the way down. Even when you're thinking you're coming up with a good metaphor for is itself metaphorical. Like they share our experience and they share the way we talk. But that stuff is just happening because it's so deeply rooted in us, like that we don't even know it. And again, not by just defining everything as metaphor, because there still is a distinction between non metaphor and metaphor,. It's just far far more dependent on it than ever before.

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.