Bonus Episode: The Life of Guy – An Interview with Allan Metcalf

Allan Metcalf, author of 'The Life of Guy: Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot, and the Unlikely History of an Indispensable Word', discusses the origins and history of the word 'guy', its association with Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, and the evolution of the term 'guy' from a negative character to a generic term for any male. The episode also touches on the decline of 'y'all' in American English and the emergence of 'you guys' as a commonly used term.