Name: WORD NERD Words from the 1920s by 93.9 The River
Duration: 4 min 53 s
Description: Part II of Monte's conversation with Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster some of the words that were the cat's meow one-hundred years ago.

This week on Nerd Wars
The Nerds recap their visit to The Quarters in Hadley for First Contact Day
Plus Val Kilmer (redux), Dweezil Zappa, Over My Head with Professor Lowenthal and space junk
The Nerds geek out over TV Shows - Daredevil Born Again, Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Lost In Space
Next Week - it's a battle for best rogue character who's charming but crooked.
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Will goes with Q from Star Trek
New York Times bestselling author Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles) stops to complicate matters.
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The Nerds push Holly to pick a topic for debate and she goes with Favorite Future Food.
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Nerd Wars - Thursdays at 9 AM on 93-9 The River

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This week on Nerd Wars, it's the Battle Of Charming And Crooked.
Will picks Q (Star Trek) and Steve picks DJ (Star Wars) and, surprisingly, we have a winner!
Plus, the nerds have Lewis and Sophia from The Angry Geeks Show as special guests.
There's wrestling, a Macho Man impression throwdown, reminiscing about Comic Cons and William Shatner

Also, a discussion about Thunderbolts* and what makes Angry Geeks so angry
Next weeks battle - Favorite Food
Vote for your favorite Macho Man impression online or on the app.
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Part II of Monte's conversation with Emily Brewster, resident wordster, from Merriam-Webster some of the words that were the cat's meow one-hundred years ago.

WORD NERD Words from the 1920s

93.9 The River

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