Here’s What We’ve Noticed About Brexit
The Gist talks to comedian Josie Long about weird-sounding place names.
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In the Slate Plus bonus segment of Friday’s edition of The Gist, Mike Pesca chats with British comedian Josie Long about Mike’s fascination with place names.
Josie’s solo show, “Something Better,” is about the Brexit vote—which Mike’s been following since the beginning. One thing he’s noticed? The strange-sounding place names.
Are British place names inherently odd, or is it just because Americans aren’t used to them? Or do they make a perfect amount of sense? Lastly , what does Josie have to say about the names of American towns?
Tune in to this week’s NOTBAT to hear more. And if you have an interesting or provocative observation of your own that you’d like Mike to discuss, submit it to notbat@slate.com.
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