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March is Women's History Month!

Retro Is The New Retro

Here's a linguistic oddity for you: Retronyms are names for things that have to be altered after newer versions appear. What retronym was needed after the electric guitar arrived? Acoustic guitar.

Heard in Episode 328: Pack Your Knives And Go Play Trivia

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