Ep115 - WTF is Linguistics?! with Amanda Montell

Byrdie editor, Amanda Montell (creator of The Dirty Word; author of WORDY) joins #NoFilter with Zack Peter to discuss the debacle that is Taylor Swift, how she scored a book deal at 25, and explain WTF linguistics is?! Also in this episode: Zack's trip to Portland, where a coke dealer tried to take him home; the pain of bad eyebrows; and how to seridilidously land a book deal. This week's Drink of the Week: Skinny Rosa Margarita (Codigo 1530 Rosa tequila, GT's Rosé kombucha, fresh lime juice). Grab your own bottle of Codigo tequila at http://www.codigo1530.com. Keep up with Amanda at @amanda_montell or amandamontell.com. Also, check out The Dirty Word now at: http://bit.ly/2xLu7jU Like the show? Subscribe to us! http://apple.co/1IvZ0ZW and listen every Wednesday. Don't forget to leave us a nice review! Couldn't get enough of us? Follow Zack @justplainzack on Twitter and Instagram. Snap with Zack at theactualzack on Snapchat. Order your copy of Zack's book, When Life Hands You Lemons…Throw Them At People! now at: http://amzn.to/2j386u1 And don't forget to give us your validation: Facebook.com/nofilterzack and Facebook.com/justplainzack

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