Death of a Name | Reviving a Mobit
Topics discussed
Sponsorship block: Grainger, Samsung, Intuit, UnitedHealthcare, ChatGPT
Intro: The decline of the name Maurice and listener reactions
Host Maurice shares his personal history with the name
Guest Mildred Vinici discusses her name and nickname Millie
Mobituary for Mildred and Hortense: Pop culture impacts
Sponsorship block: 9/11 Memorial, UnitedHealthcare, Shell, T-Mobile
Interview with John McWhorter: The history of the name John
Trends in uniqueness: Black American naming and celebrity influence
Pop culture spikes: Shirley, Michelle, Layla, and Rosanna
Political and phonetic influences on naming trends
The rise of 'soft' masculine names like Ethan and Mason
Mobituary for WASP names: Sidney, Stanley, and Seymour
Sponsorship block: 9/11 Memorial, UnitedHealthcare, Intuit, Shell, T-Mobile
Disaster and war impacts: Katrina, ISIS, and Bertha
The fall of the name Dick and the rise of Todd
Todd Bridges and the cultural legacy of the name Todd
Biblical names: Judas, Cain, and the return of old names
Outro, credits, and final sponsorships
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