The Word "Dadgum" and author Silas House on Defeating Accent Bullies "One Word at a Time"

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Listen to find out what word people are replacing with the euphemism "dadgum." Then, author and Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House reads from his essay "In My Own Country," about how his parents learned to defeat those who were making fun of their accents....one word at a time.

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