Episode 397 • • 1:19:56 - 1:23:41
397: Wiggin' Out
BART Vinyl Seat Conversion, Public Relations Language
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system is replacing wool seats with vinyl to improve sanitation following reports of bedbugs and filth. The hosts focus on a transit official's odd use of the word "campaigning" to describe the rollout of the new seats, suggesting it reflects scripted corporate PR language.