Big Words for Smart People

42: Ma

36 min · 20 de may de 2026
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Take a moment, the word (concept?) of the week is:   Ma - noun In modern interpretations of traditional Japanese arts and culture, ma is an artistic interpretation of an empty space, often holding as much importance as the rest of an artwork and focusing the viewer on the intention of negative space in an art piece. In this episode: * A sad, lost Italian man * Don't knock, we're queer * We need the valleys to see the peaks * Anime hour * The value of nothing * Hey Reuben * Pokémon of the Week: Mahumbug Like what we do? * Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm [https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm]  * Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com [bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com] * Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp [https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp]   Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon [https://lava-salmon.com/] Show-notes definition pulled from Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_(negative_space)]

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