พอดคาสท์ A Way With Words ชั้นนำ (2025)

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East Overshoe (Rebroadcast) - 10 November 2025 53:45

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Some people work hard to lose their accent in order to fit in when they move somewhere else. But others may be homesick for the sounds they grew up with and want to try to reclaim them. How can you regain your old accent? Also, a compelling book about scientific taxonomy shows how humans use language to try to divide up and impose order on the word…

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Herd of Turtles (Rebroadcast) - 3 November 2025 53:45

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Some college students are using the word loyalty as a synonym for monogamy. Are the meanings of these words now shifting? Plus, a biologist discovers a new species of bat, then names it after a poet he admires. The poet? Nikki Giovanni. Also, warm memories of how a childhood library card becomes a passport to new worlds. And: for a spell vs. cast a…

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Chow Line - 27 October 2025 53:45

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Does language acquisition correspond with being ambidextrous? A woman notices her polyglot husband takes notes with his right hand for certain languages, then switches to his left for other ones. And: What’s the difference between an orchard and a grove? Is it correct to speak of an apple grove or an orange orchard? Also, some fun slang from Newfou…

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Big as a Breadbox - 20 October 2025 53:45

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The Hawaiian word aloha is both a greeting and a goodbye, as well as a profound acknowledgement of the oneness with all living things. Plus, what’s a lemur ball? A new book will leave you marveling over the mysteries of lemurs, wombats, and other creatures. And: If you’re exhausted after a long day, and you get tired of saying you’re tired, you can…

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Mittens in Moonlight (Rebroadcast) - 13 October 2025 53:45

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Need a slang term that can replace just about any noun? Try chumpie. If you’re from Philadelphia, you may already know this handy placeholder word. And there’s Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan, and … The Bronx — why do we add the definite article to the name of that New York borough? The answer lies in the area’s geography and local famil…

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Diamond Dust (Rebroadcast) - 6 October 2025 53:45

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Diamond dust, tapioca snow, and sugar icebergs — a 1955 glossary of arctic and subarctic terms describes the environment in ways that sound poetic. And a mom says her son is dating someone who’s non-binary. She supports their relationship, but still struggles to use their preferred pronouns in a way that feels natural to her. Plus, A Way with Words…

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Brass Tacks - 29 September 2025 53:45

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Why would some Spanish speakers use adaptations of certain English words when perfectly good Spanish words for the same thing already exist? Plus, handy terms in a dictionary of the Sussex dialect from 150 years ago: Back then, a dezzick was “a day’s work” and January butter was another term for “mud.” And: you can’t judge a book by its cover, but …

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Sleepy Winks (Rebroadcast) - 22 September 2025 53:45

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It was a dark and stormy night. So begins the long and increasingly convoluted prose of Edwards Bulwer-Lytton’s best-known novel. Today the annual Bulwer-Lytton Contest asks contestants for fanciful first sentences that are similarly convoluted and over-the-top — often with hilarious results. Plus: George Orwell’s prescient novel 1984 gave us the t…

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Cat Bristle - 15 September 2025 53:45

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How do social media algorithms shape the way we communicate? A new book argues that the competition for clicks is changing the way we speak and write, from the so-called “YouTube accent” to the surprising evolution of the word preppy. Also: A Massachusetts woman complains that a digital highway sign that says Use Ya Blinkah is well-intentioned, but…

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Made from Scratch (Rebroadcast) - 8 September 2025 53:45

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Enthusiastic book recommendations! Martha’s savoring the biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century explorer, polymath, and naturalist who revolutionized our understanding of nature and predicted the effects of human activity on climate. Grant’s enjoying A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, about how the study of DNA is rewriting …

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Good Egg, Bad Apple - 1 September 2025 53:45

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If you like to use emojis, you have some 3800 to choose from—and the organization that approves them is about to announce even more. But do we really need a purple splatter emoji? Or one that looks like Sasquatch? Plus: If you’re retired in the US, you may jokingly call yourself a “geezer.” In the UK, though, the term is more derogatory. Also, why …

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Salad Days (Rebroadcast) - 25 August 2025 53:45

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A documentary film called My Beautiful Stutter follows youngsters at a summer camp specifically for stutterers. It’s a place for finding acceptance, support, and confidence for navigating the larger world. And:, “The High Priestess of Soul,” Nina Simone, was one of the most beguiling performers of all time. A beautiful new picture book for children…

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Tall Drink of Water - 18 August 2025 53:45

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Why is it harder to talk if we don’t move our hands? Even when we’re talking on the phone we feel the need to gesture to aid communication. A new book offers a look at the relatively new field of gesture studies. And: Ever wonder why we describe the American flag as “red, white, and blue?” Why not “blue, white, and red?” Plus, everyone should have …

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Your Imaginary Boyfriend (Rebroadcast) - 11 August 2025 53:45

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We use the term Milky Way for that glowing arc across the sky. But how people picture it varies from culture to culture. In Sweden, that starry band goes by a name that means “Winter Street,” and in Hawaii, a term for the Milky Way translates as “fish jumping in shadows.” And: the history of naming rooms in a house. Some old houses have a room off …

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Mox Nix - 4 August 2025 53:45

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You might be surprised to learn that a “hoosier” isn’t necessarily from Indiana. Around the St. Louis, Missouri, area, the term hoosier has a whole other meaning. And: Scotland is the home of the Golden Spurtle world championship, but what exactly is a spurtle? Some of the finest kitchens are stocked with spurtles. Plus, a love poem from a now-exti…

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Beefed It (Rebroadcast) - 28 July 2025 53:45

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The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don’t they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ever been in a situation where a group makes a decision to do something, only to discover later that no one really wanted to do that thing in the first …

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Imaginary Friends - 21 July 2025 53:45

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Alright, alright, alright! How do some catchphrases become part of the larger vernacular—to the point where people don’t always know the original reference? And the island of Ocracoke off the coast of North Carolina has a distinctive dialect all its own. A new book shows how tourism is changing how the locals talk. Plus: Are you binge-watching or s…

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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

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East Overshoe (Rebroadcast) - 10 November 2025 53:45

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Herd of Turtles (Rebroadcast) - 3 November 2025 53:45

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Chow Line - 27 October 2025 53:45

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Big as a Breadbox - 20 October 2025 53:45

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Mittens in Moonlight (Rebroadcast) - 13 October 2025 53:45

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Diamond Dust (Rebroadcast) - 6 October 2025 53:45

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Brass Tacks - 29 September 2025 53:45

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Sleepy Winks (Rebroadcast) - 22 September 2025 53:45

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Cat Bristle - 15 September 2025 53:45

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Made from Scratch (Rebroadcast) - 8 September 2025 53:45

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Good Egg, Bad Apple - 1 September 2025 53:45

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Salad Days (Rebroadcast) - 25 August 2025 53:45

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Tall Drink of Water - 18 August 2025 53:45

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Your Imaginary Boyfriend (Rebroadcast) - 11 August 2025 53:45

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Mox Nix - 4 August 2025 53:45

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Beefed It (Rebroadcast) - 28 July 2025 53:45

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Imaginary Friends - 21 July 2025 53:45

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