A Way with Words
By Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, produced by Stefanie Levine
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Podcast Description
A Way with Words is a lively public radio show about words, language, and how we use them. Hundreds of thousands of language-lovers around the world tune in to hear author Martha Barnette and dictionary editor Grant Barrett take calls about slang, grammar, English usage, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, and speaking and writing well. The program is a fresh look at the pleasures and delights of language and linguistics, words and speech, writing and reading. Join the conversation in the U.S. at 1-877-929-9673 (you can leave a message), in London at +44 20 7193 2113, in Mexico City at +52 55 8421 9771, via email at words@waywordradio.org, on the web at http://waywordradio.org/, on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wayword, and via Skype to the user name "wayword."
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Raining Cats and Dogs - 28 May 2012 | Is being jacked up a good or bad thing? | 5/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Do Girls Wear Pink (Rebroadcast) - 21 May 2012 | What is a hooptie? | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Books With a Letter Missing (Rebroadcast) - 14 May 2012 | From popinjays to the tee na na! | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Like a Bad Penny - 7 May 2012 | Are you "rolling in the deep"? | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Horse You Rode In On - 30 April 2012 | There's a difference between cursing and cussing. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Shank of the Evening - 23 April 2012 | What time is the "crack of chicken"? | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Going All City (Rebroadcast) - 16 April 2012 | How about some Georgia ice cream? | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8 |
The College Slang Party (Rebroadcast) - 9 April 2012 | What would you wear to an ABC party? | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Him and I or Him and Me (Rebroadcast) - 2 April 2012 | If someone offered you a croaker, would you accept? | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Rock Paper Scissors - 26 March 2012 | Where might you fry eggs in a spider? | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Mute Point - 19 March 2012 | Why can't you tear the tag off a mattress? | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 |
The Uncanny Valley - 12 March 2012 | Do you know someone with a fear of clowns? | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 |
The Bees Knees (Rebroadcast) - 5 March 2012 | Let's put the moose on the table! | 3/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14 |
Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It (Rebroadcast) - 27 February 2012 | What's a busman's holiday? | 2/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15 |
Kissing Games - 20 February 2012 | Who let the hawk out? | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16 |
The Rubber Match - 13 February 2012 | What do you call a knitted cap? | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17 |
Strange Spelling Bee Words - 6 February 2012 | Why is New York called the Big Apple, and more... | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18 |
Gibberish Language - 30 January 2012 | What Do Pigs Have To Do With Piggyback Rides? | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19 |
By Jingo - 23 January 2012 | The Difference Between Insure And Ensure. | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20 |
Like a Boss - 16 January 2012 | The Truth About a Bull in a China Shop. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21 |
Pickles and Ice Cream (rebroadcast) - 9 January 2012 | What's In A Tavern Sandwich? | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22 |
Who You Calling a Jabroney? (rebroadcast) - 2 January 2012 | -- | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23 |
You Bet Your Sweet Bippy (Rebroadcast) - 26 December 2011 | The Difference Between Baggage and Luggage. | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24 |
Bah Humblebrag - 19 December 2011 | What's your 2011 word of the year? | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSpecial Request! -- Help Support A Way with Words | How much can you help support intelligent radio that respects your brains? | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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26 |
A Murmuration of Starlings - 12 December 2011 | Who's behind eponyms in anatomy? | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Not the Thongs You're Thinking Of - 5 December 2011 | Is It Cool For Parents To Use Their Children's Slang? | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28 |
Cathead Biscuits (Rebroadcast) - 28 November 2011 | Is The Phrase Whether Or Not Redundant? | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Heads Up! It's a Meteor! (rebroadcast) - 21 November 2011 | Shut My Mouth and Call Me Shirley! | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Whole Kit and Caboodle - 14 November 2011 | What in the world is a hoorah's nest? | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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31 |
Why Do Auctioneers Talk So Fast? - 7 November 2011 | Sonker, suss out, roly-polies, and lots more. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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32 |
You Sound Old - 31 October 2011 | Ever use an expression that makes you sound old-fashioned or out of touch? | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Do Girls Wear Pink? - 24 October 2011 | We're Goin' Rollin' In Our Hooptie! | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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34 |
Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels (rebroadcast) - 19 September 2011 | Scat, Tom! Get Your Tail Out Of The Gravy! | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Burrito Baby (rebroadcast) - 12 September 2011 | Grant Talks About New Terms For A Full Stomach. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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36 |
One Space or Two (rebroadcast) - 5 September 2011 | Is Typing Two Spaces After A Period Wrong? | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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37 |
Seeing The Elephant (rebroadcast) - 29 August 2011 | Your Bowtie Is Whistling! | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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38 |
Eastern Seaboard West Coast (rebroadcast) - 22 August 2011 | Grant and Martha Discuss The Poetic Effects Of Compressed Language. | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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39 |
Red Light, Green Light (minicast) - 17 Aug. 2011 | Hot traffic talk: red lights, amber lights, and more. | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Nerd vs Geek (rebroadcast) - 15 August 2011 | What Do The Words Marathon, Paisley, and Bikini Have In Common? | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Of Pupae and Pupils (minicast) - 10 Aug. 2011 | The entomological and etymological connections between the word pupil and the pupal stage of an insect’s life. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Infix is Just Another Word for Fanfreakintastic (minicast) - 3 Aug. 2011 | What's the linguistic term for inserting at least one extra syllable into a word to make it more emphatic? | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cannibal Sandwich Anyone (rebroadcast) - 1 August 2011 | Why are Marines called Gyrenes? | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guess What (rebroadcast) - 25 July 2011 | games,word,pbs,a,esl,english,language,linguistics,as,bbc,kcrw,slang,elt,wgbh,puzzles,tesol,wnyc,wbez,wbur,kpbs | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beanplating the Lunatic Fringe (rebroadcast) - 18 July 2011 | Martha and Grant Discuss Favorite First Lines From Novels. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who is Chester Drawers - 11 July 2011 | Where do you throw a hooley-ann? | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Yankee Dime - 4 July 2011 | Guerrilla Fighters Must Be Angry Apes. | 7/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tweet Nothings - 13 June 2011 | What in the world is a "hit and giggle"? | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tend to the Rat-Killin' - 6 June 2011 | Martha and Grant swap stories about words and letters. | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Everything is Tickety-Boo - 9 May 2011 | There's an 800-pound gorilla in the room! | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
This is the best part of the iPod universe....
I love this podcast. The hosts are witty and urbane; the topic is fascinating. The availibility of podcasts like this is the exact reason I love my iPod. I can listen to enthralling programs like this which I would otherwise miss. A+++
Verbivores forever!
This is a truly witty, erudite, and informative joyride through the English language. The two hosts are knowledgeable and reasonable—something not all that common among those who discuss "proper" usage. But, mainly, the program is just plain fun!
THIS SHOW ENDS ARGUMENTS WITH GRACE
FOR ANYONE WHO CARES IF THEY ARE RIGHT AND CAN HANDLE WHEN THEY'RE WRONG. THESE TWO ENGAGING HOSTS ANSWER NAGGING QUESTIONS ABOUT WORDS AND SAYINGS, THIER TRUE MEANINGS, HISTORIES AND PRONUNCIATION. TRY IT....YOU'LL MAKE IT A REGULAR STOP ON YOUR PODCAST PATH. iT'S FUNNER THAN DICTIONARY DIVING :')
