A Way with Words

Life of Riley (Rebroadcast) - 15 April 2024

Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy...

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Blue Dolphin - 8 April 2024

How can you kick the verbal habit of saying You know and um so many times in a sentence? For one...

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Off the Turnip Truck (Rebroadcast) - 1 April 2024

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use...

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Gilded Age - 25 March 2024

In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from a...

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Loaded For Bear (Rebroadcast) - 18 March 2024

One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like...

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Bronx Cheer - 11 March 2024

What’s the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is far less...

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Mrs. Astor's Horse (Rebroadcast) - 4 March 2024

“What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn’t a cat?” Answer: a...

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Ghost Runner - 26 February 2024

In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). These types...

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At First Blush (Rebroadcast) - 19 February 2024

Book recommendations and the art of apology. Martha and Grant share some good reads, including an...

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Sweet Spot - 12 February 2024

If you're in a book club, how do you decide what books to read? There are lots of different ways,...

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Gift Horse (Rebroadcast) - 5 February 2024

The edge of the Grand Canyon. A remote mountaintop, or a medieval cathedral. Some places are so...

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Had the Radish (Rebroadcast) - 29 January 2024

Your first name is very personal, but what if you don’t like it? For some people, changing their...

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Orange Pigs - 22 January 2024

What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different...

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Abso-Bloomin-Lutely (Rebroadcast) - 15 January 2024

The autocomplete function on your phone comes in handy, of course. But is it changing the way we...

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Niblings and Nieflings (Rebroadcast) - 8 January 2024

How do actors bring Shakespeare's lines to life so that modern audiences immediately understand...

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Book Moth - 1 January 2024

If you skip wearing underwear, you’re said to be going commando. This bit of slang originated...

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Kite in a Phonebooth (Rebroadcast) - 25 December 2023

Stunt performers in movies have their own jargon for talking about their dangerous work. They...

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Takes All Kinds - 18 December 2023

Crossword puzzles are a marvelous mental workout. A delightful new book about them shares plenty...

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Strawberry Moon (Rebroadcast) - 11 December 2023

We asked for your thoughts about whether cursive writing should be taught in schools -- and you...

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Highway Robbery - 4 December 2023

Secret signals on the job: Waitresses at some 19th-century restaurants ensured speedy drink...

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