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Salad Days (#1582)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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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 acceptanc...

Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Salad Days (#1582)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
Piece image
A documentary film called My Beautiful Stutter" follows youngsters at a summer camp specifically for stutterers. It's a place for finding acceptanc...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WSLR, WNIN and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Yak Shaving (#1548)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There was a time when William Shakespeare was just another little 7-year-old in school. Classes in his day were demanding -- and all in Latin. A ne...

Bought by WUOT 91.9 FM, Tri States Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KTXK, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Cabin Fever (#1547)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The adjective canine refers to dogs, and feline refers to cats. But how does English address other groups of animals? Plus, cabin fever has been ar...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Hog on Ice (#1544)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One secret to writing well is . . . there is no secret! There's no substitute for simply sitting down day after day to practice the craft and learn...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WSLR, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Hog on Ice (#1544)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One secret to writing well is . . . there is no secret! There's no substitute for simply sitting down day after day to practice the craft and learn...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Blue Streak (#1598)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How long can a newly married woman be called a bride? Does bride apply only as long as her wedding day, or does it extend right on through the coup...

Bought by KUAT, KVSC, RADIOLEX, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Yak Shaving (#1548)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There was a time when William Shakespeare was just another little 7-year-old in school. Classes in his day were demanding -- and all in Latin. A ne...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, KTXK, WYAP, WSLR and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Cabin Fever (#1547)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The adjective canine refers to dogs, and feline refers to cats. But how does English address other groups of animals? Plus, cabin fever has been ar...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Make a Beeline (#1641)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you make a beeline for something, you're taking the shortest route possible. You're also mimicking bee bee-havior! After a bee has visited enoug...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WSLR, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Goody Two-Shoes (#1543)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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She sells seashells by the seashore. Who is the she in this tongue twister? Some claim it's the young Mary Aning, who went on to become a famous 19...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WSLR and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Cool Beans (#1570)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue. But does this milestone mean you're actual...

Bought by KUAT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, WSLR and more


  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Clever Clogs (#1539)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Ribbon fall. Gallery forest. You won't find terms like these in most dictionaries, but they and hundreds like them are discussed by famous writers ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTXK, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Cool Beans (#1570)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue. But does this milestone mean you're actual...

Bought by KUAT, KVSC, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WNIN and more


  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Minor Planets (#1639)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There are eight major planets, but more than a million minor ones, including asteroids. If you discover one, you get the honor of naming it. The Di...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Dirty Laundry (#1520)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blank...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Clever Clogs (#1539)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Ribbon fall. Gallery forest. You won't find terms like these in most dictionaries, but they and hundreds like them are discussed by famous writers ...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WSLR and more


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Mittens in Moonlight (#1586)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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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....

Bought by KUAT, KREV-LP, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Mrs. Astor's Horse (#1530)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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"What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?" Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children's joke book has lots of these ...

Bought by KUAR, KECG, WPCA-LP, WNIN, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Mittens in Moonlight (#1586)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
Piece image
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....

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Kite in a Phonebooth (#1524)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Stunt performers in movies have their own jargon for talking about their dangerous work. They refer to a stunt, for example, as a gag. Across the c...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Had the Radish (#1527)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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This week on A Way with Words: Your first name is very personal, but what if you don't like it? For some people, changing their name works out grea...

Bought by KUAR, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Dirty Laundry (#1520)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
Piece image
When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blank...

Bought by KUAT, KQRU FM LP, KTXK, Royalton Community Radio, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Orange Pigs (#1629)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they'...

Bought by KUAR, KLRE, KTSW 89.9, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
If Grandma Had Wheels (#1603)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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While compiling the Oxford English Dictionary, lexicographer James Murray exchanged hundreds of letters a week with authors, advisors, and voluntee...

Bought by KUAT, KREV-LP, KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18

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