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We look at some "rules" of the language that were mostly just made up so people could feel like they were speaking proper English.
- Added: Mar 07, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Doublespeak! We look at unconscious ways we follow the rules of English by doubling sounds and words, and how meanings of words can change when we ...
Bought by KBBI Alaska, KRPS, and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 28:57
- Purchases: 3
It’s that time of the year again when dictionaries around the world try to sum up the year in a word or two.
- Added: Jan 03, 2023
- Length: 06:00
This episode features poet Kaveh Akbar, writer Danielle Henderson, and music from indie rock band Deep Sea Diver.
- Added: Nov 04, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Live Wire celebrates Mother's Day with musician and writer Michelle Zauner (a.k.a. Japanese Breakfast), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Al...
- Added: May 06, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Live Wire celebrates Mother's Day with musician and writer Michelle Zauner (a.k.a. Japanese Breakfast), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Al...
Bought by KTXK, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WFAE, and KTSW 89.9
- Added: Mar 29, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
This episode includes poet Kaveh Akbar, writer Danielle Henderson , and music from Deep Sea Diver.
- Added: Jan 06, 2022
- Length: 59:01
This episode feature author Jami Attenberg, podcaster James Kim, and music from Federale.
- Added: Jul 30, 2020
- Length: 59:00
This episode explores "love languages" with filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky and poet Matthew Zapruder, plus music from Bodies on the Beach.
- Added: Mar 02, 2020
- Length: 58:58
If your client calls a centimeter a "sontimeter," I'll assume they're medical and you've got a leader.
This is Episode 82 of Engineering Word Of T...
- Added: Feb 07, 2020
- Length: 06:10
This episode explores "love languages" with filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky and poet Matthew Zapruder, plus music from Bodies on the Beach.
- Added: Nov 20, 2019
- Length: 59:00
SWE wants to "stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders," among other goals.
Bought by WETD
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 02:05
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 04:05
- Purchases: 1
What is the position of acne-picking in contemporary literature? Otessa Moshfegh, author of Eileen and most recently the collection Homesick for An...
- Added: Jun 15, 2017
- Length: 26:19
Breaking up is hard to do, and it's hard to put into appropriate words. Comedian Rosie Wilby seeks a better term for 'ex', and family law barrister...
- Added: Mar 06, 2016
- Length: 18:28
The 2016 US election isn't going away anytime soon, so let's seek refuge in etymology. Consider the linguistically appropriate age of a senator, an...
- Added: Feb 25, 2016
- Length: 36:05
- Added: Sep 23, 2014
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 1
A few hours north of San Francisco is the town of Boonville, nestled in the quaint Anderson Valley of Mendocino County. Like Silicon Valley, this p...
- Added: Dec 29, 2013
- Length: 13:24
Join us for a fascinating discussion with anthropologist Dr. Ellen Basso. She has spent many years living with, studying and writing about the Kala...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Oct 21, 2010
- Length: 28:11
- Purchases: 1
