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This week on A Way with Words: Language is always evolving, and that's also true for American Sign Language. A century ago, the sign for "telephone...
- Added: Aug 22, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
This week on "A Way with Words": When there's no evening meal planned at home, what do you call that scramble to cobble together your own dinner? S...
- Added: Aug 15, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
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...
- Added: Aug 08, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
A librarian opens a book and finds a mysterious invitation scribbled on the back of a business card. Another discovers a child's letter to the Toot...
- Added: Aug 01, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Whether it's a Rubik's cube or a round of Wordle, why do so many of us find puzzles irresistible? A new book celebrates the allure and psychologica...
- Added: Jul 25, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
RECIPE: Turkey Hummus Sliders
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Binge Drinking Up In Seniors
* (Segment 3) Post-Surgery Brain Function Risk
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 59:00
You know that Yogi Berra quote about how Nobody ever comes here; it's too crowded? Actually, the first person to use this was actress Suzanne Ridge...
- Added: Jul 18, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Throwing cheese and shaky cheese are two very different things. In baseball, hard cheese refers to a powerful fastball, and probably comes from a s...
Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX and more
- Added: Jul 11, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
When a teenager went a week without talking as part of a school project, he noticed a surprising side effect: Instead of rehearsing a response to w...
Bought by KUAT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more
- Added: Jul 04, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Old. Elderly. Senior. Why are we so uncomfortable when we talk about reaching a certain point in life? An 82-year-old seeks a more positive term to...
- Added: Jun 27, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
We tend to take the index of a book for granted, but centuries ago, these helpful lists were viewed with suspicion. Some even worried that indexes ...
- Added: Jun 20, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
People who hunt treasure with metal detectors have a lingo all their own. Canslaw means the shreds of aluminum cans left after a lawnmower ran over...
- Added: Jun 13, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
Imagine telling someone how to get to your home, but without using the name of your street, or any other street within 10 miles. Could you do it? W...
- Added: Jun 06, 2022
- Length: 54:30
- Purchases: 19
This week on "A Way with Words": If you take up texting and social media late in life, there's a lot to learn! A 20-something wants advice getting ...
- Added: May 30, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 19
Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant "treasure" and your wordhord was the treasure of wor...
- Added: May 23, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 19
Don't move my cheese! It's a phrase middle managers use to talk about adapting to change in the workplace. It comes from a popular 1990s business b...
- Added: May 16, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
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
Do you refer to your dog or cat as "somebody"? As in: When you love somebody that much, you don't mind if they slobber. In other words, is your pet...
Bought by KUAT, KNCT FM, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP and more
- Added: May 02, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 19
RECIPE: Asparagus Garbanzo Bean Salad
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) The Power of Music
* (Segment 3) Exercise & Marijuana Use
- Added: Apr 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Zaatar Roasted Eggplant
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Opioids & Suboxone Treatment
* (Segment 3) Babysitting Grandparents May ...
- Added: Apr 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Take A Vacation For Your Health
* (Segment 3) TV In Bed Linked To Obesity
- Added: Apr 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Eggplant w/ Braised Chickpeas
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Using Baseball To Fight Dementia
* (Segment 3) Some Drugs May Incr...
- Added: Apr 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece...
Bought by KUAT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more
- Added: Apr 25, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
Sure, there's winter, spring, summer, and fall. But the seasons in between have even more poetic names. In Alaska, greenup describes a sudden, dram...
- Added: Apr 18, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Understanding the varieties of conversational styles can mean the difference between feeling you're understood and being insulted. "High involvemen...
Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WSLR, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more
- Added: Apr 11, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
