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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
Centuries ago, monks who took a vow of silence still had to communicate about routine matters, from gardening to equipment repair. So they develope...
- Added: Apr 04, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word "stressed" spelled backwards is "desserts." So...
- Added: Mar 28, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Eels, orts, and Wordle! Sweden awarded its most prestigious literary award to a book about . . . eels. The Book of Eels reveals the mysterious lif...
Bought by KUAT, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more
- Added: Mar 21, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
We take our voices for granted, but it's truly miraculous that we communicate complex thoughts simply by moving our mouths while exhaling. A fascin...
- Added: Mar 14, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Some people work hard to lose their accent in order to fit in when they move somewhere else. But others may be homesick for the sounds they grew up...
- Added: Mar 07, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
RECIPE: Eggplant Casserole
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Cheese Is Good For Us?
* (Segment 3) Music Helps Our Brains
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Honey Garlic Salmon
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) New Methods For Alzheimer’s Detection
* (Segment 3) Sleep Is Vital To Formin...
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Zorba's Experimental Beef Brisket
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Garlic Helps Memory
* (Segment 3) Do Supplements Actually Work?
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
For rock climbers, skiers, and other outdoor enthusiasts, the word "send" has a whole new meaning. You might cheer on a fellow snowboarder with "Se...
Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WSLR, Tri States Public Radio and more
- Added: Feb 28, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
RECIPE: Butternut Squash Tacos w/ Avocado
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Walking Speed Determines Health
* (Segment 3) Antibiotics & Obe...
- Added: Feb 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Pineapple Shrimp Noodle Bowl
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) What Else Is In Our Pills?
* (Segment 3) Mushrooms For Memory
- Added: Feb 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Some college students are using the word loyalty as a synonym for monogamy. Are the meanings of these words now shifting? Plus, a biologist discove...
Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more
- Added: Feb 21, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
In Cockney rhyming slang, apples and pears is a synonym for "stairs," and dustbin lids means kids. Plus, sniglets are clever coinages for things we...
- Added: Feb 14, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 19
