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After this year's thrilling spell-off in the National Spelling Bee, we try to tease out the definitions of some of the words that won the contest.
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- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 28:59
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This week, we're talking about some of the very oldest words in the English language, and how little some of them have changed over thousands of ye...
- Added: Jun 06, 2024
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 2
We're looking at words that were made by smooshing together other words, but it all happened so long ago that we completely forgot about it.
- Added: May 30, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Some of us (Fletcher) can never keep straight what, exactly, the subjunctive is, so fortunately Kathy and Ross are here to remind us.
- Added: May 09, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We dig into why certain words are spelled ridiculously, thanks to a bunch of scholars a few hundred years ago who got a little too nutso about maki...
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- Added: Feb 15, 2024
- Length: 29:00
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Some of us like to be rule breakers, but here are a few rules of the English language we can’t help but follow. And we probably don’t even know the...
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- Added: Feb 08, 2024
- Length: 28:59
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Who are we? What are we doing here? This episode will introduce listeners to host Fletcher Powell and language experts Kathy Petras and Ross Petras...
- Added: Jan 30, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 2
Author Nate Patrin talks about his new book "The Needle and the Lens: Pop goes to the Movies from Rock 'n' Roll to Synthwave"
- Added: Dec 14, 2023
- Length: 09:18
Ned Netzel and Nic Peloquin talk about the new cookbook "Smoke on the Waterfront"
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 08:41
Author Amy E. Casey talks about her NEMBA nominated book "The Sturgeon's Heart"
- Added: Aug 31, 2023
- Length: 06:33
Author and Illustrator Chris Monroe talks about her new book "Sasquatch and Squirrel"
- Added: Aug 17, 2023
- Length: 08:30
Marie Zhuikov talks about her new book of essays “Meander North”
- Added: Dec 08, 2022
- Length: 15:14
HOUR ONE: 'As Read By The Author' - One of the most fun things we get to do is bring the soundscape of a novel to life — cue the monsters, the stor...
- Added: Jun 03, 2022
- Length: 01:59:01
Why do people turn to poetry during troubled times? Poetry is often the one language we need. Join us for an hour on poems we need right now.
- Added: Apr 05, 2022
- Length: 59:00
A postcard from Juneau, Alaska
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- Added: Dec 13, 2021
- Length: 02:00
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A postcard from Tongue, Scotland
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- Added: Dec 12, 2021
- Length: 02:00
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A postcard from Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Added: Dec 12, 2021
- Length: 02:00
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Both Lemony Snicket (the pen name of Daniel Handler) and Kate DiCamillo are authors of children's literature whose work has multigenerational appea...
- Added: Dec 09, 2021
- Length: 29:00
HOUR ONE: 'If Your Clothes Could Talk' - Whether you know it or not, your closets are filled with personal information. Do you think about what are...
- Added: Dec 03, 2021
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: 'Traveling By Book' - From Africa to England, to a kamikaze cockpit, and to realms of fantasy. Books aren’t just books. They’re passports...
- Added: Sep 03, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Reading While Young" - Having trouble reading? Maybe the answer is a younger read. We'll celebrate the new season of our "Bookmarks" mic...
- Added: Apr 30, 2021
- Length: 01:59:01
In this episode, Laura interviews British comedian and activist Jess Thom, TourettesHero, about her performance of Samuel Beckett’s play “Not I”. T...
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- Added: Jan 29, 2020
- Length: 28:00
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Jump on the Musical Merry-Go-Round with Grandfather Paul Stark as he shares 2 hours of family friendly music, stories and guests. You'll hear music...
- Added: Dec 13, 2019
- Length: 01:58:24
Jump on the Musical Merry-Go-Round with Grandfather Paul Stark as he shares 2 hours of family friendly music, stories and guests. You'll hear music...
- Added: Dec 13, 2019
- Length: 01:59:59
Jump on the Musical Merry-Go-Round with Grandfather Paul Stark as he shares 2 hours of family friendly music, stories and guests. You'll hear music...
- Added: Dec 13, 2019
- Length: 01:59:12