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Now is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Brat Summer

From: KMUW

With Charli XCX sparking a summer phenomenon, we take a look at the nature of slang: who uses it, why we use it, and how we need to be very careful...

Bought by WWNO, KWMR, and KRPS

Back-formations

From: KMUW

Today we look at words that came from other words even though we think the second word should have come first.

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Silly Rules (Or, the Unpredictability of the English Language)

From: KMUW

We look at language rules that are rules sometimes, and rules that don't make sense. Well, they make some sense. Whatever. They're rules, anyway.

Bought by WWNO, KWMR, and KRPS

The Ambiguity of English (Is the Name of My Jazz Band)

From: KMUW

This week, we're talking ambiguous words and ambiguous phrases. Sometimes we think we know what we're saying and sometimes we're really wrong.

Bought by KRPS

The Defining Words of the Spelling Bee

From: KMUW

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.

Bought by KRPS

Smooshed-up Words

From: KMUW

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.

Bought by KRPS and KECG

"Captain Underpants" creator Dav Pilkey visits The Roadhouse

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

What does children's book author Dav Pilkey have in common with Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Maya Angelou? His books, like theirs, appear on the...

SHERLOCK HOLMES The Adventure of the Speckled Band pt1

From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology

The Adventure of the Speckled Band from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle part one, directed by Jason Merrin, composed by...