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A caller wonders if she's being hypersensitive about the way her boss addresses her in emails. Can the use of an employee's first name ever reflect...
Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, WYAP, WSLR, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more
- Added: Sep 05, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don't they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaini...
- Added: Aug 29, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
RECIPE: Mediterranean Chicken
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Microplastics In Your Tea
* (Segment 3) Red Meat Not Bad?
- Added: Aug 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Sesame Tofu w/ Broccoli
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Good Health News For Coffee & Walnut Lovers
* (Segment 3) Rethinking Typ...
- Added: Aug 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Spinach & Chicken Tortilla Casserole
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Dish Sponge Germs
* (Segment 3) Dementia Prevention Study
- Added: Aug 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
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
Martin Butterworth - Production Designer, Art Director, and Property Master - In Another Life, Eaten By Lions, Brian And Charles, Blank
Bought by RADIOLEX
- Added: Jul 10, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
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
This week on On Story - Action sells! It delights! But without a good story to support it, it totally bombs. Even the most intricately choreographe...
- Added: Jun 27, 2022
- Length: 54:00
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
Joshua Bramer - Property Master - Beatriz At Dinner, Sun Dogs, Kajillionaire, Euphoria, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Bought by RADIOLEX
- Added: Jun 05, 2022
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
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
Brent Kiser - Sound Designer - Swiss Army Man, Honey Boy, Aviva, No Man Of God, and Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Added: May 22, 2022
- Length: 29:00
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