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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
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
