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Baby goats’ baas may contain a hidden message for their herdmates.
- Added: Apr 30, 2012
- Length: 00:01:00
Martha and Grant discuss unintentionally funny headlines. Also, Quiz Guy John Chaneski composes a holiday-song quiz. And the hosts settle a grammat...
- Added: Dec 22, 2010
- Length: 00:54:00
This week, it's headlines that make you do a doubletake, like "Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden." Martha and Grant discuss a few of these bloo...
Bought by WRVO
- Added: Jun 30, 2010
- Length: 00:54:00
- Purchases: 1
South African English is a rich mix of Afrikaans, English, and indigenous languages such as Zulu and Xhosa. Martha and Grant discuss some favorite ...
Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WRVO
- Added: Apr 14, 2010
- Length: 00:54:00
- Purchases: 2
This week on A Way with Words: How far back could you go in history and still be able to understand English as it was spoken centuries ago? Martha ...
Bought by KREV-LP and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Dec 30, 2009
- Length: 00:54:00
- Purchases: 2
Pickle, baboon, cupcake, snorkel, pumpkin, Kalamazoo -- let's face it, some words are just plain funny. But what makes some words funnier than othe...
Bought by WRNC-LP and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Aug 12, 2009
- Length: 00:54:00
- Purchases: 2
Sure, there's "Grandma" and "Grampa," but there's also Gammy, Bumpy, Dadoo, Gre-Gre, Kiki, Kerkel, Monga, Nee-Nee, Pots, Rah-Rah and Woo-Woo. Marth...
- Added: Jul 15, 2009
- Length: 00:53:59
Was it "an historic" or "a historic" election? What is "going commando" and a skirt "almost up to possible"? Also: aptronyms, names for same-sex pa...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 00:54:00
- Purchases: 2
Are fairy tales too scary for young children? Martha and Grant talk about whether those stories are too traumatizing for youngsters. Also, why do w...
Bought by KXOT Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, and KERA
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 00:54:00
- Purchases: 3
