
A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
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Flash in the Pan - 22 June 2026
Jun 22, 2026
53m 45s
In the Ballpark (Rebroadcast) - 15 June 2026
Jun 15, 2026
53m 45s
Outer Space - 8 June 2026
Jun 8, 2026
53m 45s
Stub Your Toe (Rebroadcast) - 1 June 2026
Jun 1, 2026
53m 45s
Snookums and Snicklefritz (Rebroadcast) - 25 May 2026
May 25, 2026
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() Flash in the Pan - 22 June 2026 | It’s the ultimate road trip: A father and son retrace the journey of Odysseus and find a way to navigate their relationship. Plus, the story behind the phrase a flash in the pan: It has nothing to do with cooking or gold mining. Also, what’s a gongoozler? If you’re a gongoozler, you’re a big fan of people-watching. And: umarell, a geography puzzle, Hi Bettys, just a tad, Hobelspäne, bingo wings, pickle, and what it means to take a constitutional or to take a ball. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() In the Ballpark (Rebroadcast) - 15 June 2026 | Novelist Charles Dickens and the musician Prince were very different types of artists, but they also had a lot in common. A new book chronicling their extraordinary careers becomes a larger meditation on perfectionism and creativity itself. Plus, the military origins of the term ballpark estimate. And when two people say the same thing simultaneously, why do we yell jinx!? There’s a magical story behind this word. Plus, banging-out, flip-flops and zoris, agua de calcetín, the groundhogs are making coffee, marplot, a puzzle inspired by a nerdy game show, duck duck gray duck vs. duck duck goose, piff-paff, Adam’s off ox, and lots more. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | ![]() Outer Space - 8 June 2026✨ | naturememoir+4 | — | Raising Hare | United StatesCanada+1 | memoirnature+5 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Stub Your Toe (Rebroadcast) - 1 June 2026✨ | college essayschildren's literature+4 | Kelly Barnhill | Wayword, Inc.Official Scrabble Dictionary+9 | — | college essayschildren's literature+3 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 5/25/26 | ![]() Snookums and Snicklefritz (Rebroadcast) - 25 May 2026✨ | animal perceptionromantic novels+4 | — | Wayword, Inc.Snookums+1 | United States | animal perceptionromantic novels+6 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() If Grandma Had Wheels (Rebroadcast) - 18 May 2026✨ | lexicographylanguage+4 | — | Oxford English DictionaryA Way with Words | VictorianGermany | Oxford English DictionaryJames Murray+5 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() Match Game - 11 May 2026✨ | accentslanguage development+4 | — | Why We Talk Funny | Philadelphia | accentslinguistics+5 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() Touch Grass (Rebroadcast) - 4 May 2026✨ | slanglanguage+3 | — | Wayword, Inc.A Way with Words | Alabama | slang termstouch grass+3 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 4/26/26 | ![]() Catch My Drift - 27 April 2026✨ | tech supportslang+3 | — | Wayword, Inc.A Way with Words | — | PEBCAKID10T problem+3 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() Funny Papers (Rebroadcast) - 20 April 2026✨ | grammarlanguage+4 | — | a new book | United StatesCanada+1 | grammarword nerds+7 | — | 53m 45s | |
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| 4/13/26 | ![]() Buttons on Ice Cream - 13 April 2026✨ | dictionary definitionscolor terminology+3 | Kory Stamper | Wayword, Inc.A Way with Words | — | dictionarycolors+3 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() Go Bananas (Rebroadcast) - 6 April 2026✨ | languagecommunication+4 | — | Wayword, Inc. | — | emailsfirst name+6 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() What in Tarnation (Rebroadcast) - 30 March 2026✨ | language evolutionAmerican Sign Language+3 | — | A Way with WordsWayword, Inc.+1 | — | American Sign Languagerestaurant slang+3 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() Tip of the Iceberg - 23 March 2026✨ | vegetarianismscrewball comedies+4 | — | Wayword, Inc.screwball comedies | Saint Never’s Day | vegetarianscrewball+6 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Blue Streak (Rebroadcast) - 16 March 2026✨ | marriage customswriting advice+4 | — | A Way with Words | United StatesCanada+1 | bridewriting advice+5 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Color Me Surprised - 9 March 2026✨ | happinesslanguage learning+3 | — | Wayword, Inc. | — | happinesslanguage learning+5 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() I Don't Have the Spoons (Rebroadcast) - 2 March 2026✨ | puzzleschronic illnesses+4 | — | Wayword, Inc.Wordle+1 | — | puzzlesbrain teasers+6 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Turn on a Dime - 23 February 2026✨ | slangsubcultures+4 | — | Wayword, Inc.A Way with Words | — | slangsubculture+5 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 2/16/26 | ![]() Excuse the Hogs (Rebroadcast) - 16 February 2026 | When a teenager went a week without talking as part of a school project, he noticed a surprising side effect: Instead of rehearsing a response to what other people were saying to him, he was focused on listening — and feeling smarter as a result. Plus, a flight attendant is irritated by a certain term she has to use frequently with passengers. Might there be a better word than de-plane? And how do you pronounce the name of the Show-Me State? The answers you’ll hear are as variable as Midwest weather. Also, cryptic crossword puzzle clues, jabroni, Chatham House rule, railroad slang, dress the bed, nuces relinquere, You can give them books and give them books, but they just chew the covers right off, and lots more. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Sweet Science - 9 February 2026 | Why is boxing called the sweet science when it’s obviously such a bruising sport? Also, a mother of five is baffled when her Gen Z kids use words she thought she knew. For example, they call sweatshirts sweaters, and declare that’s so aesthetic. Recording that vocabulary in a journal now could make for amusing reading for the grandkids later. And: the person on your block who’s always the first to put out their trash and recycling bins? That’s your binfluencer! Plus jammies vs. jommies, open one’s budget, an extraterrestrial puzzle from a strange planet, cracking foxy, epigastric fossa and heartspoon, giacca civetta, shammick and shummick, ragamuffin, I feel like a cracker, and lots more. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() All That and a Bag of Chips (Rebroadcast) - 2 February 2026 | 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 would harm reading comprehension! A witty new book tells the story. Plus, the Latin term bona fides was adopted into English to mean “good faith” or “authentic credentials.” But there’s more than one way to pronounce it. And: say you’re off at summer camp, and there’s a container in the dining hall labeled ort bucket. What will you find if you look inside? Also: crisp, with one foot in the milk bucket, a brain teaser about nicknames, French gestures, Dutchman, million-dollar family, dungarees, scared water, and nuking food. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Use Your Noodle - 26 January 2026 | An acclaimed poet’s tender poem about holding a newborn for the first time reflects a complex swirl of emotions. And: A caller finds that in her workplace, the expression out of pocket can mean very different things: either “being unavailable” or “acting out of line.” Which is correct? Plus, if you plan on a long evening at a pub, better make sure you’re zebra striping! All that, and poosley, noodle, Black Beauty, verschluck, a letter-splitting brain teaser, eating off the mantel, 50 cents vs. 50 cent, quotation marks, fat lighter, and lots more. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() Familiar Strangers (Rebroadcast) - 19 January 2026 | If you take up texting and social media late in life, there’s a lot to learn! A twenty-something wants advice getting her dad up to speed on memes, Instagram, and animated images. Plus, when you’re on a long road trip, what do you call that one driver you keep passing on the freeway, or who sets the pace for your car mile after mile? Road buddy? Some call them Follow Johns. Plus, the linguistic reason why some people say “SANG-wich” instead of “SAND-wich.” It’s a mouthful — literally! And: thalweg, stick season, quare, jimmycane, the many Spanish words that derive from the Nahuatl language, camera and camaraderie, cada chango en su mecate, a puzzle all about the letter E, the connection between dollar and Neanderthal, umarell, and menos burros, más elotes. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Word Hoard (Rebroadcast) - 12 January 2026 | Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant “treasure” and your wordhord was the treasure of words locked up inside you. A delightful new book uses the language of that period to create a vivid look at everyday life. Plus, a shotgun house is long and narrow with no hallway — just one room leading into the next. It’s an architectural style with a long history stretching from Africa to Haiti and into the American South. And: say you accidentally cut someone off in traffic, and you know it’s your fault. What’s a quick, clear way to communicate that you’re sorry? NO texting allowed! All that, and feaking, feather merchant, gradoo, spondulicks, echar un zorrito, tocayo and cuate, a take-off quiz, and an onomatopoeic Old English word for “sneeze.” Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | ![]() You Talk Like a Sausage (Rebroadcast) - 5 January 2026 | 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 a somebody or a something? Also, for centuries, there was little consistency in the way many English words were spelled. But long before the printing press helped to standardize spelling, powerful historical forces were already shaping how those words looked on the page. Plus, Irish words that are as handy as they are fun to say: bockety, which describes something wobbly, and segotia, a fond term for “friend.” And ship vs. yacht, rope vs. line, The New Yorker vs. the The New Yorker, evening vs. afternoon, how to pronounce hammock, a wild and woolly animal quiz, “talking cheese” in German, and an Iranian-American playwright on the challenges of learning another language. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 45s | ||||||
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