A Way with Words

A Way with Words A Way with Words is a lively radio program and podcast about language! Join us! Its mission is to change the way you think about language.
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A Way with Words is a fun and funny public radio program and podcast about language examined through history, culture, and family. The program is heard by broadcast and podcast across the United States and around the world by more than a half-million listeners each week. It's produced by Wayword, Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is to promote lifelong learning, better human communication, and the v

alue of a thing well-said or well-written. Call or write with your language questions at any time: (877) 929-9673 (toll-free in the US and Canada) or just email us: [email protected].

You dropped your pocket! Your epidermis is showing! Your sock is untied! https://waywordradio.org/safe-as-houses/ You'll...
12/21/2025

You dropped your pocket! Your epidermis is showing! Your sock is untied! https://waywordradio.org/safe-as-houses/ You'll go gunnybags over this new episode — it's gooder ’n s***f ’n’ not near as dusty.

You dont have grob on some back-alley website nor go around the Wrekin nor trek out where God lost his galoshes — here i...
12/15/2025

You dont have grob on some back-alley website nor go around the Wrekin nor trek out where God lost his galoshes — here is the new episode of "A Way with Words": https://waywordradio.org/potatoes-and-point/

Mia says donate! She's part of the "A Way with Words" family, living with our producer, Stefanie Levine. Mia says a gift...
12/11/2025

Mia says donate! She's part of the "A Way with Words" family, living with our producer, Stefanie Levine. Mia says a gift worth a half-dozen long johns or eclairs would help keep new episodes coming in 2026. https://waywordradio.org/donate PS: Mia's health is 100% now!

Thanks to new "A Way with Words" sponsor Ellipsus! https://ellipsus.app/WORDS Ellipsus makes it easy for anyone to write...
12/08/2025

Thanks to new "A Way with Words" sponsor Ellipsus! https://ellipsus.app/WORDS Ellipsus makes it easy for anyone to write together. Focus on creativity, collaboration, and community. Proudly pro-human. (No AI, ever.) And it's free for everyone!

If you're feeling Weltschmerz or you have the botts, the only solution is to listen to the latest new episode! https://w...
11/30/2025

If you're feeling Weltschmerz or you have the botts, the only solution is to listen to the latest new episode! https://waywordradio.org/drop-in-the-bucket/ We know it's only one hair from nine oxen but add oil! Maybe it won't turn off cold this week!

Whippoorwills, bob whites, and chickadees. How do we decide the names of birds and what to call their calls? https://way...
11/17/2025

Whippoorwills, bob whites, and chickadees. How do we decide the names of birds and what to call their calls? https://waywordradio.org/no-bones/ And lots more in the latest new episode.

Fetch yourself 100 feet of chow line, then check out this new episode: https://waywordradio.org/chow-line/ An ambidextro...
10/27/2025

Fetch yourself 100 feet of chow line, then check out this new episode: https://waywordradio.org/chow-line/ An ambidextrous multilngual and author-coined names and much more…

You're the last suck of the mango, the last Coke in the desert, the last beer in the stadium! https://waywordradio.org/b...
10/19/2025

You're the last suck of the mango, the last Coke in the desert, the last beer in the stadium! https://waywordradio.org/big-as-a-breadbox/ Those compliments and more in our latest new episode. Come dilly-dally with us!

If you want the inside scoop to Bad Bunny's lingo, there is a book! Grant says it's excellent.
10/06/2025

If you want the inside scoop to Bad Bunny's lingo, there is a book! Grant says it's excellent.

Puerto Rican lexicographer Maia Sherwood Droz has put together a dictionary that breaks down the references Bad Bunny uses.

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