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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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St. James Chapel Church Pastor Steven McCracken is worried about the already struggling members of his community in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Government Accountability
PA Post

Cost of shutdown in Pa. shows potential impact if it happens again

The most extensive effects would hit if a shutdown lasted 90 days.

7 years ago

Unions and supporters join the AFGE TSA at Philadelphia International airport to call for an end to the government shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
National Interest

Five takeaways from the farcical Trump shutdown

There is a concept in the American system called "checks and balances."

7 years ago

Letters wait in bins for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The price of a Forever stamp has increased by 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service contends with billions of dollars in annual losses. (Nati Harnik/AP)
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National

Mailing just got more expensive: Forever stamps see biggest price increase ever

The price of a first-class forever stamp went up a nickel Sunday, from 50 cents to 55 cents.

7 years ago

Hemp plants hang to dry in a barn at Ananda Hemp in Cynthiana, Ky., Thursday, Jan 24, 2019. (Bryan Woolston/AP Photo)
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Explainers
Pennsylvania

Goodbye flipboard, hello hemp, and the shutdown ends

We hear about the removal of iconic 30th St. station flipboard sign. Then, Marty talks with Pa.'s Agriculture Secretary about hemp. Last, reaction to the end of the shutdown.

Air Date: January 28, 2019 10:00 am

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Mahmud, 11, Ayyub, 7, and their mother, Felicia Perkins-Ferreira, walk toward the boat that will take them out of Syria, across the river to Iraq, so they can start their journey home to Trinidad. (Ruth Sherlock/NPR)
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International

Trinidadian mom reunites with kids taken by their father to ISIS

Roger Waters, a member of Pink Floyd, brought his celebrity power to help overcome many of the obstacles involved in securing the release of an ISIS fighter's children.

7 years ago

Federal employees wait in line at World Central Kitchen, a food bank and food distribution center established by celebrity chef José Andrés. The federal government is back open, but it could be several days before workers receive missed paycheck
NPR
National

Federal employees return to work, but fears of another shutdown loom

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees across the country are returning to work after being furloughed for more than a month

7 years ago

Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaidó waves during a mass opposition rally, during which he declared himself the country's acting president on Jan. 23. (Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Who is Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó?

In less than a month, Juan Guaidó has risen from obscure, junior lawmaker to self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela.

7 years ago

In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, photo visitors to Great Smoky Mountain National Park drive through the park but facilities like the Sugarlands and Cades Cove visitor centers in Townsend, Tenn. The National Park Service said it was working on reopening all of its parks as quickly as possible, but some parks may not open immediately depending on their staff size and complexity. The Virgin Islands National Park, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Wright Brothers National Memorial and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were among the parks that reopened Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Grand Canyon National Park issued a statement saying it would be fully operational this week.  (Robert Berlin/The Daily Times via AP, File)
Government Accountability

Workers still cautious as post-shutdown government reopens

"You can only be so happy because you just have to know that it could happen again."

7 years ago

Councilwoman Cindy Bass (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Councilwoman wants to set up $50 million loan fund for federal employees in Philadelphia

Councilwoman Cindy Bass proposes distributing the funds as loans to bridge the gap until the federal workers are receiving paychecks again.

7 years ago

An attendee wears a Venezuelan flag during a rally in Caracas Friday with Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly, who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela. (Marcelo Perez del Carpio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Media
Technology

Amid chaos Venezuelans struggle to find the truth, online

In Venezuela, where media is controlled by the government, figuring out what is truth, rumor or propaganda has always been difficult.

7 years ago

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, center, celebrates with his supporters at his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa., early Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Call it the mid-term flu: Pa. sees a surge in special elections

Like some geo-political case of measles, Pennsylvania is pockmarked this year with special elections, all caused by mid-term departures of sitting elected officials.

7 years ago

In this photo May 22, 2012 file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan. Hundreds of wealthy donors gathered by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch will be meeting this weekend of Jan. 26, 2019, for the first time since the influential conservative political network announced it won't spend any money on the 2020 presidential race. (Bo Rader/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)
National

Koch network gathers wealthy donors after 2020 Trump snub

Hundreds of wealthy donors gathered Charles Koch are meeting this weekend after his political network said it won't support Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.

7 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the United Nations Security Council at the U.N Headquarters on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.  Pompeo encouraged the council to recognize Juan Guaido as the constitutional interim President of Venezuela. (Kevin Hagen/AP Photo)
International

Venezuelan showdown moves to UN as dueling presidents dig in

The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido.

7 years ago

President Trump walks through the colonnade of the White House on arrival to announce a deal to temporarily reopen the government Friday. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

7 takeaways from the longest shutdown in U.S. history

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally over. And there are no two ways about it — Trump caved.

7 years ago

President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday, saying he will endorse a short-term spending deal to end the government shutdown. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Trump signs bill to reopen government, but border fight still looms

The longest government shutdown in history ended after President Trump signed a bipartisan three-week stopgap funding measure late Friday.

7 years ago

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