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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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Somerset Maugham
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Where medicine and literature overlap, the excellence of both professions is at play

The British Medical Journal lists more than 40 physicians who became notable authors. They include Somerset Maugham, Sir Arthur Conan Doy ...

10 years ago

Albert Einstein
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E = Einstein!

A look at the work of Albert Einstein – he was born on March 14 in 1879. Today is also the birthday of Gene Cernan (born in ...

Air Date: March 14, 2016

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Aging
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Cultivating Compassion for Aging

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Air Date: March 11, 2016

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Life after lead poisoning: one family’s story

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A heart attack becomes an unwelcome source of poetic inspiration

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solar eclipse
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Spring Ahead

Clocks shift forward one hour this Sunday morning (2 a.m.) A total solar eclipse can be seen this week in Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawes ...

Air Date: March 7, 2016

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Voices in the Family
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Sleeping in Separate Beds

Surveys by the national sleep foundation find that between eleven and 23 percent of live-in couples sleep in separate beds. Does this mea ...

Air Date: March 7, 2016

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Meditation and Science

For years, we’ve heard that meditation is good for our bodies and minds – but scientific studies on the practice have been la ...

Air Date: March 1, 2016

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Air Date: March 1, 2016

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The Pulse
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‘It’s never too late’ to start again; life after addiction

Cory Cohen’s slide into addiction is one that echoes all over the country. Cohen is 22 years old, grew up in the suburbs of ...

10 years ago

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Hubble Still Holding Forth

Scientists are using the aging Hubble Space Telescope to determine the components of the atmosphere of a so-called super-Earth planet 40 ...

Air Date: February 23, 2016

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 A serious headache in 2010 kicked off a five-year medical odyssey for Diego Luke.  (Photo courtesy of Luke)
The Pulse
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Teen recounts experience of fighting for his life

My name is Diego Luke, and I am a 17-year-old high school junior in St. Paul, Minnesota. Grow ...

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Gravitas !

Gravitational Waves detected, confirming a key component of Albert Einstein’s understanding of the cosmos. Derrick Pitts, chief ast ...

Air Date: February 16, 2016

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The sounds of blood pressure: What are we listening for?

Blood pressure. It's one of the most important measurements in medicine. And yet, taking it correctly is kind of an art.

10 years ago

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Astronomical Anomalies

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Air Date: February 8, 2016

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