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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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Reverberations of shooting shake Philadelphia region

Angela Giampolo, known as the “Philly gay lawyer,” spoke with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller about the how the regionR ...

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The Pulse

How a moat shaped mental health care in the United States

Right along the original, brick buildings, behind the carefully maintained shrubs and flowers, is a rather unusual piece of landscaping, ...

10 years ago

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Dave and Ed Baker have been farming their land in Delaware since the 1960s. They started adopting precision ag technology in 2002. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
The Pulse

More efficient, more data-reliant farming is on its way

At the Hoober farm store in Middletown, Delaware, there’s all the usual machinery – tractors, generators, sprayers, planters. But out ...

10 years ago

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Common Touch

Produced by Michael O’Reilly “Common Touch: The Art of the ...

10 years ago

Fred Soper traveling on horseback to remote villages in Brazil. (Courtesy of Fred L. Soper)
The Pulse

A fool’s errand? Eliminating mosquitoes to end disease epidemics

Eighty years ago, one man set out to eradicate the deadly insect that now causes Zika—and it sullied his legacy forever. It̵ ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Scientists fall for a blind, albino, binge-eating cavefish

Sure, mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish have their place in the hearts of researchers, but, if you want to study extreme behaviors, the Me ...

10 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Wheeling and dealing for extra height along the Delaware River waterfront

When completed, One Water Street on Columbus Boulevard will offer its luxury apartment house residents a splendid view of the Delaware Ri ...

10 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Analyst: Plenty of uncertainty heading into convention season

Public radio listeners have been hearing Ken Rudin’s politican opinions — and seemingly endless presidential trivia — for years ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

When the gloves came off, Muhammad Ali was a fighter for those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease

For many people, Muhammad Ali was a champion both inside and out of the ring. For people living with Parkins ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Reframing the language of addiction: Researcher pushes to strike the term ‘abuse’

Last month, Dr. John Kelly gave a presentation at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Washington D.C. It’s an important agency ...

10 years ago

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Dance therapist Elizabeth Templeton helps clients cope with the after effects of traumatic birth experience. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse

Help for women who experience trauma during childbirth

Different from depression, postpartum PTSD traps new mothers in “trauma time”. It was her first baby. The labor lasted 21 hour ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse
Science

Bodysnatching and the curious case of One-Eyed Joe

This piece is part of our “Bodies” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories here. ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse
Science

How are our bodies regulated after death?

Thousands of people donate their bodies to science each year, to be dissected by wide-eyed med students during their first-year anatomy c ...

10 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Checking in with Sandy-inspired Rebuild by Design

Following Superstorm Sandy, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan launched a design competition. Now, two years a ...

10 years ago

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Civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis will receive the National Constitution Center's 2016 Liberty Medal in a Sept. 19  ceremony honoring his dedication to civil rights. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
NewsWorks Tonight

John Lewis to receive 2016 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center will honor U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a hero of the civil rights movement, with its 2016 Liberty Medal. < ...

10 years ago

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