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From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
US-born Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas has gone unplugged and on the road. And as The World's William Troop tells us, she likes playing her new sound for Latino audiences in the United States. ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Julieta Venegas 11770787 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bill-santiago/11770787/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
When Spanish collides with English, the result is Spanglish. It's a language that comedian Bill Santiago knows well. So much so that he's written a book called "Pardon My Spanglish." Anchor Marco Werman speaks with him. ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Bill Santiago 11782340 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/wtp-212-skype-surveillance-in-china-high-tech-relief-in-haiti-and-mouse-dna-as-archaeological-tool/11782340/
From : PRI's The World: Technology Podcast from BBC/PRI/WGBH
Sorry we missed you last week, but here goes. We've got news about Skype being surveilled in China. We also talk about the importance in telecommunications in UN relief efforts in Haiti. Then we check out a South African built electric car, complete with photovoltaic panels on the roof. We'll also give a tip of the wing to FusionMan, Yves Rossy, and talk mouse DNA. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:00 -0400 WTP 212: Skype Surveillance in China, High-Tech Relief in Haiti, and Mouse DNA as Archaeological Tool 11770788 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/luke-doucet/11770788/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Canadians often feel the need to point out that they're not Americans. Especially if they're traveling overseas. But one Canadian IS singing the praises of the United States... sort of. The World's resident Canadian Andrea Crossan has our Global Hit. ]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Luke Doucet 11750639 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/yusa/11750639/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Cuban music beyond the Buena Vista Social Club: The World's Marco Werman introduces us to the island's version of Joni Mitchell, a troubadour and eclectic songwriter named Yusa. ]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Yusa 11733498 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/jorge-franco-en-miahuatlan/11733498/
From : YouTube :: Tag // YouTube
Jorge Franco Vargas Presidente del PRI en Oaxaca, a 300 días de giras trabajo por más de 150 poblaciones, ha contactado a más de 100 mil Priistas Oaxaqueños, logrando la renovación del PRI para asegurar el triunfo en el 2009 y lograr que todo Oaxaca sea nuevamente Territorio PRI Author: coorporativomns Keywords: Jorge Franco Vargas Presidente del PRI en Oaxaca 300 días de giras trabajo Added: October 1, 2008 ]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:53:45 -0400 Jorge Franco en Miahuatlan 11727818 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/esbjorn-svensson-trio/11727818/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The latest release from Swedish jazz group, the Esbjorn Svensson Trio, will sadly be their last. The band's founder, Esbjorn Svensson, was killed in a scuba-diving accident in April. The World's Marco Werman tells us about the group's impact on the jazz world and beyond. ]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Esbjorn Svensson Trio 11731153 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/marcela-alarc-n-concejal-por-san-bernardo/11731153/
From : YouTube :: Videos by lanacion
La candidata PRI, lista A, planea unir a las juntas de vecinos de la comuna de San Bernardo, asegura que es la mejor manera de lograr metas y ser escuchados. Author: lanacion Keywords: Marcela Alarcón concejal por San Bernardo PRI elecciones municipales 2008 Added: September 30, 2008 ]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:54:40 -0400 Marcela Alarcón, concejal por San Bernardo 11731155 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/el-tabo-ana-mar-a-vargas-candidata-concejal-del-pri/11731155/
From : YouTube :: Videos by lanacion
La candidata invita al cambio politico con su candidatura a concejal por el balneario de El Tabo. Quiere combatir la indigencia y fomentar el turismo, pero deja abierta su agenda al trabajo y más que a las palabras. Author: lanacion Keywords: El Tabo: Ana María Vargas candidata concejal del PRI municipales 2008 Added: September 30, 2008 ]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:39:14 -0400 El Tabo: Ana María Vargas candidata concejal del PRI 11727819 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/lena-chamamyan/11727819/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
There is an unlikely young rising star in Syria. She's a Syrian-Armenian singer who counts the grand dames of American jazz as her influences. Jazz is not popular in the Middle East, but Lena Chamamyan is making a name for herself. The World's Aaron Schachter reports. ]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Lena Chamamyan 11738187 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-txting-db8-29-sept-2008/11738187/
From : A Way with Words
OMG, text messaging! It's destroying the English language, corrupting young minds, turning us into a nation of illiterates. It's probably shrinking the ozone layer, too. Or is it? In his new book, 'Txting: The Gr8 Db8,' author David Crystal offers a different perspective. The book's surprising message is one which linguists have shared for years: Far from obliterating literacy, texting may actually improve it. So put that in your message header and send it! The French phrase 'au jus' means with sauce, which is why it drives some diners to distraction when a menu lists beef with 'au jus sauce.' A Wisconsin listener calls to say this phrase sets her teeth on edge. The hosts order up an answer fresh from the 'Waiter, There's a Redundancy in My Soup!' Department. In medical parlance, your big toe is your 'hallux.' But what about the other four? Do they have anatomical names as well? A San Diego man who hurt the toe next to his big toe is tired of referring to his injured digit as 'the toe next to my big toe,' and wants the proper medical term. How does 'porcellus domi' grab you? Prehensily? Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents a letter-shaving game called 'Curtailments.' In this game, Grant and Martha leave everything on the floor. A caller from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was puzzled when she moved there and locals asked, 'What's your name from home?' meaning, 'What's your maiden name?' The community has a strong Polish heritage, and she wonders if there's a connection. It's a good hunch, and Martha explains why. Say you have a particularly rambunctious child. Okay, a little hellion. Is it proper to describe the little devil as a 'holy terror'? Or might it be more correct and more logical to call him an 'unholy terror'? A Los Angeles caller thinks it's the latter. If you've flown from Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport recently, you may have noticed an odd but official-looking sign that reads: 'RECOMBOBULATION AREA.' A caller from Madison was discombobulated to see it, then started wondering about the roots of such words. See if it does the same for you here: http://tinyurl.com/4mc8dm The real problem with texting isn't how it affects language, but what it does to social interaction. Is there anything more annoying when you're trying to have a conversation than watching your companion's eyes flitting to his phone when he sees that a text message just arrived? The hosts discuss the need for a new text-messaging etiquette. Let's say that you're getting 'diesel therapy' at 'o-dark-thirty.' What are you getting and when are you getting it? A New Jersey contestant from the National Puzzlers' League learns the meaning of these terms in this week's slang quiz. What do you call a word made from a blend of two other words, like 'motel' from 'motor' and 'hotel'? A listener says his term for them is 'Reese's Peanut Butter Cup words,' after the old commercial: 'You got chocolate in my peanut butter! You got peanut butter in my chocolate!' But he wonders if there's another, more established term. The hosts introduce him to the word 'portmanteau.' When it comes to text messaging and its effect on English, the linguistic apocalypse is not nigh. Quite the contrary, in fact. Grant talks about some eye-opening research about text-messaging and teen literacy. That's all for this week. L8r! -- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC. ]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0400 The Txting Db8 - 29 Sept. 2008 11768270 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/the-txting-db8-29-sept-2008/11768270/
From : A Way with Words
OMG, text messaging! It's destroying the English language, corrupting young minds, turning us into a nation of illiterates. It's probably shrinking the ozone layer, too. Or is it? In his new book, 'Txting: The Gr8 Db8,' author David Crystal offers a different perspective. The book's surprising message is one which linguists have shared for years: Far from obliterating literacy, texting may actually improve it. So put that in your message header and send it! The French phrase 'au jus' means with sauce, which is why it drives some diners to distraction when a menu lists beef with 'au jus sauce.' A Wisconsin listener calls to say this phrase sets her teeth on edge. The hosts order up an answer fresh from the 'Waiter, There's a Redundancy in My Soup!' Department. In medical parlance, your big toe is your 'hallux.' But what about the other four? Do they have anatomical names as well? A San Diego man who hurt the toe next to his big toe is tired of referring to his injured digit as 'the toe next to my big toe,' and wants the proper medical term. How does 'porcellus domi' grab you? Prehensily? Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents a letter-shaving game called 'Curtailments.' In this game, Grant and Martha leave everything on the floor. A caller from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was puzzled when she moved there and locals asked, 'What's your name from home?' meaning, 'What's your maiden name?' The community has a strong Polish heritage, and she wonders if there's a connection. It's a good hunch, and Martha explains why. Say you have a particularly rambunctious child. Okay, a little hellion. Is it proper to describe the little devil as a 'holy terror'? Or might it be more correct and more logical to call him an 'unholy terror'? A Los Angeles caller thinks it's the latter. If you've flown from Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport recently, you may have noticed an odd but official-looking sign that reads: 'RECOMBOBULATION AREA.' A caller from Madison was discombobulated to see it, then started wondering about the roots of such words. See if it does the same for you here: http://tinyurl.com/4mc8dm The real problem with texting isn't how it affects language, but what it does to social interaction. Is there anything more annoying when you're trying to have a conversation than watching your companion's eyes flitting to his phone when he sees that a text message just arrived? The hosts discuss the need for a new text-messaging etiquette. Let's say that you're getting 'diesel therapy' at 'o-dark-thirty.' What are you getting and when are you getting it? A New Jersey contestant from the National Puzzlers' League learns the meaning of these terms in this week's slang quiz. What do you call a word made from a blend of two other words, like 'motel' from 'motor' and 'hotel'? A listener says his term for them is 'Reese's Peanut Butter Cup words,' after the old commercial: 'You got chocolate in my peanut butter! You got peanut butter in my chocolate!' But he wonders if there's another, more established term. The hosts introduce him to the word 'portmanteau.' When it comes to text messaging and its effect on English, the linguistic apocalypse is not nigh. Quite the contrary, in fact. Grant talks about some eye-opening research about text-messaging and teen literacy. That's all for this week. L8r! -- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC. ]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0400 The Txting Db8 - 29 Sept. 2008 11694841 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/julie-fowlis/11694841/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
The World's Marco Werman finds out how Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis uncovers the words to 300-year-old songs. ]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Julie Fowlis 11677934 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bombay-dub-orchestra/11677934/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Lisa Mullins tells us about a new release by the Bombay Dub Orchestra. The recordings took place in India and were mixed in London. ]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Bombay Dub Orchestra 11668149 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/danut-budreikait-on-energy-prices/11668149/
From : YouTube :: Videos by aldeadle
Speech by Danutė Budreikaitė MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : Getting a grip on energy prices [MEP Speech] [Language LT original] Budreikaitė_080924_173334_mesp_lt Author: aldeadle Keywords: ALDEADLE MESP ALDE ADLE BRU EPPE European Parliament 2008SEP-2 plenary speech Budreikaitė Danutė Getting grip energy pri Added: September 25, 2008 ]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:13:50 -0400 Danutė Budreikaitė on energy prices 11659461 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/sergio-mendes/11659461/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Brazilian bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes adds a dash of hip hop to his latest album, "Encanto". ]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Sergio Mendes 11659462 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/beto-villares/11659462/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
What is the soundtrack of Brazil? Try listening to Beto Villares's new CD. The World's Marco Werman reports. ]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Beto Villares 11641194 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/nation-beat/11641194/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Anchor Marco Werman tells us about a band named "Nation Beat" that was part of this year's Farm Aid line-up. The band brings Brazilian influences to play in what is usually an all-American event head-lined by Willie Nelson. ]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Nation Beat 11649282 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/antipodes-and-grooks-minicast-22-sept-2008/11649282/
From : A Way with Words
A listener in Brazil challenges Martha's pronunciation of the odd English word antipodes. Their email exchange leads Martha to muse about a favorite collection of poems, where she first encountered this word. ... Recently on our show, I made a linguistic boo-boo. Did you catch it? We were talking about the word 'podium.' A listener named Joel called to say that the word 'podium' originally denoted something you stand on. But more and more, people are using it to mean something you 'stand behind.' Joel was none too happy about that. I told him he was right about the roots of the word 'podium,' even though its meaning has changed. M: I feel your pain Joel. Absolutely, podium comes from ultimately from a Greek word meaning 'foot.' G: Yeah, but that doesn't mean -- M: Hear me out. Hear me out! It's like podiatrist, the doctor who looks after your feet. It's like antipodes, the people on the other side of the world from us, exactly. There's a big old foot in that word. J: There sure is! Did you catch my mistake? One of our listeners in Brazil did. Luciano emailed from Sao Paolo to say I'd mispronounced that word for people on the other side of world. A-n-t-i-p-o-d-e-s, he wrote, isn't pronounced 'ANN-ti-poads.' It's 'ann-TIP-uh-dees.' - he's right! 'Ann-TIP-uh-dees' means, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it: 'Those who dwell directly opposite to each other on the globe, so that the soles of their feet are, as it were, planted against each other.' It's a poetic word, 'ann-TIP-uh-dees,' those Greek roots conjuring an image of people standing sole to sole, yet separated by an entire planet. The English word 'ann-TIP-uh-dees' was originally plural in form, referring to lots of people. The singular version, 'ANN-tih-poad,' came only later, by a process linguists call back-formation. In any case, my only excuse for mispronouncing the word is this: In elementary school, I'd seen that singular form, 'ANN-tih-pode,' and just assumed that the plural would naturally be 'ANN-ti-podes.' You may be wondering why an elementary-school kid would run into the word 'antipode' at all. Let me tell you about a book of poems that I just love. It's called 'Grooks' by Piet Hein. If you're not familiar with it, you're in for a treat. Hein was a 20th-century Danish scientist, poet, and designer. He was always trying to bridge the gap between art and science, which is probably why he counted among his close friends both Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin. He also wrote short, insightful poems in Danish, English, and another passion of his, Esperanto. Here's a pithy poem called 'Problems': Problems worthy of attack Prove their worth By hitting back. Nuff said. Here's one that he called 'A Psychological Tip': Whenever you're called on to make up your mind, And you're hampered by not having any, The best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find, Is simply by spinning a penny. No - not so that chance shall decide the affair While you're passively standing there moping; But the moment the penny is up in the air, You suddenly know what you're hoping. I tell you, I've used that tip more times than I can count. And finally, the poem that introduced me to the word 'antipode.' It will steadily shrink, our earthly abode, until antipode stands upon antipode. Then, soles together, the planet gone, we'll know the ground that we rest upon. The book is called 'Grooks' by Piet Hein. Here are some more examples of his poems. http://www.chat.carleton.ca/~tcstewar/grooks/grooks.html --- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC. ]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:06:00 -0400 Antipodes and Grooks Minicast - 22 Sept. 2008 11656860 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/antipodes-and-grooks-minicast-22-sept-2008/11656860/
From : A Way with Words
A listener in Brazil challenges Martha's pronunciation of the odd English word antipodes. Their email exchange leads Martha to muse about a favorite collection of poems, where she first encountered this word. ... Recently on our show, I made a linguistic boo-boo. Did you catch it? We were talking about the word 'podium.' A listener named Joel called to say that the word 'podium' originally denoted something you stand on. But more and more, people are using it to mean something you 'stand behind.' Joel was none too happy about that. I told him he was right about the roots of the word 'podium,' even though its meaning has changed. M: I feel your pain Joel. Absolutely, podium comes from ultimately from a Greek word meaning 'foot.' G: Yeah, but that doesn't mean -- M: Hear me out. Hear me out! It's like podiatrist, the doctor who looks after your feet. It's like antipodes, the people on the other side of the world from us, exactly. There's a big old foot in that word. J: There sure is! Did you catch my mistake? One of our listeners in Brazil did. Luciano emailed from Sao Paolo to say I'd mispronounced that word for people on the other side of world. A-n-t-i-p-o-d-e-s, he wrote, isn't pronounced 'ANN-ti-poads.' It's 'ann-TIP-uh-dees.' - he's right! 'Ann-TIP-uh-dees' means, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it: 'Those who dwell directly opposite to each other on the globe, so that the soles of their feet are, as it were, planted against each other.' It's a poetic word, 'ann-TIP-uh-dees,' those Greek roots conjuring an image of people standing sole to sole, yet separated by an entire planet. The English word 'ann-TIP-uh-dees' was originally plural in form, referring to lots of people. The singular version, 'ANN-tih-poad,' came only later, by a process linguists call back-formation. In any case, my only excuse for mispronouncing the word is this: In elementary school, I'd seen that singular form, 'ANN-tih-pode,' and just assumed that the plural would naturally be 'ANN-ti-podes.' You may be wondering why an elementary-school kid would run into the word 'antipode' at all. Let me tell you about a book of poems that I just love. It's called 'Grooks' by Piet Hein. If you're not familiar with it, you're in for a treat. Hein was a 20th-century Danish scientist, poet, and designer. He was always trying to bridge the gap between art and science, which is probably why he counted among his close friends both Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin. He also wrote short, insightful poems in Danish, English, and another passion of his, Esperanto. Here's a pithy poem called 'Problems': Problems worthy of attack Prove their worth By hitting back. Nuff said. Here's one that he called 'A Psychological Tip': Whenever you're called on to make up your mind, And you're hampered by not having any, The best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find, Is simply by spinning a penny. No - not so that chance shall decide the affair While you're passively standing there moping; But the moment the penny is up in the air, You suddenly know what you're hoping. I tell you, I've used that tip more times than I can count. And finally, the poem that introduced me to the word 'antipode.' It will steadily shrink, our earthly abode, until antipode stands upon antipode. Then, soles together, the planet gone, we'll know the ground that we rest upon. The book is called 'Grooks' by Piet Hein. Here are some more examples of his poems. http://www.chat.carleton.ca/~tcstewar/grooks/grooks.html --- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC. ]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:06:00 -0400 Antipodes and Grooks Minicast - 22 Sept. 2008 11649283 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/moonbats-and-wingnuts-22-sept-2008/11649283/
From : A Way with Words
Here's a bit of political slang now making the rounds: sleepover. No, we're not talking about another pol caught with his pants down. We're talking about spending the night with, well, a voting machine. In this week's episode, we examine this and other examples of political language. You call the repairman to fix a balky garage door, but when he gets there, it inexplicably works. You summon a plumber, only to find that when he arrives, your toilet's no longer leaking--and you're out $150. Or you discover that somewhere between your home and the doctor's office, your kid's sore throat miraculously healed. A caller in Traverse City, Michigan, is tearing her hair out over this phenomenon, which she calls 'phixophobia.' But, she asks, might there be an even better word for the way inanimate objects seem to conspire against us? We think so: resistentialism. Great Scott! You've heard the expression. But who was Scott and why was he so great? Or was he an impressive Scotsman? Martha and Grant can't say for sure, although the evidence points toward a Civil War soldier who happened to go by that name. Our hosts bandy about some more political slang terms and explain their meaning and origin. Or did you already know the difference between a moonbat and a wingnut? Quiz Guy John Chaneski strikes up the band, begins the beguine, and treats Martha and Grant to musical quiz. Warning: Songs may be sung. Not to worry, though--all three have promised to keep their day jobs. If someone handed you something and told you to stick it in your jockey box, where would you put it? A Baltimore caller who grew up in Utah says when he used this term on a road trip with a friend, his pal was flummoxed. Is jockey box an expression peculiar to one part of the country? Is that oh-so-handy sticky stuff called 'duct tape' or 'duck tape'? An Emmy-nominated filmmaker is wondering, specifically because he has to instruct narrators to be careful to avoid running together a T sound at the end of a word with the T sound at the beginning of a word. And that has him further wondering if such elision of consonants has created other terms. We offer him an answer and a glass of ice tea. Or would that be iced tea? It's Obamarama time! We discuss the growing number of plays on the name of the Democratic presidential candidate. A North Carolina pediatrician is this week's contestant for an animal-themed version of our slang quiz. He tries to figure out the meaning of dead cat bounce and pigeon pair. A caller's question about the word wonky, in the sense of askew, leads to a broader question: What makes a word slang, anyway? Why do we say something is jet black? Does it have to do with the color of a 747's exhaust? Or skid marks on the runway? Or something else entirely? We provide a color with a mineralogical answer. A listener phones with his pet restaurant peeve: When your waiter ask, 'Are you working on that?' Martha and Grant agree and pile on with gusto. -- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC. ]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0400 Moonbats and Wingnuts - 22 Sept. 2008 11624207 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/moonbats-and-wingnuts-22-sept-2008/11624207/
From : A Way with Words
Here's a bit of political slang now making the rounds: sleepover. No, we're not talking about another pol caught with his pants down. We're talking about spending the night with, well, a voting machine. In this week's episode, we examine this and other examples of political language. You call the repairman to fix a balky garage door, but when he gets there, it inexplicably works. You summon a plumber, only to find that when he arrives, your toilet's no longer leaking--and you're out $150. Or you discover that somewhere between your home and the doctor's office, your kid's sore throat miraculously healed. A caller in Traverse City, Michigan, is tearing her hair out over this phenomenon, which she calls 'phixophobia.' But, she asks, might there be an even better word for the way inanimate objects seem to conspire against us? We think so: resistentialism. Great Scott! You've heard the expression. But who was Scott and why was he so great? Or was he an impressive Scotsman? Martha and Grant can't say for sure, although the evidence points toward a Civil War soldier who happened to go by that name. Our hosts bandy about some more political slang terms and explain their meaning and origin. Or did you already know the difference between a moonbat and a wingnut? Quiz Guy John Chaneski strikes up the band, begins the beguine, and treats Martha and Grant to musical quiz. Warning: Songs may be sung. Not to worry, though--all three have promised to keep their day jobs. If someone handed you something and told you to stick it in your jockey box, where would you put it? A Baltimore caller who grew up in Utah says when he used this term on a road trip with a friend, his pal was flummoxed. Is jockey box an expression peculiar to one part of the country? Is that oh-so-handy sticky stuff called 'duct tape' or 'duck tape'? An Emmy-nominated filmmaker is wondering, specifically because he has to instruct narrators to be careful to avoid running together a T sound at the end of a word with the T sound at the beginning of a word. And that has him further wondering if such elision of consonants has created other terms. We offer him an answer and a glass of ice tea. Or would that be iced tea? It's Obamarama time! We discuss the growing number of plays on the name of the Democratic presidential candidate. A North Carolina pediatrician is this week's contestant for an animal-themed version of our slang quiz. He tries to figure out the meaning of dead cat bounce and pigeon pair. A caller's question about the word wonky, in the sense of askew, leads to a broader question: What makes a word slang, anyway? Why do we say something is jet black? Does it have to do with the color of a 747's exhaust? Or skid marks on the runway? Or something else entirely? We provide a color with a mineralogical answer. A listener phones with his pet restaurant peeve: When your waiter ask, 'Are you working on that?' Martha and Grant agree and pile on with gusto. -- Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC. ]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 -0400 Moonbats and Wingnuts - 22 Sept. 2008 11610087 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/chiwoniso/11610087/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Singer Chiwoniso shares her thoughts on the hardships Zimbabweans are facing and how their strength comes through on her new album "Rebel Woman." ]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Chiwoniso 11604459 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/wtp-211-risk-management-software-and-global-financial-meltdown-cell-phone-therapy-and-h2g2-trilogy-t/11604459/
From : PRI's The World: Technology Podcast from BBC/PRI/WGBH
In the midst of this week's global financial meltdown, we ask -- just what kind of risk management software were these financial giants using, anyway? Also, how much would you pay for therapy via cell phone? We also travel to India where we hear about a website designed to help busy Indians arrange their marriages. And we end with news that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy will add a sixth book to the increasingly unaptly named trilogy. Find out who's going to write it. Show notes, links and pics at tinyurl.com/wtpblog. ]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0400 WTP 211: Risk Management Software and Global Financial Meltdown, Cell Phone Therapy, and H2G2 Trilogy To Get Sixth Book 11592538 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/amy-macdonald/11592538/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
In the tradition of female rocker KT Tunstall, Scotland's Amy MacDonald is carving her own niche in the indie music scene... ]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Amy MacDonald 11572142 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/yeh-hum-naheen-say-no-to-terrorism/11572142/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Music has long been used to draw attention to global issues. Countless, well-meaning artists have tried to change the world for the better - through song. We hear about the latest such venture. It involves a song that is a big hit right now in Pakistan. ]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 YEH HUM NAHEEN: Say No To Terrorism 11572143 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/dan-zanes/11572143/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Musician Dan Zanes once fronted a 1980s rock band called "The Del Fuegos." It had a Spanish name, but the songs were in English and Zanes didn't speak Spanish himself. Now Dan Zanes is out with a new CD entirely in Spanish. ]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Dan Zanes 11553156 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/kingman/11553156/
From : PRI's The World: Global Hit
Jamaican reggae star, Claudius "Kingman" Linton, is making a comeback, even though Tropical Storm Gustav has destroyed his Jamaican home. The World's Marco Werman reports. ]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0400 Kingman 11543054 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/maverick-and-gobbledygook-minicast-15-sept-2008/11543054/
From : A Way with Words
Mmmmmaverick. Maverick, Maverick, Maverick. Maverick, Maverick, Maverick, Maverick. Maverick. Is it just my imagination, or are we hearing this word a whole LOT more lately? You usually hear it applied a politician who's staunchly independent and stubbornly non-conformist. But where'd we get an odd word like this? The answer involves a Texas political dynasty that added not one, but two, familiar words to English. Samuel Augustus Maverick was 19th-century Texas lawyer who went into politics. He was elected mayor of San Antonio in 1839 and later served in the Texas State Legislature. He also speculated in land deals. And he owned cattle, which he kept on a 385,000-acre ranch. In those days, cattlemen didn't always fence in their land, which meant their animals often roamed free. So, ranchers branded their cattle to prevent theft, and resolve disputes over ownership. Well, all the ranchers, that is, except for Samuel Maverick. Maverick was notorious for refusing to brand his own livestock. So whenever his neighbors saw an animal without a brand, especially a calf that had strayed from its mother, they'd say things like, 'Oh, that must be a Maverick.' Maverick told people he considered branding cruelty to animals. Skeptics, though, charged that by refusing to brand his animals, Maverick could then lay claim to any unbranded cattle as his own. Over the years, this term for a 'stray, unmarked calf' also came to apply to any kind of strong-willed nonconformist, particularly a politician not 'branded' by special interests. And the linguistic legacy of this Texas family goes even further. The Mavericks can take credit for yet another familiar English word that involves politics: That word is gobbledygook. Ggggobbledygook, gobbledygook, gobbledygook, gobbledy--well, you get the picture. Anyway, it turns out that Samuel Maverick's grandson, Maury Maverick, also went into politics, eventually serving in the U.S. Congress. A folksy, plainspoken Texan, Maury Maverick was appalled by the fog of stuffy, obfuscatory, bureaucratic language that hangs over and permeates Washington. In 1944, he penned an official memo to his colleagues and subordinates, urging them to speak and write in plain English. The memo read in part: 'Stay off the gobbledygook language. It only fouls people up. For Lord's sake, be short and say what you're talking about... Anyone using the words 'activation' and 'implementation' will be shot!' Talk about a real Maverick. Congressman Maverick later said he wasn't sure why the crazy word gobbledygook popped into his mind at just that moment. 'Perhaps,' he said, 'I was thinking of the old bearded turkey gobbler back in Texas who was always gobbledy-gobblin' and struttin' with ludicrous pomposity. At the end of this gobble there was a sort of â 'gook.'' In any case, both 'gobbledygook' and 'maverick' turned out to be way too useful to be forgotten. Both found their way into dictionaries--and onto the front page, especially in this election year. -- Get your language question answered on the air! Usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, slang, old sayings, other languages, speech, writing, you name it. Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web ]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:02:00 -0400 Maverick and Gobbledygook Minicast - 15 Sept. 2008 11551088 http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/maverick-and-gobbledygook-minicast-15-sept-2008/11551088/
From : A Way with Words
Mmmmmaverick. Maverick, Maverick, Maverick. Maverick, Maverick, Maverick, Maverick. Maverick. Is it just my imagination, or are we hearing this word a whole LOT more lately? You usually hear it applied a politician who's staunchly independent and stubbornly non-conformist. But where'd we get an odd word like this? The answer involves a Texas political dynasty that added not one, but two, familiar words to English. Samuel Augustus Maverick was 19th-century Texas lawyer who went into politics. He was elected mayor of San Antonio in 1839 and later served in the Texas State Legislature. He also speculated in land deals. And he owned cattle, which he kept on a 385,000-acre ranch. In those days, cattlemen didn't always fence in their land, which meant their animals often roamed free. So, ranchers branded their cattle to prevent theft, and resolve disputes over ownership. Well, all the ranchers, that is, except for Samuel Maverick. Maverick was notorious for refusing to brand his own livestock. So whenever his neighbors saw an animal without a brand, especially a calf that had strayed from its mother, they'd say things like, 'Oh, that must be a Maverick.' Maverick told people he considered branding cruelty to animals. Skeptics, though, charged that by refusing to brand his animals, Maverick could then lay claim to any unbranded cattle as his own. Over the years, this term for a 'stray, unmarked calf' also came to apply to any kind of strong-willed nonconformist, particularly a politician not 'branded' by special interests. And the linguistic legacy of this Texas family goes even further. The Mavericks can take credit for yet another familiar English word that involves politics: That word is gobbledygook. Ggggobbledygook, gobbledygook, gobbledygook, gobbledy--well, you get the picture. Anyway, it turns out that Samuel Maverick's grandson, Maury Maverick, also went into politics, eventually serving in the U.S. Congress. A folksy, plainspoken Texan, Maury Maverick was appalled by the fog of stuffy, obfuscatory, bureaucratic language that hangs over and permeates Washington. In 1944, he penned an official memo to his colleagues and subordinates, urging them to speak and write in plain English. The memo read in part: 'Stay off the gobbledygook language. It only fouls people up. For Lord's sake, be short and say what you're talking about... Anyone using the words 'activation' and 'implementation' will be shot!' Talk about a real Maverick. Congressman Maverick later said he wasn't sure why the crazy word gobbledygook popped into his mind at just that moment. 'Perhaps,' he said, 'I was thinking of the old bearded turkey gobbler back in Texas who was always gobbledy-gobblin' and struttin' with ludicrous pomposity. At the end of this gobble there was a sort of â 'gook.'' In any case, both 'gobbledygook' and 'maverick' turned out to be way too useful to be forgotten. Both found their way into dictionaries--and onto the front page, especially in this election year. -- Get your language question answered on the air! Usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, slang, old sayings, other languages, speech, writing, you name it. Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web ]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:02:00 -0400 Maverick and Gobbledygook Minicast - 15 Sept. 2008