Browsing Month January, 2007
French Word-A-Day
I’ve been meaning for some time now to blog about an e-newsletter that’s always a delight: Kristin Espinasse’s French Word-A-Day. They’re beautiful little dispatches from a soi-disant “former desert rat” from the United States who’s lived in France for many years. They’re a great way to pick up a few words and phrases every day more…
Welcome, WFPL Listeners!
A big welcome to those of you listening to “A Way with Words” in Louisville, Kentucky. The NPR affiliate there, WFPL, serving Kentucky and Southern Indiana, recently added our show to its lineup at 7 p.m. on Sunday nights. It’s especially nice to be on the airwaves in my hometown of Louisville, where everyone already more…
Oh, and BTW….
Check out the newly redesigned “A Way with Words” website! (Don’t you think this would make a great ad on the side of a bus?)
Audio Hors D’Oeuvres
The all-new “A Way with Words” officially debuts this weekend! And if you JUST CAN’T STAND the wait, you can always tune in to the chat that Grant and I had yesterday with Tom Fudge on KPBS’s live public-affairs show, “These Days.” Grant joined us from New York, and gave Tom a sneak peak at more…
Oh, and….
Grant and I are featured today by the good folks over at Visual Thesaurus. The interviews themselves (which require a subscription to read) should be up for a while. The site also features interviews with many luminaries in the language world, including David Crystal and Geoff Pullum.
Get Ready, Get Set . . .
I haven’t posted much lately. That’s because we here at “A Way with Words” have been on the run, getting ready to kick off our brand-new season this coming Saturday, January 20. My new co-host, Grant Barrett, was out here in California for a few days last week, and we had a blast getting ready more…
