12/30: THE YEAR IN REVERSE: THE ART OF REVERSE CHRONOLOGY W/ DAVID JOHN OATES

It can be argued the entire narrative of 2016 seemed surreal and as we were bumping through the various obstacles in our journey, some of us felt as though something was subverting and overriding our will. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hCFeXn

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MQTA S2 E91 SC

MQTA S2 E91…. This “Little Rooster” will wake you up in an intimate way in the morning (and it has a snooze button)…. Or… a woman decided to use a stun gun on Vjay-jay at a party…. And…. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iqxnNW

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12/29: HEALTHY PREPPERS BLEEDING HEARTS CLUB BAND W/ DR. JOEL WALLACH

As 2016 comes to close, it goes without saying that it seemed like we were constantly waking to the news that pop culture icons of our childhood were dying. When Prince and David Bowie died, I started thinking about what I would do if I were to lose my father. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hASqf8

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12/29: HEALTHY PREPPERS BLEEDING HEARTS CLUB BAND W/ DR. JOEL WALLACH

As 2016 comes to close, it goes without saying that it seemed like we were constantly waking to the news that pop culture icons of our childhood were dying. When Prince and David Bowie died, I started thinking about what I would do if I were to lose my father. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2ioLOBL

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12/28: U.O.U.K. : UNKNOWN OBJECT RENDLESHAM

On December 26, 1980, several UFO incidents, including multiple-witness sightings by military personnel, ground traces, and radioactive anomalies were reported from Rendlesham Forest. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iL0Hek

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1462-Caller-Alice-Gaslighting by A Way with Words

A listener in Tampa, Florida, was discussing the 2016 presidential election when the term gaslighted came up. Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which victims are manipulated into doubting their own perceptions. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2htyx6r

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1462-Boodler by A Way with Words

A boodler is someone involved in political graft or corruption. The word likely derives from Dutch boedel, meaning “property.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iJS1Jt

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1462-Caller-Becky-Being-Have by A Way with Words

A caller who grew up in rural Pennsylvania remembers being asked as a child Are you being have? instead of Are you behaving? Being have, with a long a sound, results from what linguists call reanalysis. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2htBl3x

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1462-Caller-Danielle-To-Be-Honest by A Way with Words

What does a person really mean when she starts a statement with To be honest with you? It’s important not to take such expressions too literally. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2icztQF

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1462-Caller-Beth-Flee-Fly-Flo by A Way with Words

Flee Fly Flo is a camp song, and like other songs passed along orally, it has lots of variations, and often includes rhythmic hand-clapping. In her book Camp Songs, Folk Songs, Patricia Averill suggests the roots of this camp favorite may be in scat singing. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iJv70t

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1462-Caller-Johnathan-Same-Old-Six-And-Eight by A Way with Words

A San Diego, California, listener recalls that when asked “How’s it going?” his father would often respond Same old six and eight. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iJNiaj

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1462-Caller-Kelly-Holiday by A Way with Words

Holiday is an old term for a spot missed when painting or wiping a surface. It’s mentioned in Grose’s 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2htEiRD

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1462-Caller-Kelly-Old-Cockers by A Way with Words

A Tallahassee, Florida, listener heard an interview in which actor William H. Macy referred to old cockers, apparetly meaning “old fellows.” Although one meaning of cocker is “pal,” Macy was probably alluding to the Yiddish alte kacker, or alter kacker, meaning “old man. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hzSVrs

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1462-Caller-Leslie-Borrow-Pit by A Way with Words

A caller in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, refers to a roadside ditch as a borrow pit, as if the dirt dug from it was “borrowed” to form the raised surface of the road. The more common term is barrow pit, deriving from barrow, meaning “mound.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hRlHQJ

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1462-Latinx by A Way with Words

The term Latinx, pronounced Lah-TEEN-ex, gained traction in 2016 as a gender-neutral, non-binary alternative to Latino and Latina. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hzVLgs

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12/28: U.O.U.K. : UNKNOWN OBJECT RENDLESHAM

On December 26, 1980, several UFO incidents, including multiple-witness sightings by military personnel, ground traces, and radioactive anomalies were reported from Rendlesham Forest. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hQ0HJU

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12/27: YOUR WORSHIP: TRIBUTE TO A PRINCESS W/ MR. LOBO

Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in Star Wars, passed away today. When “Star Wars” debuted in 1977, Leia’s leadership, bravery and heroism were traits rarely found in women on the silver screen. Her iconic image truly spoke to us on a deeper level. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iDdDH6

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