1458-Caller-Nathan-Last-Names by A Way with Words

A San Diego, California, 12-year-old whose last name is Jones wonders: Why do so many African-Americans as well as European Americans share the same last name? http://waywordradio. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-nathan-last-names-1

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1458-Caller-Bruce-Cabbage by A Way with Words

The phrase Don’t cabbage that, meaning “don’t steal that,” may derive from the old practice of tailors’ employees pilfering scraps of leftover fabric, which, gathered up in one’s hands, resemble a pile of cabbage leaves. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-bruce-cabbage

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1458-Caller-Margie-Stars-And-Garters by A Way with Words

The exclamation Oh my stars and garters! likely arose from a reference to the British Order of the Garter. The award for this highest level of knighthood includes an elaborate medal in the shape of a star. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-margie-stars-and-garters

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1458-Caller-Casey-Apologies by A Way with Words

What’s the most effective way to respond to someone who keeps apologizing for the same offense? Say, for example, that a co-worker is habitually late to work, and is forever apologizing for it, but does nothing to change that behavior? How do you accept their apology for their latest offense, but c via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-casey-apologies

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1458-Caller-Chad-Mmmbye by A Way with Words

A listener in Omaha, Nebraska, says his mother always ends a phone conversation not with Goodbye, but ‘Mbye. How common is that? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-chad-mmmbye

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1458-Caller-Janet-Jackpot by A Way with Words

The word jackpot can denote the pile of money you win at a game of poker, but another definition is that of “trouble” or “tangled mess” or “logjam.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-janet-jackpot

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1458-Caller-JW-Plant by A Way with Words

Why is a factory called a plant? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-jw-plant

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1458-Caller-Nick-German-Expression by A Way with Words

A man in Chalk Mountain, Texas, recalls a sublime evening of conversation with a new German friend. As they parted, the woman uttered a German phrase suggesting that she wanted the moment to last forever. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-nick-german-expression

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1458-Caller-Nathan-Last-Names by A Way with Words

A San Diego, California, 12-year-old whose last name is Jones wonders: Why do so many African-Americans as well as European Americans share the same last name? http://waywordradio. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/1458-caller-nathan-last-names

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Stars and Garters (Full Episode)

Novelist Charles Dickens created many unforgettable characters, but he’s also responsible for coining or popularizing lots of words, like “flummox” and “butterfingers.” Also, the life’s work of slang lexicographer Jonathon Green is now available to anyone online. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/waywordradio/stars-and-garters-full-episode

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Future Theater With Scott Smith by PSN RADIO

Tonight we are going to be talking to Scott S. Smith about his new book God Reconsidered. Longtime UFO Magazine readers might remember one of Scott’s earlier books, The Soul of Your Pet. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1MIlRko

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Snapchat says its getting 6 billion video views daily by CBS Radio News

Snapchat recently announced that people are viewing 6 billion videos a day on the service. Today’s Tech Talk explains why Snapchat is so popular. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1HsnjLI

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11 – 08 – 2015 – Stan Gordon by PSN RADIO

Stan Gordon has been researching UFO sightings, Bigfoot encounters, and other mysterious events in Pennsylvania since 1959. On this episode of The Outer Edge, Stan discusses the Kecksburg UFO Incident and also discusses some new and incredibly bizarre cryptid cases in Pennsylvania. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1L6QyPa

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EYE ON WASHINGTON

With the shutdown finally over, officials are looking ahead to the next deadlines early next year … Here’s today’s Eye on WASHINGTON with CBS’s Howard Arenstein. (self-ID) via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/eye-on-washington-79

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TECH TALK

Tech Talk’s Larry Magid spent a frustrating morning upgrading two Windows 8 machines to Windows 8.1 and recommends allowing plenty of time if you plan to upgrade your machine. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/tech-talk-83

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WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP

Transit workers in the San Francicsco Bay area strike; Florida prison officials scramble to find 2 killers released in error; and NSA leaker Edward Snowden says he never took classified documents to Russia. Steve Kathan has today’s World News Roundup. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/world-news-roundup-88

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WHATS IN THE NEWS: PAPERWORK PRISON BREAK

CBS’s Steve Kathan looks at Florida’s paperwork prison break in today’s edition of “What’s in the News”. via Pocket https://soundcloud.com/cbs-radio-news/whats-in-the-news-paperwork-1

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