Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPet Peeves, Oxymorons, and Other Unusual Animals
Get ready for some (barely) controlled chaos as we look at phrases that seem to contradict themselves, and others that just get under our skin.
9 months, 1 week ago
Colorless Green Mailbags Sleep Furiously
We dip back into the mailbag to answer some listener questions, including one about a famous nonsense phrase.
9 months, 1 week ago
The Spell-a-Thon From Hell-a-Thon (Part 2)
This week: The thrilling conclusion of one of the most deceptively difficult spelling tests you're ever likely to come across.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Spell-a-Thon From Hell-a-Thon (Part 1)
Kathy and Ross give Fletcher one of the most deceptively difficult spelling tests you're ever likely to see.
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Who Gets Credit, Anyway?
This week, we're looking at words with literary origins. You may not know this, but sometimes writers just make words up.
10 months ago
We're Gonna Party Like It's 1985
1985 may not seem like a long time ago, but people back then had some pretty different ideas about how to speak "properly."
10 months, 1 week ago
Tulip Mania!
What does the stock market have to do with piracy in the West Indies? The Dutch, of course! (Really!)
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Where Are the Beeves?
The plural of thief is thieves, so why isn't the plural of chief chieves? And as the old woman once said, where are the beeves??? On today's show, we…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Letter of the Day is E!
We return to our series looking at the most enigmatic, evil words ever found on the SAT.
11 months ago
Spring Has Sprung!
We're talking about some words of the season as the temperatures have fortunately turned for the better and allergies unfortunately have not.
11 months, 1 week ago