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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Salad Days (Rebroadcast) - 25 August 2025
Description: A documentary film called My Beautiful Stutter follows youngsters at a summer camp specifically for stutterers. Itâs a place for finding acceptance, support, and confidence for navigating the larger world. And:, âThe High Priestess of Soul,â Nina Simone, was one of the most beguiling performers of all time. A beautiful new picture book for children tells her inspiring story. Plus: burritos! Why do those savory stuffed tortillas have a name that literally translates as âlittle donkeyâ? Also, gobble hole, live catch, and other pinball jargon, salad days, a take-off puzzle, devious licks, gumshoe, plat, pencil colors, not today, Josephine!, and more...