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FTL2008-10-11

12 Oct 2008 at 3:59am

Your Podscope hit is at 2:15 Being Neighborly vs Snitching / No Difference Between Obama and McCain / Do No Harm / Illegal Garage / Polyanna Paula / Obedient Cops / Historic Districts / Code Enforcer Quota? / Solutions / Gene's Dire Predictions / Govt to Buy Stock in US Banks / Sociofascism / Concealed Permits Revoked / Roadside Searches / Cops Get Away With Murder / Checkpoint USA / Power of the People / Untouchable Feds

Countdown to the Mars Phoenix Landing

23 May 2008 at 10:05pm

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Your Podscope hit is at 9:20 The Mars Phoenix is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Sunday. It will land in an arctic plane and then hunt for frozen water and possibly for signs of life. The Phoenix incorporates some of the experiments and technologies that were originally scheduled to fly on previous, failed missions.

Orange Lounge Radio 278 - 5/4/08 Part A

5 May 2008 at 7:36am

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Your Podscope hit is at 58:49 Wii Fit coming to Westin Hotels... Clover staff snipped from Okami Wii credits... Gradius II and Cho Aniki on PAL VC... Earthbound gets a rating for Wii Virtual Console... Boogie to get a sequel?... Wii homebrew adds support for storage... Ghostbusters Wii/DS link up (or do they?)... Pole Dancing on the Wii... Release Dates... Activision and Vivendi discontinue ESA membership... NCSoft, Atlus also out of E3... Prince of Persia coming back this holiday?... Clock Tower movie is happening... Grand Theft Auto 4 on PC?... Dumb crook steals GTA4... Classic game of the week... and more!

Nicknames Give Me the Heebie-Jeebies and the Vapors - 7 April 2008

7 Apr 2008 at 12:01am

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Your Podscope hit is at 27:50 Everybody has a nickname, and there's usually a story to go with it. Martha and Grant reveal their own nicknames and the stories behind them. Also, is the expression 'heebie-jeebies' anti-Semitic? And is there a better word than 'retiree' for someone who moves on from a job late in life?Speaking of nicknames, the word 'nickname' has an interesting etymology. It's an example of a word formed by what linguists call 'misdivision.' More here. If you have a nickname you'd like to share (and hey, let's keep it clean, folks!), tell us about it in our discussion forum!On to our callers:A cantor from a synagogue in Nyack, New York, says she's fond of the expression 'the heebie-jeebies' but recently began worrying that it might be anti-Semitic. Did the term 'heebie-jeebies' originate as a slur against Jews? By the way, the hosts mention a cartoon with the earliest known use of the term.An adult caller from Phoenix is stung by the memory of losing an elementary school spelling bee when he misspelled the word 'dilemma.' He insists that his teachers taught him that the word contains a silent 'n.' After all these years, he's still trying to find out whether 'dilemna' is an acceptable spelling.Recently we discussed the lack of a word in English for the act of trying to do in your offline life something you can only do on a computer, like expecting spellcheck to kick in if you're scribbling a grocery list, for example. The hosts share suggestions emailed by listeners. How about 'e-flex'? Or might 'deja undo' do?Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents a puzzle about homophones, in this case, words that sound just like participles that have lost their final 'g,' like 'button' and 'buttin'.' The first clue: 'Picture Vladimir Putin trying to catch a departing bus.'A woman and her boss want to resolve a dispute over the words 'reoccuring' and 'recurring.' Which is correct if you're talking about something that happens again and again? Grant explains that there is indeed a difference between the two words--and that one of them is almost always the right choice, particularly in the world of business.When a proper Southern lady fans herself and exclaims, 'I do believe I have the vapors,' what vapors is she talking about, exactly? A caller from Austin, Texas wants to know the origin of this term. Just how did it come to apply to a whole range of things, from being flustered all the way to more serious maladies such as depression and hypochondria?A former sociology professor shares a peeve about the language of political pundits: He's irked when they say a candidate wants to 'replicate' or 'duplicate' his win. The professor explains why he thinks they should eschew those words and instead opt for 'repeat.'Cities have nicknames as well, including 'Sacratomato' and 'Lousyville.' Do you have a better city nickname? Let's hear it.This week's 'Slang This!' contestant is from Esquimalt, British Columbia. She tries to guess the meaning of the slang terms 'white hat' and 'necklace light.' And no, the latter has nothing to do with a 'Frankenstein flash.'A husband and wife are retiring after many years on the job. But they're keeping their options open for future employment, and don't want to be called 'retirees.' The word 'retirees' isn't enough to connote the more ' dynamic and open-ended' way of living they're anticipating, nor does it take into account the possibility that they might continue to do some kind of paying work. How about 'rehirees'? Or...?What's the nickname for your hometown newspaper? Do share by emailing us.A Kentucky listener and her husband wonder about the proper meaning of the word 'everloving.' Sometimes they hear it used to express frustration, as in, 'Why won't he pass the everloving basketball?', but other times they hear it used more positively, as in, 'I just want to get in my everloving bed and sleep!' Grant answers her everloving question.----Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write 24 hours a day: (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673, words@waywordradio.org, or visit our web site and discussion forums at http://waywordradio.org. Copyright 2008, Wayword LLC.

Naked Scientists 08.03.09 - Naked Science Q&A Show

11 Mar 2008 at 5:01pm

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Your Podscope hit is at 43:58 On this week's Naked Scientists, we tackle your questions. We find out what creates a 'Moonbow', how much water there was on Earth over one million years ago and what happens to milk in the freezer. Also, how butterflies could remember what caterpillars learn, why electric cars may stress stretched water supplies and how the 'smell' of a coral reef attracts fish from miles around. Plus, we speak to Marc Abrahams, creator of the Ig Nobel awards for science that makes you laugh, then makes you think! And in Kitchen Science we try to strike a balance between two balloons!

She Says I'm Vulgar and The 50 Gallon Drum

29 Feb 2008 at 4:45pm

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Your Podscope hit is at 19:00 I hurt myself by falling into a deep hole, a woman phones me and says I'm vulgar and I get a free 50 gallon drum of Pliatex casting rubber.

FTL2008-01-03

4 Jan 2008 at 3:59am

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Your Podscope hit is at 15:54 Live from the 2008 Liberty Forum, night one of three!

Boon: A Biography

16 Nov 2007 at 12:00pm

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Your Podscope hit is at 1:20 Robert Morgan, Cornell University

Ned Gulley - Jon Udell's Interviews with Innovators

4 Oct 2007 at 8:00pm

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Your Podscope hit is at 4:45 Ned Gulley is a software designer at The Mathworks and the architect of the company's semi-annual MATLAB programming contest. Since 1999 he's watched contestants exhibit a unique blend of competition and cooperation. On this edition of Interviews with Innovators, host Jon Udell asks Gulley why winning solutions are woven from the contributions of ten or more players.

An Update from the Mars Orbiter

21 Sep 2007 at 2:10pm

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Your Podscope hits are at 3:21 and 5:29 Scientists have recently published papers outlining the observations of the latest Mars orbiter. Professors Alfred McEwen and Maria Zuber talk about whether the orbiter has detected any signs of water, and what future missions to the Red Planet should investigate.