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On the Season 2 debut of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies , we travel to Bermuda, an Atlantic island whose history spans centuries and continents. Once uninhabited, Bermuda became a vital stop in transatlantic trade, a maritime stronghold, and a cultural crossroads shaped by African, European, Caribbean, and Native American influences. Guests Dr. Kristy Warren and Dr. Edward Harris trace its transformation from an uninhabited island to a strategic outpost shaped by shipwrecks, colonization, the transatlantic slave trade, and the rise and fall of empires. Plus, former Director of Tourism Gary Phillips shares the story of the Gombey tradition, a vibrant performance art rooted in resistance, migration, and cultural fusion. Together, they reveal how Bermuda’s layered past continues to shape its people, culture, and identity today. You can also find us online at travelandleisure.com/lostcultures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The Common Errors in English Usage podcast features Paul Brians, author of the Common Errors in English Usage Web site and book.
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The Common Errors in English Usage podcast features Paul Brians, author of the Common Errors in English Usage Web site and book.
This week we discuss more medical terms, including MRIs, EKGs, CAT scans and others; and then we proceed to some talk about food sensitivities. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/122-medicalterms2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “feint/faint.”…
This week we discuss medical terms, including accessible care vs. guaranteed care; fractures, sprains, and strains; Alzheimer’s vs. dementia, and more. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/121-medicalterms1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “taunt/taut/tout.”…
This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore crusades, demagogues, stump speeches, gerrymandering, and barn burners. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/120-politics12.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “vapid/vacuous.”…
This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore citizenship, civil disobedience, and civil war. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/119-politics11.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! This week’s calendar entry is “unrest.”…
This week we rebroadcast our Christmas episode from 2015. In the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a scholar of the Bible and discusses some of the important language in the story of Christmas. Do you know the religious tradition of the Magi? The difference between miracle and magic? Listen to find out. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/12-magicOfChristmas.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Links: Opening music (Paul Brians’ favorite recording of “We Three Kings”) “ The Gift of the Magi ,” by O. Henry Zoroastrianism (Zarathustrianism) Google search: The Slaughter of the Innocents Google search: The Miracle of Christmas Google search: The Magic of Christmas…
When a would-be suicide bomber attempted a terrorist attack in New York City earlier this month, he said he chose his target because there were Christmas-themed posters nearby. This week on the podcast we talk about the more theoretical war on Christmas, and we discuss holiday greetings. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/117-merryChristmas.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “anxious/eager.”…
This week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore caucuses, lobbyists and PACs, and more. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/116-politics10.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “yea/yeah/yay.”…
This week we take up our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore the origin of the word “veto,” talk about filibustering and reconciliation, and more. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/115-politics9.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “capital/capitol.”…
This week we pick up from last week and serve some Thanksgiving leftovers, including “dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and many more entries and cartoons from the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale through the end of the year . https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/114-thanksgiving2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment (five discussed on the podcast this week): Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “dolly/handcart.”…
This week we take a break from our extended discussion of political terms while Tom thanks Paul for creating the Common Errors in English Usage site and book, and Paul thanks Tom for contributing cartoons to the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale through the end of the year . Entries we talk about include “auger/augur,” “all goes well/augurs well,” “hark/harken,” “one in the same/one and the same,” “the exception proves the rule,” “begs the question,” “hone in/home in,” and several others. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/113-thanksgiving1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment (three discussed on the podcast this week): Links: Paul’s mincemeat recipe Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “bare/bear.”…
This week we discuss, define, and explore political leanings: red/blue, liberal, libertarian, conservative, and reactionary. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/112-politics8.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “reactionary/reactive.”…
This week we discuss, define, and explore deeply more political terms. This time we cover left vs. right, socialism, and communism. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/111-politics7.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Pre-USSR communist societies. Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “socialize.”…
This week we spend the time talking about several more terms related to politics and government, including bureaucracy , red tape , ballots , voting , constitution , and parliament . https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/110-politics6.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “beauracracy/bureaucracy.”…
This week we spend the time talking about the word “empire” and its implications. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/109-politics5.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15. This week’s calendar entry is “Romainian/Romanian.” Paul Brians’ essay on “postcolonial literature.” “What have the Romans ever done for us?” from The Life of Brian:…
This week we focus on the dark side of governmental power: dictatorships, state capitalism, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, and empire. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/108-politics4.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “oppress/repress.” Buy the book! On sale through the end of the year for just $15.…
This week we focus on voting and discuss “suffrage,”“franchise,”“republic,” and more about “democracy.” https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/107-politics3.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “Democrat Party/Democratic Party.” Buy the book!…
This week we continue our discussion of words related to government and politics, including “feudalism,”“fiefdom,”“monarchy,” and “democracy.” https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/106-politics2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “grow.” Buy the book!…
This week we begin a discussion of words related to government and politics, starting with “government” and “politics” themselves. First we go over problems with Washington, but not in the way you might think! https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/105-politics1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: What is the “Slough of Despond” Paul mentions? This week’s calendar entry is “government.” Buy the book!…
This week we finish up our discussion of useful vocabulary related to health care, including talk about networks, pre-existing conditions, HIPA, Obamacare vs. the ACA, and primary care physicians. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/104-healthcare6.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: About “Yankee Doodle” in The New York Times. This week’s calendar entry is “sick/sic.” Buy the book!…
This week we talk more about health care, including long-term care insurance, health savings accounts, death panels, and Charlie Gard. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/103-healthcare5.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: The New York Times ’ Ron Lieber on the ethics of adjusting your assets to qualify for Medicaid. This week’s calendar entry is “able to.” Buy the book!…
This week we continue our discussion of health care. Unfortunately, we all need to know a whole lot of complicated and confusing terms to get through our current health care debate. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/102-healthcare4.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “realize/realise.” Buy the book!…
This week we continue our discussion of health care. Unfortunately, we all need to know a whole lot of complicated and confusing terms to get through our current health care debate. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/101-healthcare3.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “tradegy/tragedy.” Buy the book!…
This week, and in the coming weeks, we will discuss the vocabulary of health care. Unfortunately, we all need to know a whole lot of complicated and confusing terms to get through our current health care debate. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/100-healthcare2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “boost in the arm/shot in the arm.” Buy the book!…
The ongoing debate on health care here in the US takes for granted that we understand deductible , co-pay , co-insurance , premium , out-of-pocket limits , and many other often-confusing terms. Since that isn’t always the case, we’ll be discussing the language of health care in the coming weeks. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/99-healthCareVocabulary1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “anecdote/antidote.” Buy the book!…
Finally, after three weeks dwelling on words and expressions about idiocy, we turn our attention to some words that say smart . https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/98-smart.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “genius.” Riddley Walker Buy the book!…
We’ve been talking about insults to the intelligence, and this week we conclude our discussion of adjectives. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/97-idiotic2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “gull/gall.” Silly Symphonies on YouTube Alessandro di Cagliostro on Wikipedia From John Skelton’s 1528 volume entitled “Replycacion agaynst Certayne Yong Scolers”: As touchyng the Tetrycall [severe] Theologisacion of these demy-diuines and Stoicall studiantes and frisca-ioly yonkerkyns … . moche better bayned [banned?] than brayned basked and bathed in their wylde burblyng and boyling blode Feruently reboyled with the infatuate flames of their rechelesse youthe and wytlesse wontonnesse enbrased and enterlased with a … moche fantasticall frenesy of their insensate sensualyte. The Zombies perform “She’s Not There”: Buy the book!…
We’ve been talking about insults to the intelligence, and this week we switch the focus to adjectives. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/96-idiotic1.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “French dip with au jus/French dip.” Entry for “ hairbrained/harebrained .” Entry for “ ignorant/stupid .” Buy the book!…
This week continue our high-minded discussion of terms that insult the intelligence. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/95-idiot3.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “ignorant/stupid.” Buy the book!
This week we discuss more words meant as insults to intelligence. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/94-idiot2.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: This week’s calendar entry is “disrespect.” Buy the book!
This week we take on some words meant as insults to intelligence and where they come from. https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/93-idiot.mp3 Subscribe on iTunes Download mp3 On Stitcher Cartoon accompaniment: Links: “Trump and the True Meaning of ‘Idiot’” in The New York Times Politically correct language was discussed in episodes 34 and 35 . Buy the book!…
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