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Word for the Wise is a two-minute radio show exploring one of America's favorite topics: the English language. How much language can you cover in two minutes? You'll be surprised. We'll tell you fascinating true stories about words (have you heard about the day baseball stopped the presses -- so that the term "designated hitter" could make it into the new dictionary?), and we'll debunk language myths (no, there is no evidence that the word "posh" originated as an acronym for "port out, starboard home," the supposed rule for selecting premier cabins on cruise ships). Let Word for the Wise offer you a daily glimpse into the intriguing world of words.

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Words for the Wise
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	Monday Night... Listening to Movies Film music & soundtracks American Mosaic Geoffrey Fontaine Tuesday Night... Keyboard Classics from Schnabel to Argerich Galactic Voyager music for a new age The Romantic Hours poetry, loveletters and music Wednesday Night... Schickele Mix Beyond PDQ Bach KCSN Opera House best performances in the world Thursday Night... CSUN Live Concerts from home and abroad The David and Peter Show Broadway, their way The Romantic Hours poetry, loveletters and music Friday Night... Madly Cocktail shaken not stirred The Green Room Surf music at the millennium Saturday Night... American Routes from PRI The British Invasion Beatles,Stones, Kinks, more Sarcastic Fringehead alternative music undefined Sunday Night... American Routes from PRI Frequencia Latina music from the Latino diaspora The Grateful Dead Hour America's best loved band Ken Nordine's Word Jazz masterful, magical Radio
				An Antigone Story BBC World Service Center Theater Group The Eclectic Orange Performing Arts Festival Getty Center Glendale Symphony Grand Performances Hollywood Bowl Huntington Library, Art collections and Botanical Gardens John Anson Ford Ampitheatre Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles Opera L.A. Philharmonic Los Angeles Public Library Museum of TV & Radio Norton Simon Museum Opera Pacific Pacific Asia Museum Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena Symphony Performance Today Public Radio International San Francisco Symphony Santa Monica Twilight Dance Series Skirball Cultural Center TheaterMania UCLA Performing Arts Valley Cultural Center Will Geer Theatricum
		Word for the Wise is a two-minute radio show exploring one of America's favorite topics: the English language. How much language can you cover in two minutes? You'll be surprised. We'll tell you fascinating true stories about words (have you heard about the day baseball stopped the presses -- so that the term "designated hitter" could make it into the new dictionary?), and we'll debunk language myths (no, there is no evidence that the word "posh" originated as an acronym for "port out, starboard home," the supposed rule for selecting premier cabins on cruise ships). Let Word for the Wise offer you a daily glimpse into the intriguing world of words.

		The Staff

		EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Alan Chartock WRITER AND PRODUCER: Kathleen Taylor HOST: Kathleen Taylor AUDIO ENGINEER: Shawn Dudley Research and editorial support for Word for the Wise is provided by the following Merriam-Webster editors: Frederick C. Mish, John M. Morse, E. Ward Gilman, James L. Rader, Joanne M. Despres, James G. Lowe, Michael G. Guzzi, Kory L. Stamper, Tania M. Rizzi