Introducing Word Matters

While the famous Merriam-Webster.com online dictionary is constantly being updated, creating a new edition of our Collegiate Dictionary print book is a different matter. We'd been updating it regularly since its publication in 2003, but it wasn't until fall of 2025 that we releas ... Show More

Part three of a three-part interview with John Morse, former president and publisher of Merriam-WebsterHosted by Emily Brewster and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media, with much gratitude to John Voci.Transcript available here.See Privacy Pol ... Show More

Part two of a three-part interview with John Morse, former president and publisher of Merriam-WebsterHosted by Emily Brewster and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media, with much gratitude to John Voci.Transcript available here.See Privacy Polic ... Show More

The girls discuss their relationship with journaling and read some embarrassing entries from their childhood journals. Plus, Taylor shares how she prepared for her Conan set, and Kelsey and Delanie describe their freak-out when seeing Jon Hamm at a party. For exclusive rewards, ... Show More

Stassi and Katie Maloney dissect Taylor Swift's new Netflix documentary "Miss Americana" and discuss how they relate to her story. They also talk about Jessica Simpson's new book! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://ar ... Show More

<p>Today's episode is a response to and continuation of our recent cluster on the work of songwriter, musician, poet, and cartoonist David Berman, which you can read at <a href="https://post45.org/sections/contemporaries-essays/david-berman/" target="_blank">post45.org/contempora ... Show More

The Gilmore Guys fly solo to gab all about Episode 313 - Dear Emily and Richard See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

In Blonde Roots, Bernardine Evaristo imagines a history where “Aphrikans” enslaved “whytes.” What systems would be different, and what would remain similar? In this episode, John Green and Rosianna Halse Rojas discuss what it means to reframe historical narratives and the difficu ... Show More

In this episode, Lisa Buggy, Jenny Coughlan and Mark Molloy explore the poetry of Emily Dickinson. 

When the bust of famous theater critic, Olivia Craisin, arrives at the house, Melon is inspired to put on a play that’s going to change the world. However, when Bookshelf takes the reins as the director, he and Melon don’t see eye to eye on the artistic direction of the show. (wi ... Show More

Wrapping up our summer music series, the Memphis-born, East Nashville-based singer songwriter Drew Holcomb talks with Malcolm in front of a live audience at the Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich Village. Drew plays original songs and a few covers you might recognize on this explor ... Show More