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In celebration of Star Wars, and upcoming dates to fulfill the festivities , I figured why not release a song geared towards that theme! As always if you guys dig the tune , share it with your friends, hit that like button, and don't be afraid to tell me how the song made you feel! Drop those commentz! May the 4th Be with you! 

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Emily in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is married to a native Dutch speaker, who points out that they buy groceries in a store, so why doesn't grocery denote just one of those items and not the store where they're sold. Originally, the French word grosserie referred to "wholesale goods"; it's a relative of English gross, meaning "large" or "a large quantity." French grosserie eventually led to English grocer, "the seller of those goods." Later, grocery was applied the profession of selling such items. Three centuries later, grocery came to refer to the store itself, and in the early 20th century, people began using the word groceries to refer to the items being sold from a grocery. The word groceries is what's called a plurale tantem, which refers to words that exist mainly in the plural form, such as scissors, pants, and eyeglasses. http://waywordradio.org

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In parts of Appalachia, the expression give someone down the road means "to reprimand" someone or "tell someone to get lost." In Ireland, to give someone down the banks has a somewhat similar meaning, apparently referring to pushing that person into a peat bog. http://waywordradio.org

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Mark in Bismarck, North Dakota, spent years as a sailor, and wonders about the term sea painter, meaning "a rope attached to a lifeboat." Why painter? The word may derive from Middle French pendeur meaning "a kind of rope," literally, something that suspends, from pendre, meaning "to hang," a relative of such "hanging" words as pendant, pendulum, pending, and pendulous. The word painter took on the meaning of "a rope for hanging a boat on a ship." Metaphorically, to slip the painter or to cut the painter means "to break free." http://waywordradio.org

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Rosalind from Montgomery, Alabama, says her mother used to scold her for acting like a starnadle fool. The more common version of this term is starnated fool, a term that appears particular to Black English, and appears in the work of such writers as Kiese Laymon, who includes it in his memoir about growing up Black in Mississippi, Heavy (Bookshop|Amazon).
The word's origin is unclear, although it might have evolved from stark naked. http://waywordradio.org

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A Winter Dictionary (Bookshop|Amazon) by Paul Anthony Jones includes some words to lift your spirits. The verb whicken involves the lengthening of days in springtime, a variant of quicken, meaning "come to life." Another word, breard, is an old term that means "the first shoots of a plant visible above the earth." Jones is also a big fan of the uplifting word respair. http://waywordradio.org

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The new book Bye Bye I Love You: The Story of Our First and Last Words (Bookshop|Amazon) by linguist Michael Erard is a deeply researched, often intensely personal exploration of the ways people communicate at both the beginning and end of life. http://waywordradio.org

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in February 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Michael Latner, Professor of Political Science at California Polytechnic State University and Director of Research on Democratic Reform at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School.   

They discussed the recent history of voting rights and the state of democracy in America in 2025.  

This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Luke Digweed.   

Further reading and resources 

Keena, A., Latner, M., McGann, A.J.M. and Smith, C.A. (2021). Gerrymandering the States. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108995849  

The Guinier Project at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute - https://charleshamiltonhouston.org/events/a-convening-race-reform-and-multiracial-democracy/  

LSE: The Ballpark | The state of American Democracy with Professor Michael Latner

On sale May 13th, 2025

He does not let anyone roll the dice.After High Elf Archer received an invitation to a wedding back in her home village, the party sets out for the forest of the elves—and joining them on their trip are Cow Girl and Guild Girl! Goblin Slayer and crew are long overdue for a vacation, and what better place is there to get some rest and relaxation than under the brilliant forest canopy?But things take an unexpected turn when they head upriver for the elf homeland only to see the shadows of goblins looming…And what’s more, there’s talk of an ancient beast slumbering within the forest. With all this danger close at hand, will there even be a wedding for our heroes to celebrate?

Goblin Slayer, Vol. 7 By Kumo Kagyu, Read By Hayden Daviau & Josh Bangle (Audiobook Excerpt)

On sale May 13th, 2025

After months of staying by Kiyoka’s side, Miyo is finally invited to the Kudou family villa to meet her future in-laws. Far from receiving a warm welcome, however, she quickly discovers that her fiancé’s mother, Fuyu, has no intention of accepting her as his bride. But Miyo will do anything to make her engagement work, even if that means putting up with abuse from Fuyu while attempting to bridge the gap between them. Meanwhile, Kiyoka heads to a nearby village to investigate reports of a fiend that stalks the night…

My Happy Marriage, Vol. 3 By Akumi Agitogi, Read By Miranda Parkin & Damien Haas (Audiobook Excerpt)

Ever wonder what your therapist is really thinking? Now you can find out … a hilarious, thought-provoking and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world.

Meet Lori Gottlieb, an insightful and compassionate therapist whose clients present with all kinds of problems. There’s the struggling new parents; the older woman who feels she has nothing to live for; the self-destructive young alcoholic; and the terminally ill 35-year-old newlywed. And there’s John, a narcissistic television producer, who frankly just seems to be a bit of a jerk. Over the course of a year, they all make progress.

But Gottlieb is not just a therapist – she’s also a patient who's on a journey of her own. Interspersed with the stories of her clients are her own therapy sessions, as Gottlieb goes in search of the hidden roots of a devastating and life-changing event.

Personal, revealing, funny and wise, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone opens a rare window onto a world that is most often bound by secrecy, offering an illuminating tour of a profoundly private process.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Bolinda, audio publisher of elite literary and commercial talent, is the No. 1 audiobook publisher in the British Commonwealth. For more than 25 years it has created the highest quality collection of audiobooks in the world. Bolinda was born in the library and has been supplying libraries with the world’s greatest audiobooks for over 25 years. 

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