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METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Self Love (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)

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The inspiring new book from neuroscientist and author of The Source, Dr Tara Swart, drawing on breathtaking true stories, cognitive science, ancient wisdom and much more to show that signs can guide and empower us.

Have you ever thought of someone just before they called? Or experienced a coincidence that felt too unlikely to be true?

It’s all too easy to dismiss synchronicities or signs like these as chance. But what if they weren’t? And what if, by learning to tune into them, you could access a guiding wisdom that would help you overcome challenges and live with purpose?

In this groundbreaking book, world-renowned neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart explains how. Bringing together breathtaking real-life stories with teachings from cognitive science, near-death experiences and much more, she’ll show you how to:

Tap into your most important decision-making tool – your intuition
Break free from the distractions and stress of modern life and focus on what matters most
Shift your mindset from fixed thinking to openness and wonder, so you can see life’s limitless possibilities
With compelling theories about the nature of consciousness, and transformative tools to create a deep connection with the signs around you, let this book empower you to trust your instincts and thrive like never before.

© Tara Swart 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

The Signs, written and read by Dr Tara Swart - Preface and Introduction

Why is it harder to talk if we don’t move our hands? Even when we’re talking on the phone we feel the need to gesture to aid communication. A new book offers a look at the relatively new field of gesture studies. And: Ever wonder why we describe the American flag as “red, white, and blue?” Why not “blue, white, and red?” Plus, everyone should have a hellbox for tossing their discards! But where exactly would you find one? Also: a tall glass of water, since dirt was young, since King Hatchet was a hammer, since Hector was a pup, a brain teaser about multiple letters, sold down the river, an alliterative drinking game, upper-case vs. lower-case, why we say red, white, and blue and not blue, white, and red, and how to pronounce pecan. http://waywordradio.org

Tall Drink of Water (Full Episode)

Jill from Maryville, Missouri, and her 11-year-old son Ryan are wondering about the phrases I have a hankering to do something and I’m fixing to do something. Growing up in East Central Nebraska, Jill heard family and friends use them synonymously. Fixing to indicates being about to do something, while hankering has to do more with desiring to do something. http://waywordradio.org

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How do you pronounce pecan? Is it pee-KAHN or PEE-kan? And why are there different pronunciations of the name of this nut? The word pecan was borrowed into English more than once, and from numerous Native American languages. So not only were various versions of the name for this hard-shelled nut borrowed from indigenous languages, they also migrated into English in different ways--picked up by the French, for example, as well as speakers of Spanish borrowing it from the French, and the English borrowing it from the French in Louisiana. The pee-KAHN pronunciation is generally more common in the South. Elsewhere, you may hear PEE-kan or pee-Kan. Some people say that the word pecan is pronounced differently depending on whether it’s eaten raw or baked in a pie, but there’s no solid historical reason behind such variations. http://waywordradio.org

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A moving visit to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, and the nearby Freedom Monument Sculpture Park there on the banks of the Alabama River, prompts a Massachusetts woman to reflect on the history of slavery in the United States and the phrase sold down the river. Although today sold down the river may simply mean “betrayed,” the phrase first appears with reference to selling those who were enslaved and sending them down the Mississippi River to labor under even harsher conditions than farther north. The terrorizing threat of being sold down the river is referenced in such books as Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. http://waywordradio.org

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A Louisiana listener shares a favorite passage from Laurie Lee’s memoir Cider with Rosie (Bookshop|Amazon), about his boyhood in post-World-War II England. http://waywordradio.org

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The new book Gesture: A Slim Guide (Bookshop|Amazon) by linguist Lauren Gawne includes some fascinating studies about the movements that accompany spoken or signed language. In one, participants were asked to learn rules of a game, then explain those rules to someone else they were going to play the game with, either a teammate or competitor. Each time the people giving the instructions used pretty much the same words, and made about the same number of gestures. The key difference? Their gestures were smaller when explaining the rules to a potential opponent, suggesting they didn’t want to be as clear or emphatic. http://waywordradio.org

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A memorable commencement speech by author Kurt Vonnegut celebrates books and “the sweet reluctance of their pages when you turn them with your sensitive fingertips.” http://waywordradio.org

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Why is it harder to talk if we don't gesture? Why do we still move our hands if we're talking on the phone but the other person can't see us? Such questions are tackled in the new book Gesture: A Slim Guide (Bookshop|Amazon), a sort of survey course of the state of gesture studies. The author, linguist Lauren Gawne of Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia, is also cohost, along with internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch, of the Lingthusiasm podcast, an entertaining, informative show that all about, as they put it, “what’s neat about linguistics.” http://waywordradio.org

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A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love with a statue of Venus

Rika Horauchi’s new part-time job is to converse with a statue of Venus – in Latin – every Monday, when the museum is closed.

Initially reluctant, Rika starts to enjoy her strange new job. Recommended by her old university professor for her exemplary language skills, Rika leads an otherwise unassuming life, working the rest of the week in a frozen-food warehouse.

As Venus comes to life in the quiet of the museum, they talk about everything. Venus opens up new worlds for Rika, both intellectually and emotionally. They soon fall in love. But when the museum’s curator, Hashibami, makes it clear he wants to keep Venus for himself, what will Rika do?

When the Museum is Closed is by turns charming, funny and surprising, a surreal take on our most real emotions and concerns: love, loneliness, freedom, perceptions of beauty and how women are seen in society. A joyful queer love story, this fresh and original new novel confirms Emi Yagi as one of the most exciting Japanese writers published in English today.

Translated by Yuki Tejima

'Filled with movement and passion - a luminous story that reveals a whole world of desire and possibility, right at the heart of loneliness' Rosie Price, author of THE ORANGE ROOM

© Emi Yagi 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

When the Museum is Closed, written by Emi Yagi, Yuki Tejima (translation) and read by Kae Alexander

Jillie Mae Eddy / "Sam" / ALL THE BOYS (2016)

All Words & Music, Vocals, Instrumentation, Production, Mixing & Mastering by Jillie Mae Eddy

Full album available at: jilliemaeeddy.bandcamp.com/all-the-boys

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There you were standing in the snow / Looking cool and feeling cold / And saying, ‘O honey / Honey-O, I want to take you home— / Won’t you come on home?’ / O no, no, no—let’s take it slow / Let’s get it right, and when I’m good to go / Honey, I’ll let you know / I ain’t always one for playing smart / And I’ve got a history of a broken heart / But you say: ‘O honey— / Don’t count us out before we even start— / Let’s get a brand new start / Now, all right, all right—girl, don’t you take it hard / You gotta let me in, let me see your scars— / Honey, let down you guard’ / O honey-O— / You gotta let me know / Should I stay or should I go? / O honey-O / I say: ‘New York is getting old / Big city life can take its toll’ / So you say: ‘O honey— / Honey-O, you want to hit the road? / Let’s hit the road!’ / Well, I say: ‘Okay, where you want to go?’ / But you shake your head like you don’t know / Well, honey, you let me know / CHORUS / Should I stay or should I go? / O honey-O

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Everything In Its Right Place

Intro

Available on Apple Music & Spotify http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1503178323?ls=1&app=itunes

Stay Free

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Jillie Mae broke into show biz after winning the Miss Bogen County Beauty Pageant--no wait. This is some other actress/singer/musician with blonde curly hair.

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Jillie Mae Eddy

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