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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.

New episode 5 days ago

Made by
Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
Episodes
992 episodes
Last episode
October 19, 2026
Rating
5.0 / 5
Charts
Apple — · Pocket Casts — · Audible No. 5
On Audible since
July 26, 2023

No. 44 on Across the charts in Education & Learning, and on 2 other charts here.

What it is

Fun conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, linguistics, dialects, word games...

Latest episodes

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  5. Carpe Diem - 21 September 2026 September 21, 2026 · 54 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 1 on Still running in Education & Learning, reached September 21, 2026. Seen on 3 charts over 42 days of readings, the first on September 5, 2026.

1 20 1 September 5, 2026 October 24, 2026 September 5, 2026 — position 15September 6, 2026 — position 16September 8, 2026 — position 11September 10, 2026 — position 16September 11, 2026 — position 20September 12, 2026 — position 20September 13, 2026 — position 20September 17, 2026 — position 16September 21, 2026 — position 1September 22, 2026 — position 5September 23, 2026 — position 8September 24, 2026 — position 16September 25, 2026 — position 11September 26, 2026 — position 9September 27, 2026 — position 10September 28, 2026 — position 1September 29, 2026 — position 5September 30, 2026 — position 5October 1, 2026 — position 7October 2, 2026 — position 8October 3, 2026 — position 8October 4, 2026 — position 8October 5, 2026 — position 2October 6, 2026 — position 3October 7, 2026 — position 5October 8, 2026 — position 9October 9, 2026 — position 9October 10, 2026 — position 6October 11, 2026 — position 5October 12, 2026 — position 2October 13, 2026 — position 6October 14, 2026 — position 8October 15, 2026 — position 9October 16, 2026 — position 9October 17, 2026 — position 9October 18, 2026 — position 9October 19, 2026 — position 2October 20, 2026 — position 5October 21, 2026 — position 5October 22, 2026 — position 8October 23, 2026 — position 10October 24, 2026 — position 11
Still running in Education & Learning — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Still running in Education & Learning 1 42 days October 24, 2026
Most listened to in Education & Learning 2 42 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in Education & Learning 36 42 days October 24, 2026

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