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Do we speak language or does language speak us? Word Salad brings you a mix of stories about how words shape our identity. Airs the third Friday of each month on CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton.

CJSR 88.5 FM

  • Jun 19, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 53m AVG DURATION
  • 10 EPISODES


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Word Salad Greatest Hits!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 59:50


A collection of all the best words, where they come from and what they mean.

Pandemic Edition #1: Virus, Isolation, and Quarantine.

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 59:53


What pandemic-related words do you want to know more about? We dig into "virus," "isolation," and "quarantine," sorting fact from fiction, and running down a crazy story about the number forty.

New Name, Same Old Country.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 59:58


I look at what happens when you change the names of countries: from Burma to Myanmar. Featuring Dr. Nativo and his hit "Guatemaya," his word for Guatemala.

OK Boomers (and Sooners)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 59:22


I discuss where the word of "boomer" comes from. Not just the Baby Boom, but also the Oklahoma boomers and sooners. With Apollonia Piña, a "Sooner" and Mvskoke (Creek) Citizen. It's complicated. Excerpts from Russell Cobb, The Great Oklahoma Swindle. Music bits by Rogers and Hammerstein and JJ Cale the OU Sooner Marching Band. Boomer? Sooner?

Who's an American?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 58:53


How did the United States get to own the word "American"? There are at least 27 other "American" countries, so I talk to a few other non-U.S. Americans to get their stories. I also investigate the origins of the word America and play some dope songs.

The Trump Effect on our Language

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 58:54


All the words, all the best–and worst–words. How The Donald has changed the very language we use.

Gringos, Yumas, and Yankees

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 58:19


Stories about words in Spanish to describe foreigners of various stripes.

Latebacks and Dopplegangers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 31:44


Words that don’t exist in English but should. And is it “nip in the bud” or “nip in the butt”?

Episode 5: Talkin’ ’bout Generations, Y’all

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 59:58


Are you Gen X, Y, or a Millennial? Something else? Do generational labels have any validity beyond marketing? Join Word Salad to explore.

The Pilot

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 29:03


Do we speak language or does language speak us? Word Salad brings you a mix of stories about how words shape our identity. In this pilot episode, we talk about the words “creole” and “redneck”.

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