Baby's Breath (Rebroadcast) - 12 August 2024

Baby's Breath (Rebroadcast) - 12 August 2024

Update: 2024-08-12
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Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There’s a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the language of hobbyists and enthusiasts: If you’re a beekeeper, perhaps you call yourself a beek, and if you’re an Adult Fan of Lego you may refer to yourself as an AFOL. Also: what will you get if you order a bag of jo jos? In parts of the United States, you may just get a blank look — but in others, ask for some jo jos and you’ll get a bag of tasty fried potato wedges. Topping it off, a sunny-side-up puzzle, pulchritudea bridge in Brooklyn to sell youbaby’s breathsynanthropeantidisestablishmentarianismbelieve you me, and you cannot cover the sun with a finger, and more.

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Baby's Breath (Rebroadcast) - 12 August 2024

Baby's Breath (Rebroadcast) - 12 August 2024

Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.