Some folks use the old-fashioned exclamation βGood night, nurse!β as a handy substitute for a cussword. But whereβd it come from? Grant explains how this phrase became popular in the early 20th century. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript...
Youβve just read a terrific paperback novel. Would you feel any differently about it if youβd the same words on the glowing screen of an electronic book? Martha and Grant discuss the social and psychological implications of books that run on...
A caller remembers an odd phrase from her childhood. If she asked too many questions, her mother would brush them off with the phrase βlayers for meddlers and crutches for lame ducks.β Say what? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...

