Trevlac, Indiana is named after a family called Calvert. Since there was already a stop on the same rail line called Calvert, they simply spelled their name backwards. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “You Might Say Trevlac Is...
The term cultural cringe refers to a tendency to regard one’s own culture as inferior to that of another. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Cultural Cringe” I didn’t realize that there was an actual term for...
Ben, who grew up near Pittsburgh and now lives in Olympia, Washington, grew up saying redd up for straightening a messy room, not so much deep cleaning it. The verb redd means to pick up, tidy up, or clear out, as in gathering books, putting away...
Why do subdivisions and office complexes have names invoking landscapes and animals that don’t exist there? A Fort Wayne, Indiana, listener got to wondering about this after passing the “Bay View Apartments” in her hometown: there’s not...
What’s the nickname for your hometown newspaper? Do share by emailing us. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Newspaper Nicknames” Martha, we were talking earlier about nicknames. There is a whole other category of...
beeper ball n.— «Staying in the vein of special needs, four teams of visually impaired baseball players met Saturday for New York’s first ever blind baseball tournament. Unlike traditional versions of our national pastime, beeper ball (or...