We spoke on an earlier show about insensible losses, a medical term for things like water vapor that your body loses but you don’t sense it. That inspired a Sacramento, California, listener to write a poem with that title about great artists...
desk per diem n.— «For most of the year, senators and Assembly members are eligible to receive $162 per day on top of their annual base salary, which rises from $113,000 to $116,000 in December. This “desk” per diem, as it’s...
ghost-ride v.— «Stockton police officers said they’re seeing more and more teens “ghost-riding the whip.” It’s a phrase coined by rap artists that refers to the act of jumping out of a moving vehicle and dancing alongside it...