Kathy Petras
@kathypetras.bsky.social
Writer, word nerd, pulp art aficionado (pulptasticprints.com), kitsch lover, and committer of terrible, terrible puns
Co-host of NPR-syndicated show You're Saying It Wrong & co-author of NYT bestseller You're Saying It Wrong (there's a theme here ...)
Co-host of NPR-syndicated show You're Saying It Wrong & co-author of NYT bestseller You're Saying It Wrong (there's a theme here ...)
David Johansen and Kurt Weill? Perfection.
David Johansen on September Songs
YouTube video by bobby4000
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March 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
David Johansen and Kurt Weill? Perfection.
Got Nero on your mind? Or just wondering what certain oft-used Latin phrases mean (we're looking at you, sui generis!)? Have we got a YSIW episode for you! Et tu @fletcherpowell.bsky.social ? www.kmuw.org/podcast/your...
Enough With the Latin Already!
Latin may be a dead language, but it sure seems to come up a lot! This week, we'll look at some common Latin phrases that we think we understand, but that we may not get quite right.
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February 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
And they say romance is dead!
Romance is in the air! Move over, Wuthering Heights.
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
And they say romance is dead!
It's Monday, a good day to be prepared for ANYTHING!
February 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's Monday, a good day to be prepared for ANYTHING!
Baby, it’s cold outside! So let’s talk COLD!!! COLD things like shoulders and feet and thin ice and such … Yup, on this week’s You’re Saying It Wrong, we’re looking at winter-related idioms. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg …
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We'll Never Give You the Cold Shoulder
We celebrate the season by looking at some winter-related idioms.
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February 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
(Some of) Trump’s Wildest Executive Orders Explained
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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February 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A look at Canadian -- the country, not the 51st state (!!) -- English.
Let’s speak Canadian, eh? This week, in answer to a listener e-mail, we’re talking about that specific kind of English from the Great White North. Get your double double, take off your toque and give it a listen! With @fletcherpowell.bsky.social
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Canadian English
We've tackled the differences between American and British English, but let's not forget Canadians also have a language of their own.
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February 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A look at Canadian -- the country, not the 51st state (!!) -- English.
Happy Burns Night! Hope you have your Scotch and your haggis at hand! #BurnsNight #RobertBurns #poetry #haggis www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...
Address to a Haggis
Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, / Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race! / Aboon them a' ye tak your place, / ...
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January 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Happy Burns Night! Hope you have your Scotch and your haggis at hand! #BurnsNight #RobertBurns #poetry #haggis www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/address...