The study found that Worcester is the most difficult town name to pronounce in Massachusetts. It is tricky: much of the middle of the word is silent. Wuss-ter is the common pronouncation of the city ...
Depending on when you were born, the phrase "Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am" may or may not have been something you casually incorporated into your vocabulary. You might have thought it simply meant ...
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.