Language and Legacy

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 13, 2011

On today’s show: Roy Blount, Jr., talks about the English language and his particular form of wordplay. Brianna Karp describes her time as a homeless woman, and her efforts to blog her way back to employment. Then, we’ll listen to some of the sounds from New York City that have disappeared. Plus, we’ll take look at the family of Winston Churchill.

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