words

Segment 1: Weird Weather Words.Bomb Cyclone. Polar Vortex. Snowmageddon. If you've listened to weather forecasts as of late, there have been some really…

Segment 1: Where does the word vote come from?Voting and elections have their own vocabulary, with words like poll, tally, ballot, and candidate. We…

What does it mean to be a Midwesterner? It's a hard question to answer, but there's definitely something unique about this land between coasts. From our…

In this encore presentation: Patsy Cline's last show was here in Kansas City in March of 1963; she died in a plane crash as she was leaving town. Nearly…

What better time than April Fools' Day to host a roundtable of pun pundits? On this edition, our witty committee give their best (and worst) puns a swing.…

Scherenschnitte. This was 13-year-old Olathe resident Vanya Shivashankar's final word right before she was named co-champion of the Scripps National…

In honor of Bastille Day, Central Standard explored efforts to preserve Missouri French: a dialect that once flourished in southwestern Missouri, now…

Languages change. Sometimes slowly and organically, sometimes quickly... and on purpose.Kazakh President Nursaltan Nazarbayev wants the people of…

Ever wonder where the word hornswoggle comes from? How about doubloon?On Monday's Up to Date, we'll pull up the roots on some forgotten-yet-delightful…