Snookums and Snicklefritz (Rebroadcast) - 25 May 2026

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A Way with Words

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🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

A new book about how animals perceive their environment reveals immense worlds beyond our own. A bee can see ultraviolet light, catfish have taste buds all over their bodies, and manatees use highly sensitive lips to examine nearby objects. Also, what’s the relationship between romantic novels and Romance languages? Plus, sometimes buying gingerbread isn’t just about the baked goods. In one part of the United States, buying gingerbread has to do with voter fraud! And snickelfritz, oripulation, tchotchkes, an ear-tickling quiz, mocap slang, canooper, an outfit that you drive, chipping away at writer’s block, darcin, and Snookums. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Away With Words, the show about language and how we use it.
0:04.4	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:05.7	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:07.4	Fun fact.
0:08.7	The urine of male mice contains a pheromone that attracts female mice to the odor of that particular male.
0:15.9	Now, Grant, I know we don't often talk about mouse urine on the show, but today is a special day because
0:22.1	there is a literary connection.
0:24.5	Fun fact.
0:25.3	I'm not sure that's fun.
0:27.9	Just wait.
0:28.9	Hear me out.
0:29.7	Okay.
0:30.7	This pheromone is called Darson, D-A-R-C-I-N, and it's named for Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
0:40.3	Oh, wow.
0:41.4	How about that?
0:42.6	Because he's attractive.
0:43.7	He is attracting the women.
0:45.4	Exactly.
0:46.7	But you'll learn this and much more in a new book by Ed Young.
0:50.3	It's called An Immense World.
0:52.6	And it describes the diversity of sensory perception in the animal world and how animals'
0:58.5	experience of our environment differs from our own.
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