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A Way with Words

Language Learning, Society & Culture, Education

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2016

⏱️ 2 minutes

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In 2007, the public media organization that created A Way with Words had a problem. They loved our show but a deep recession meant the station couldn't afford to keep producing it. So they canceled it. That could have been the end of A Way with Words. But Grant and I still believed so much in the educational mission that, along with our producer Stefanie, we formed a nonprofit to continue the radio show and podcast and to distribute them free of charge. Call us idealistic, but you showed us you wanted to learn about language and connect with fellow word-lovers. You assured us you were hungry for thoughtful conversations about word histories, grammar, and slang. You wanted a place to share your linguistic heirlooms and feed your intellectual curiosity. No, starting a nonprofit while producing a radio show full-time wasn't easy. Not at all. But you know what? Through sacrifice and hard work, and your help, our little nonprofit has produced the show for nearly 10 years. Independently, we’ve produced 248 new episodes. It's a success story that's largely due to the generosity of listenerslike you. And now we can't wait to get started on our next 248 episodes! That's where you can help. Make a gift today to ensure that we can keep bringing you even more new episodes throughout the coming year. With gratitude, Martha Barnette & Grant Barrett, co-hosts of A Way with Words Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	Hey, this is Grant Barrett. Almost 10 years ago, the public media outfit that first started away with words had a problem.
0:37.0	The station loved the show, but it was the beginning of the recession. Times were tough. Income was down. So they cancelled some programs, including this one. That
0:46.4	meant that Martha and I, and our producer Stephanie, could have been out of jobs. But you know what? We really believed in this program. We knew there was a huge
0:55.7	appetite for what we created. We knew that people like you wanted a place to learn about
1:00.3	language and connect with each other. we knew because you told us so.
1:04.8	So we took the leap.
1:06.4	We made a little non-profit to keep producing the show ourselves.
1:09.9	In the meantime, we had to learn how to do a lot of the business of running the show, not just the front of the mic stuff.
1:14.8	For example, we had to learn how to pay for everything.
1:18.2	There was this one moment in the early years where we had like $2,000 in the bank and like
1:22.1	5,000 in the bank and like $5,000 in bills.
1:24.7	How do you solve a problem like that?
1:26.2	Just fold the radio show?
1:28.1	Go under and move on?
1:29.9	No.
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