Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 09/10/2026On Tues. Nov. 10, I’m speaking about beautiful words here in the 10,000-book library at scenic Oxmoor Farm in Louisville, one of Kentucky’s most beautiful hidden gems. Details TBA. Join me! 000
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Yep, that @merrylgoldberg.bsky.social IS a rockstar! 😁 220
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A story about her book is on the front page of the U-T today, too. 111
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Yuppers! I mean, just briefly, but yeah, that cool stuff she writes about Bach and Brahms et al encoding words into music. The way she outwitted the KGB is part of a long tradition! 120
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Awwwww! She Is brilliant! I’m talking about her book on next weekend’s show. 🙂 110
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Meet my fellow San Diegan, Darth Vader. #sandiegogizmodo.com'The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock': Darth Vader Speaks at City Council Meeting"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader. 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Now you can get FRIENDS WITH WORDS in paperback! (That’s his heavy breathing, not mine.) 030
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 15/08/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comSecondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk ordersDevelopment comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’ 000
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 05/08/2026health.yahoo.com/conditions/d...health.yahoo.comDo You Have 'Ghost Poops'? Here's What That Says About Your Health.Pay attention before you flush the toilet. 120
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Some wonderful recommendations here. I’m especially looking forward to digging into Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea and There Is No Place for Us. 🙏 031
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Oh my. What a voice and what a loss for the rest of us. Her point about foxholes and trenches caught me up short. 🙏🏼for posting. 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Yeah, as she noted, it’s not like she’s punching down, FFS. 000
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Yes indeed! It’s an action film starring an action hero. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but this hero’s hardly complicated. That said, I loved Circe’s pork-in-progress! 020
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Agree!! Although the high point for me was Circe’s pork-in-progress. 🐷 040
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Longtime fan of Emily’s, and now a brand-new fan of your pod! 🙏🏼 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 21/07/2026People keep asking what I think of the movie. Here, @wmarybeard.bsky.social explains it all for you. 🙏 to @cartersherman.bsky.social for this splendid interview.theguardian.comMary Beard on The Odyssey and how empires fall – Stateside with Kai and CarterChristopher Nolan’s new adaption of The Odyssey is an absolute monster of a hit, grossing $264m in its opening weekend. But celebrated classicist Mary Beard tells host Carter Sherman that Nolan’s film... 030
Reposted by Martha BarnetteLauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Haben Girma rocks!!! Illuminating, powerful, and also funny :)habengirma.comFrance made me a Knight, and my mission is Braille!Official website of Haben Girma, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and advocate. 153
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Yes, I saw The Odyssey, and yes of course, I have thoughts. But I’ll save them until more folks have seen it (except to say that Samantha Norton must be a goddess in real life). 040
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Yes, LOVE umarell, or as we called it on the show “the Italian alter kocker” - waywordradio.org/umarell/waywordradio.orgUmarell, the Italian Alter KockerYou’ve seen this guy before: the older gent who strolls around at construction sites, asking questions, offering suggestions, and kibitizing about the activities there. The Italian dictionary Lo… 110
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Oh my gosh, how incredibly beautiful, Mignon. I’m so sorry for your loss. She must have been so very proud of you. 020
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 10/06/2026No mention of widdershins OR deasil???theguardian.comHumans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclearFrom Spain to Japan, experiments have repeatedly shown a left-turn bias, but exact mechanic ‘is still an open question’ 030
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 08/06/2026So glad you agree! It’s now waaaaaay up there on my all-time favorites! 000
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Hey, #sandiego! Take a break and feed your mind along with fellow language lovers as we celebrate some wonderful words! It’s free and open to the public, but you must register.eventbrite.comA Way With Words - An Evening with Martha BarnetteJoin us for an evening with the author of "Friends with Words: Adventures in Languageland" and co-host of "A Way with Words" radio program 143
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 05/05/2026“At least they nailed Odysseus’ Boston accent.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #languagehollywoodreporter.com‘The Odyssey’: Everybody Using American Accents Is Definitely a Choice"Let's go!" Fans thrown by American accents, modern speech in new trailer for ancient Greece epic: "It sounds like they're outside a Starbucks." 120
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 26/04/2026That’s the technique! Just cover your eyes p.r.n. and keep going! Definitely worth it. 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 26/04/2026It’s there tomorrow too! Nicely combined with the farmers market today tho. 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 21/04/2026A recording of which should be sent out into space to show some of the best of us. 000
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Pleased to learn a new-to-me phrase today! 032
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Sheesh. Looking at my new passport photo and all I can think is “Girl, who licked the red off of YOUR candy??” 😐 130
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Oh hell, yes! Welcome! Looking forward to more. :) 020
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Oooooo, cool – I just learned a new word!! Thanks, AG! 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Oh—and watch with subtitles or you’ll miss a lot of the delicious language. But seriously, I’m a wimp when it comes to ick, but this is some of the best television ever made. 010
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Just squint during those parts. What strikes me most about the rest is that it feels like the skilled teamwork of an old-fashioned newsroom close to deadline. 130
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Super-fun live show by @susiedentwords.bsky.social live show in Basingstoke today. Agreed that we need a word for that first wonderful whiff of autumn. Mind the lexical gap! 020
Reposted by Martha BarnetteI’m Dave Williams. You’re probably not @skirwingle.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Logophiles assemble! Just back from @susiedentwords.bsky.social at the Haymarket, where I found myself sitting next to @marthabarnette.bsky.social from 'A Way With Words' 📖media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie says welcome to the nerd zoneAlt: Stephen Colbert saying "Welcome to the nerd zone, my friend." 291
Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Hahahaha! It was so nice to chat with you, Dave! I’ve no doubt we could have nerded out for several more hours. 👊🏼 011