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“Humans are not set up to understand logic; they are set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist
Grant Barrett is a dictionary editor and linguist specializing in slang and new words, and co-host of A Way with Words, a national radio program about language.
From his perch as co-host of a fun and funny national radio show about language, Grant brings common-sense light-hearted erudition to conversations about language — why we talk the way we do, why when we complain about language it’s usually about *us* and not other people, and where history, family, and culture come into it. No matter your topic, no matter your field, he offers up new and old expressions, slang, and jargon, and talks about how it reflects — or doesn’t — culture, society, and what’s been changing around us. He can have lots to share that isn’t on the internet because he does his own research!
Grant’s Social Media, Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Radio show, “A Way With Words”
William Shakespeare’s contribution to language
Measure for Measure
Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Will Smith, Producer, actor, writer
RuPaul, Producer, Actor, Drag Race (2009 – 2023)
Arrival (2016), Director, Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay, Erick Heisserer, based on the story “Story of Your Life”, by Ted Chang, Starring, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitiaker
Mexican Telenovelas, similar to U.S. soap operas
The 13th Warrior (1999) Director, John McTiernan, Michael Crichton (uncredited) Screenplay, William Wisher, Warren Lewis, based on the novel, Eaters of the Dead, by Michael Crichton, Starring, Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Omar Sharif
Story-Power guest, Ali Khamseh, Ep. 41 “Movies Transport Us When We Need It Most”
What Should I Read Next, with Anne Bogel
The Socratic Method of teaching
John Horner, Quite at Leisure: Or Second Impressions, Unpublished novel, Story-Power Ep. 47, “The Writing Life”
Jane Austen, multiple novels the most famous of them, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility. Many authors have written sequels of her novels.
Fan Fiction: examples, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Michael Adams
Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, (1997 – 2003) Angel, (1999 – 2004) Firefly, (2002 – 2003) Serenity, (2005) Dollhouse, (2009 – 2010)
Bones (2005 – 2017) Created by Hart Hanson, multiple directors and writers, Starring, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Then,Tamara Taylor
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Director, Stanley Kubrick, Screenplay, Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke, Starring, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Diablo Cody, Writer, Producer, Actress, writer of Juno (2007) Directed by Jason Reitman
30 Rock (2006 – 2013) Created and written by Tina Fey and multiple others, multiple directors, Starring Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jack McGrayer
The West Wing (1999 – 2006) Created by Aaron Sorkin, multiple directors and writers, Starring, Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford
Knives Out (2019) Writer, Director, Rian Johnson, Starring, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis
Glass Onion (2022) Writer, Director, Rian Johnson, Starring, Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe
Sharpe (1993 – 2008) Director, Tom Clegg, Based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, multiple writers, Starring, Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey, Hugh Fraser
Coming to America (1988) Director, John Landis, Story by Eddie Murphy, Screenplay, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Starring, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Director, Renny Harlin, Screenplay Shane Black, Starring, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko
The Long Goodbye (1973) Director, Robert Altman, Screenplay, Leigh Brackett, based on the novel by Raymond Chandler, Starring, Elliot Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell
Poirot (1989 – 2013) Based on the Poirot character created by Agatha Christie, multiple directors and writers, Starring David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Jeremy Northam, Actor, known for The Net (1995), Emma (1996), Amistad (1997) Gosford Park (2001) The Crown (2016 – 2017) Anthony Eden
Turner Classic Movies – TCM
Pride and Prejudice TV mini Series (1995) My favorite version, there are multiple versions, Novel by Jane Austen, Director, Simon Langton, Writer, Andrew Davies, Starring, Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Susannah Parker, Julia Sawalha
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Director, Ang Lee, Screenplay Emma Thompson, based on the novel by Jane Austen, Starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Greg Wise
Superhero storytelling giants, MCU, and DC
Bridgerton (2020 – ) Directors, Tom Verica, and 6 others, Creator and writer, Chris Van Dusen and multiple others, based on the novels of Julia Quinn, Starring Nicola Coughlan, Julie Andrews (voice) Luke Newton, Jonathan Bailey, Adjoin Anodh, Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page
Sanditon (2019 – 2023) Director, Charles Sturbridge and 5 others, Created and written by Andrew Davies, inspired by an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, multiple other writers, Starring, Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Jack Fox, Theo James, Ben Lloyd-Hughes
I’m happy to share that Story-Power won the Positve Change Podcast Awards this past week. I’m grateful!
PodMatch
This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Grant Barrett, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.
Story-Power on Patreon
I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story. You may have seen my Story-Power posts here. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about your favorite stories, come join me at either SageWoman.life, or patreon.com/StoryPower.
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“Humans are not set up to understand logic; they are set up to understand stories.” ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist
Grant Barrett is a dictionary editor and linguist specializing in slang and new words, and co-host of A Way with Words, a national radio program about language.
From his perch as co-host of a fun and funny national radio show about language, Grant brings common-sense light-hearted erudition to conversations about language — why we talk the way we do, why when we complain about language it’s usually about *us* and not other people, and where history, family, and culture come into it. No matter your topic, no matter your field, he offers up new and old expressions, slang, and jargon, and talks about how it reflects — or doesn’t — culture, society, and what’s been changing around us. He can have lots to share that isn’t on the internet because he does his own research!
Grant’s Social Media, Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Radio show, “A Way With Words”
William Shakespeare’s contribution to language
Measure for Measure
Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Will Smith, Producer, actor, writer
RuPaul, Producer, Actor, Drag Race (2009 – 2023)
Arrival (2016), Director, Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay, Erick Heisserer, based on the story “Story of Your Life”, by Ted Chang, Starring, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitiaker
Mexican Telenovelas, similar to U.S. soap operas
The 13th Warrior (1999) Director, John McTiernan, Michael Crichton (uncredited) Screenplay, William Wisher, Warren Lewis, based on the novel, Eaters of the Dead, by Michael Crichton, Starring, Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Omar Sharif
Story-Power guest, Ali Khamseh, Ep. 41 “Movies Transport Us When We Need It Most”
What Should I Read Next, with Anne Bogel
The Socratic Method of teaching
John Horner, Quite at Leisure: Or Second Impressions, Unpublished novel, Story-Power Ep. 47, “The Writing Life”
Jane Austen, multiple novels the most famous of them, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility. Many authors have written sequels of her novels.
Fan Fiction: examples, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel
Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Michael Adams
Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, (1997 – 2003) Angel, (1999 – 2004) Firefly, (2002 – 2003) Serenity, (2005) Dollhouse, (2009 – 2010)
Bones (2005 – 2017) Created by Hart Hanson, multiple directors and writers, Starring, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, T.J. Then,Tamara Taylor
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Director, Stanley Kubrick, Screenplay, Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke, Starring, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Diablo Cody, Writer, Producer, Actress, writer of Juno (2007) Directed by Jason Reitman
30 Rock (2006 – 2013) Created and written by Tina Fey and multiple others, multiple directors, Starring Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jack McGrayer
The West Wing (1999 – 2006) Created by Aaron Sorkin, multiple directors and writers, Starring, Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford
Knives Out (2019) Writer, Director, Rian Johnson, Starring, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis
Glass Onion (2022) Writer, Director, Rian Johnson, Starring, Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe
Sharpe (1993 – 2008) Director, Tom Clegg, Based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, multiple writers, Starring, Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, John Tams, Jason Salkey, Hugh Fraser
Coming to America (1988) Director, John Landis, Story by Eddie Murphy, Screenplay, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Starring, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Director, Renny Harlin, Screenplay Shane Black, Starring, Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko
The Long Goodbye (1973) Director, Robert Altman, Screenplay, Leigh Brackett, based on the novel by Raymond Chandler, Starring, Elliot Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell
Poirot (1989 – 2013) Based on the Poirot character created by Agatha Christie, multiple directors and writers, Starring David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Jeremy Northam, Actor, known for The Net (1995), Emma (1996), Amistad (1997) Gosford Park (2001) The Crown (2016 – 2017) Anthony Eden
Turner Classic Movies – TCM
Pride and Prejudice TV mini Series (1995) My favorite version, there are multiple versions, Novel by Jane Austen, Director, Simon Langton, Writer, Andrew Davies, Starring, Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Susannah Parker, Julia Sawalha
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Director, Ang Lee, Screenplay Emma Thompson, based on the novel by Jane Austen, Starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Greg Wise
Superhero storytelling giants, MCU, and DC
Bridgerton (2020 – ) Directors, Tom Verica, and 6 others, Creator and writer, Chris Van Dusen and multiple others, based on the novels of Julia Quinn, Starring Nicola Coughlan, Julie Andrews (voice) Luke Newton, Jonathan Bailey, Adjoin Anodh, Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page
Sanditon (2019 – 2023) Director, Charles Sturbridge and 5 others, Created and written by Andrew Davies, inspired by an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, multiple other writers, Starring, Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Jack Fox, Theo James, Ben Lloyd-Hughes
I’m happy to share that Story-Power won the Positve Change Podcast Awards this past week. I’m grateful!
PodMatch
This episode is brought to you by PodMatch, the dating service for podcasters. They introduced me to Grant Barrett, and I’m so glad they did. I hope you’ve enjoyed our conversation and remember that if you have a podcast or something to share with the world, check out PodMatch at my affiliate link at PodMatch and tell them Lucinda sent you.
Story-Power on Patreon
I’m so passionate about stories that I created the Story-Power podcast and Patreon communities so I’d have an excuse to talk story. You may have seen my Story-Power posts here. If you’re passionate about stories too, and want to talk about your favorite stories, come join me at either SageWoman.life, or patreon.com/StoryPower.