Major Jackson, host of APMstudio's The Slowdown, considers the relationship between music and language and his own role as poet-composer.

Major Jackson, host of APMstudio's The Slowdown, remembers the early encounters that led him to poetry.

On today's episode, we're showing up with ÉCLAT, celebrating CINQUAIN, and tying it all up with an AGLET. Poet Major Jackson, host of APM Studios' The Slowdown, joins us for a reflective Wild Card full of runnels, relish, and really good conversation. Learn more about Major at majorjackson.com and listen to The Slowdown wherever you get your podcasts.

X-tra! X-tra! Hear all about it! Double Xs, double Ns, and two-for-one words mean twice as much fun here at T&B. This week we're BENEFIT(T)ING from alt spellings; leading the way on LEITMOTIFs; and getting the LOWDOWN on compounds. Oh, and Sam, we accept your apology.

What do you get when you mix together a few HOMOPHONEs, a bit of MACADAM, and an interview with a picture book author/illustrator? A brand new episode of T&B, of course! This week, we're arghing about AARGH, uncovering the history of HIRAGANA, and talking with Sarah S. Brannen about everything from banned books to Bee peeves. Learn more about Sarah's work at sarahbrannen.com.

METONYMs, MACADAMs, eponyms, and cardigans. In this episode, we're going down every rabbit hole we can find and ENJOYing every second of it. So pull up your TATAMI, grab your NYT Spelling Bee Buddy, and get ready for awesomeness.

Land can be FECUND, balls can be ODD, it's always fun times with the T&B pod! This week on T&B, National Poetry Month inspires us, Sam CONFOUNDs us, and some teens remind that us that we may not be young, but we'll always be extra!

On this week's episode of T&B, we BEE like wha-huh?! We're questioning everything: Why isn't it CAKEABLE? Who wore the first TUXEDO? And how does Merriam-Webster's 7-letter word game stack up to the competition? Think you have the answers? Tag @tomtitbaobab on social and let us know!

The episode in which we keep C happy, noodle on NEOCON, and learn the long and short of abbreviations.

It's the one-year anniversary of T&B and we're not here to PUTZ around. In this fan-FIXIN'-tastic episode, we're expressing EMOTIVITY, belting Broadway tunes, and having a NONILLION laughs. So pass the ⁠Mane Man, grab a slice of pi, and get ready for some wordplay, GRAMMA!