Martha Barnette

Author and radio host

San Francisco, USA

About Martha

Martha Barnette is an author and radio host who co-hosts the popular podcast A Way with Words. She has written several books on language and linguistics, and has been a vocal advocate for language education and literacy.

Associated Podcasts

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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Think from KERA

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NPR's Book of the Day

Host

Key Topics

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Recent Appearances

What in Tarnation (Rebroadcast) - 30 March 2026

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over•Mar 30, 2026•53:45•host

Tip of the Iceberg - 23 March 2026

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over•Mar 23, 2026•53:45•host

Martha Barnette

About Martha

Associated Podcasts

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Think from KERA

NPR's Book of the Day

Key Topics

Recent Appearances

What in Tarnation (Rebroadcast) - 30 March 2026

Tip of the Iceberg - 23 March 2026

Blue Streak (Rebroadcast) - 16 March 2026

Color Me Surprised - 9 March 2026

I Don't Have the Spoons (Rebroadcast) - 2 March 2026

Turn on a Dime - 23 February 2026

Excuse the Hogs (Rebroadcast) - 16 February 2026

Sweet Science - 9 February 2026

All That and a Bag of Chips (Rebroadcast) - 2 February 2026

Use Your Noodle - 26 January 2026

Familiar Strangers (Rebroadcast) - 19 January 2026

Word Hoard (Rebroadcast) - 12 January 2026

You Talk Like a Sausage (Rebroadcast) - 5 January 2026

Best of Think '25: The joy of being a word nerd

Pushing the Envelope (Rebroadcast) - 29 December 2025

Safe as Houses - 22 December 2025

Minicast Bonus: Cocktail

Potatoes and Point - 15 December 2025

Minicast Bonus: Down Bucket

Primary Colors (Rebroadcast) - 8 December 2025