George Grant

Word Play: Portmanteaus

June 21, 2019 George Grant Commentary
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, June 21st. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Before we get into Word Play today, I just want to say how much I agreed with George Grant—right up toward the beginning of the...

Word Play: Eponyms

May 17, 2019 George Grant Commentary
MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: Today is Friday, April 17th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Megan Basham. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Speaking of names, our George Grant is going to tell us about names that take on whole new meanings over time.

Word Play: Easter

April 19, 2019 George Grant Religion
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, April 19th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Today is Good Friday, and Resurrection Sunday is almost here. George Grant’s been thinking about Easter.

Word Play: Euphemisms

March 15, 2019 George Grant Commentary
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, March 15th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. You know, Nick, people don’t speak as plainly as they ought to.

Word Play: Y’all

February 15, 2019 George Grant Commentary
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, February 15th. Good morning! Thank y’all for listening to The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. You know what’s coming next, don’t ya?

Word Play: Mail

January 25, 2019 George Grant Commentary
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Next up on The World and Everything in It: Word Play with George Grant.

Word Play: Merry Christmas

December 14, 2018 George Grant Commentary, History
NICK EICHER, HOST: Next up on The World and Everything in It: Word Play. This month George Grant considers that cheerful phrase we love to use around this time of year.

Word Play: Storm

October 19, 2018 George Grant Commentary
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, October 19th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from member-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. It’s time now for the October edition of Word Play. Here’s George Grant.

Word Play: Nostalgia

September 21, 2018 George Grant Commentary
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, September 21st. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from member-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. George Grant is here for this month’s edition of Word Play. This time, his word is nostalgia.

Word Play: True myths

August 10, 2018 George Grant Commentary
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Friday, August 10th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from member-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. I can’t help but point out in my conversation with John Stonestreet several minutes ago, he was being critical of a myth pro-abortion advocates have...