Toponymns

Saturday, December 30, 2006

KPBS Public Broadcasting

Audio

Aired 4/19/09

Richard and Martha will celebrate some terrific toponyms , words or expressions that derive from the name of a place. Some well-known examples are champagne , binkini , canary , spa , bungalow , mocha , tangerine , and paisley .

Plus, Hoosier Quizzicist Eric Berman celebrates Indiana’s embrace of Daylight Saving Time.

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