MARTHA BARNETTE
Writer. Radio host. Word nerd.
I co-host the long-running radio show and podcast A Way with Words. I also write about language, and love speaking before live audiences to share the joy of lex.
Upcoming
Appearances
2023
October 4
Vermont Humanities Lecture Series
Brooks Memorial Library
Brattleboro, Vermont
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2024
January 20
Featured speaker
Evansville, Indiana
January 24
Georgetown University
Introducing Dr. Emily Wilson, translator of The Iliad
Thalia Potamianos Annual Lecture Series
Washington, DC
April 4
ACES conference
San Diego, CA
April 18
Oregon Heritage Conference
Forest Grove, OR
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Contact
For general inquiries and bookings: (619) 796-5455 or
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Have a question for the public radio show and podcast A Way with Words? Visit the show's website or call 877-929-9673 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada)