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Tom Howell

@_tomhowell

Ex-lexicographer. My book is The Rude Story of English. On Canadian radio, I do documentaries and silly news quizzes.

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“Who I am today has been enabled by them” — Prof. Carl James, York University Education & 2022 Killam Prize winner, gives credit to the students he’s followed in his work for years. He talks to CBC Radio's Ideas about racism in education and change through relationships. bit.ly/3FzdA8S

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I'm not sure I'm really tweeting anymore, but today I will make an exception. Here's a radio show I made about Mairi Cowan now at @historianmairi.bsky.social and a bunch of exorcists for CBC Radio's Ideas. cbc.ca/radio/ideas/qu…

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Tonight on BBC Radio 4. Made with the incredibly talented Phoebe McIndoe, exploring a subject close to her heart. We met such extraordinary people in the making of this and will be forever grateful. Thinking of all those for whom this will resonate ♥️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Eve Vavagiakis, PhD (@evevavagiakis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had a wonderful time chatting with CBC Radio’s Ideas CBC Radio's Ideas about neutrinos and childlike wonder at Cornell Broadcast Studios yesterday! Cornellians, take advantage of the Studios for your audio and video media interviews, I wish I had sooner! MIT Kids Press

Had a wonderful time chatting with CBC Radio’s Ideas <a href="/cbcideas/">CBC Radio's Ideas</a> about neutrinos and childlike wonder at Cornell Broadcast Studios yesterday! Cornellians, take advantage of the Studios for your audio and video media interviews, I wish I had sooner! <a href="/MITKidsPress/">MIT Kids Press</a>
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I spend the whole photo shoot making elegant and intellectual-seeming facial expressions, except for one unguarded moment... and.. FOILED AGAIN IN THE QUEST FOR DIGNITY

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This is a fun one, I think. Neutrinos, double beta decay, Sudbury, the deepest flush toilet in the world.. this episode has it all. Or rather, it has all those things. SNOLAB CBC Radio's Ideas cbc.ca/radio/ideas/pa…

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This episode by Matthew Lazin-Ryder is great. (To listen to.) (Obviously to listen to. Why am I clarifying that point. It's not 'great at soccer' or whatever else I could have meant. No one would be confused on that point. Carry on.) cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

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We say dumb things about the budget, the baseball, the bears, and ... OH WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW cbc.ca/radio/becausen…

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Globe and Mail loosens some restraints too. In its main frontpage headline, no less. Down with restraints and rules! Liberate the apostrophe!

Globe and Mail loosens some restraints too. In its main frontpage headline, no less. Down with restraints and rules! Liberate the apostrophe!
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This is happening! These two found each other again in Toronto after ten years of forced separation that began just before their planned wedding day in Afghanistan. They finally got married in Toronto this spring. Come to a fundraiser for them!

This is happening! These two found each other again in Toronto after ten years of forced separation that began just before their planned wedding day in Afghanistan. They finally got married in Toronto this spring. Come to a fundraiser for them!
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Maybe this is a cold take now but possibly what happens is so many people stumble into watching or re-watching Threads and then on to The Day After etc., on a global scale that finally shifts the needle to precipitate nuclear disarmament and then world peace, why not.

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I drove a big truck and then made a podcast about it. It's on the radio machines tonight in Canada and on the podcast machines already everywhere. Here is the truck I drove. So fast. So wobbly-ly. This guy in the picture was my instructor.

I drove a big truck and then made a podcast about it. It's on the radio machines tonight in Canada and on the podcast machines already everywhere.

Here is the truck I drove. So fast. So wobbly-ly. This guy in the picture was my instructor.
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) (@jhrnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, JHR is thrilled to join forces with @Hub_FreeSpeech for a special event celebrating World Press Freedom Day and the FSH Inaugural ceremony. Together, we stand strong in defending media freedom and supporting Afghan journalists.

Today, JHR is thrilled to join forces with @Hub_FreeSpeech for a special event celebrating World Press Freedom Day and the FSH Inaugural ceremony. Together, we stand strong in defending media freedom and supporting Afghan journalists.
Said Najib Asil (@najib_asil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you, Tom Howell, my friend for your ongoing support and for standing with Afghan media and journalists. Your advocacy is deeply appreciated, and your commitment helps strengthen our mission.