Interview on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” about the debates over defining “marriage.” (June 14, 2012)
In a recent column, Ben Zimmer wrote, “Is there any word currently more contested in our culture than marriage?” As the debate about same-sex marriage continues, he examines the definition of marriage and the ways advocates and opponents of same-sex unions use language to advance their positions.
(Show page, streaming audio, download, related Boston Globe column, Visual Thesaurus column)