Our own "Wordcatcher" hits the road and the airwaves!

Wordcatcher Phil Cousineau and John Cleese Return to the Air on Global Spirit on LinkTV

PRWeb | May 13, 2013

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Phil Cousineau, author of The Painted Word and Wordcatcher, returns to hosting Global Spirit on LinkTV with John Cleese.

(PRWEB) May 13, 2013

Global Spirit takes a global approach to the exploration of human consciousness, bringing viewers the most compelling ideas, practices and distilled wisdom from different cultures throughout the world. Global Spirit returns to LinkTV on Sunday, May 12 On Sundays, and will continue to air on Sundays at 9pm PT & 9pm ET.

Presented by John Cleese and hosted by author Phil Cousineau, each Global Spirit program offers insight into some of mankind's oldest existential questions, tracing our collective human journey in the timeless quest for truth, wisdom and understanding.

"The discussions on the 'Global Spirit' series are sorely needed in this dispirited and disenchanted world. In many ways it is more important than journalism today." - Bill Moyers

"Each week [Global Spirit] brings together scholars and other experts from different religious and philosophical backgrounds, not to sell a faith or argue hot-button issues, but to discuss universal themes like forgiveness or the nature of the spiritual journey." - New York Times

On the road with Phil Cousineau:

"Wordcatcher" Phil Cousineau Illuminates More Weird and Wonderful Word Stories—New from Viva Editions

On the road with Phil Cousineau, author of bestselling The Painted Word, and host of PBS Global Spirit.

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The Painted Word

Cousineau makes us Argus-eyed…you definitely need this book.
—Lemony Snicket

(PRWEB) September 25, 2012

Joseph Campbell described Phil Cousineau as a five-tool threat—a writer, photographer, filmmaker, editor, and teacher. As the great Huston Smith says, "Cousineau's love affair with words in contagious." From the medieval scourge of abbey-lubbers to the unpronounceable floccinaucinihilipilification (considered the longest English word by the Oxford English Dictionary) to the Maori ghost-word zzxjoanw. Cousineau will clear up the bafflegab and pandemonium, and remind you that you too are a philomath (or at the very least a Phil-o-phile). And don't miss Phil Cousineau's Global Spirit on PBS, described by series host John Cleese as "the world's only internal travel show." Listen to the audio book ofWordcatcher as well!

Join Phil at these events:
9/25: Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee - 7pm
10/4: Golden Notebook, Woodstock - 7pm
11/7: The Inside Edge, Irvine - 7am
11/7: Warick's, La Jolla - 7:30pm
11/8: Book Soup, Los Angeles - 7pm
11/9: Esalen, Big Sur

To untangle the knot of interlocking meanings of these painted words, logophile and mythologist Cousineau begins each fascinating word entry with his own brief definition. He then fills it in with a tint of etymology and a smattering of quotes that show how the word is used, ending with a list of companion words. The words themselves range from commonplace—like biscuit, a twice-baked cake for Roman soldiers—to loanwords including “chaparral,” from the Basque shepherds who came to the American West; words from myths, such as “hector;” metamorphosis words, like “silly,” which evolved “holy” to “goofy” in a mere thousand years; and words well worthy of revival, such as “carrytale,” a wandering storyteller.

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Using your words wisely!

September 20: Author - Kate Hopper, Use Your Words

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Kate Hopper

To purchase a copy of the book:

Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers

Kate's Tips:

How to get started with your writing now that your kids are in school:

Go straight to your desk or the coffee shop once kids are on the bus or dropped off.

Start by making a list of details about a moment or memory that you don’t want to forget.

Turn off your internal editor. Don’t worry about grammar or spelling. No one needs to read your first-draft writing.

Write for 15-20 minutes without stopping to edit or second-guess yourself.

Be accountable to someone -- a friend, a writing partner.

Figure out a realistic writing schedule -- something you can stick to. (You don’t need to write every day. What will work for you and your family?)

 

The heart of the written word:

Joseph Campbell described Phil Cousineau as a five-tool threat—a writer, photographer, filmmaker, editor, and teacher. As the great Huston Smith says, "Cousineau's love affair with words in contagious." From the medieval scourge of abbey-lubbers to the unpronounceable  floccinaucinihilipilification (considered the longest English word by the Oxford English Dictionary) to the Maori ghost-word zzxjoanw. Cousineau will clear up the bafflegab and pandemonium, and remind you that you too are a philomath (or at the very least a Phil-o-phile). And don't miss Phil Cousineau's Global Spirit on PBS, described by series host John Cleese as "the world's only internal travel show." Phil's Bay Area Tour: 9/2: Bird and Beckett, San Francisco - 2pm 9/4: Books, Inc., Berkeley - 7pm 9/6: Mrs. Dalloway's, Berkeley - 7:30pm 9/7: Avid Reader, Davis - 7:30pm 9/8: Reader's Books, Sonoma - 2:30pm 9/11: Towne Center Books, Pleasanton - 7pm 9/12: Book Passage Marin, Corte Madera - 7pm 9/13: City Lights, San Francisco - 7pm More · Buy The Painted Word  A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their Origins by Phil Cousineau Deepak Chopra calls author Phil Cousineau a "word wizard" and NPR's Susan Stamberg hailed his Wordcatcher as a must-read "because it's fun." Cousineau, linguistic detective and dictionary delver, is back with a priceless treasury of word stories and literary obscura that will enchant any lover of language. The words themselves range from the commonplace like biscuit to loanwords like chaparral; from word-reversals such as silly, to words well worthy of revival, such as carrytale. Cousineau's journey through the history and mystery of words will enlighten as it delights. "Cousineau makes us Argus-eyed…you definitely need this book." —Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events Phil Cousineau PHIL COUSINEAU is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, teacher and editor, independent scholar and travel leader, storyteller and TV host. Express Your Words with Viva Editions! And be sure to check out Phil Cousineau's other book Wordcatcher, as well as the ever expressive Arthur Plotnik's books The Elements of Expression and Better Than Great. And write down your true parenting stories with Use Your Words by Kate Hopper. Viva Editions, an imprint of Cleis Press, 2246 Sixth St., Berkeley, CA 94710