Something Rhymes with Purple

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Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words in this award-winning podcast.

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287 episodes
Updated Jul 23, 2024

Episodes287

Newest first

Sep 24, 2019 · 27 min
Sphallolalia
There’s no synonym for love. Today we’re talking about the surprisingly limited language for love.
Sep 17, 2019 · 27 min
Quisquilious
The words of the world of work.
Sep 10, 2019 · 31 min
Testiculate
The hidden meanings concealed beneath our clothes.
Sep 3, 2019 · 26 min
Gyldenbollockes
Surnames: where do they come from and what do they mean?
Aug 27, 2019 · 27 min
Corpsicle
Don't pass on, this week we’re facing up to the grim vocabulary of death.
Aug 20, 2019 · 31 min
Brabble
Mouse and Muscle. Négligé and Negligent. Rectum and Rectitude. This week we’re talking about words of a feather.
Aug 13, 2019 · 37 min
Zwoddery
We’re nodding off talking about the language of sleep.
Aug 6, 2019 · 32 min
Firkytoodle
All the world’s a stage but how much of our language originates from the theatre?
Jul 30, 2019 · 38 min
Pumpernickel
It’s breakfast time! The linguistic adventures of some of our favourite foods.
Jul 23, 2019 · 34 min
Dogsbody
Catty. Batty. Dog tired. Sick as a pig. Why are the animals we use in our language often negative?
Jul 16, 2019 · 29 min
Twazzy
The language of Love Island. We’re talking about interjections and filler words.
Jul 9, 2019 · 27 min
Tosspot
We’re off to the pub with an episode all about the language of drinking.
Jul 2, 2019 · 34 min
Fartcatcher
Don’t turn off: it’s a political language special.
Jun 25, 2019 · 30 min
Oxtercog
A parliament of owls, a pride of lions, an odium of politicians.
Jun 18, 2019 · 34 min
Jirble
We’re quids in. This week: the language of money.
Jun 11, 2019 · 30 min
Fobly-Mobly
We’re talking local dialect.
Jun 4, 2019 · 32 min
Battology
What do nicotine, the hoover and the silhouette have in common? They’re all eponyms.
May 28, 2019 · 29 min
Eggcorns
This week we’re giving up the goat with slip ups.
May 21, 2019 · 31 min
Tartle
Mind the gap. This week we’re looking for words for the things, feelings and experiences we don’t yet have names for.
May 14, 2019 · 34 min
Matutolypea
This week we're playing word games