Tawdry
This week we’re doing some last-minute shopping and trying not to act like a couple of bulls in a china shop. We’ll be discussing the various theories behind the origin of Black Friday, why a shop is ...
17 Des 201930min
Nipcheese
This week Gyles and Susie go tit for tat, giving as good as they get in hurling some creative insults at each other. From the Shakespearean to the sublime they relish in finding out the origins behind...
10 Des 201929min
Pissabed
This week is all about YOU the listener. We go through loads of your (much appreciated) emails to debate the origins of phrases like By Hook or By Crook, discuss the myriad alternative definitions of ...
3 Des 201932min
Hysteria
This week we’re going hysterical for medical terms. We’ll be turning our lexicographical X-Ray machine on and diagnosing the etymology of everything from asphyxia to syringe. Join us to discover Desca...
26 Nov 201927min
Grog-blossom
Today we’re practicing the toilet arts and taking a trip through the language of beauty. We cover up our mouse-marks and grog-blossoms with lashings of ham-fat, bicker over our bikinis, and debate whe...
19 Nov 201931min
Nemophilism
This week we’re going al fresco and kicking the leaves on an autumnal walk through the woods. We discuss the difference between woods and forests and the connection between forests and foreigners. Lea...
12 Nov 201932min
Cacafuego
Today we’re shaking a leg. We’ve already talked about the language of the body from the head to the chest. Now we’re going down below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
5 Nov 201927min
Gobelinus
Wooooooo, it’s our Halloween Special! Susie and Gyles go on the hunt for the spooky meanings lurking beneath our language. Featuring fairies, oafs, seeing gremlins, the origin of wicked, evil spirits ...
29 Okt 201929min
