Pluffy
This week we’re going goo-goo and gaga as we investigate the wonderful words associated with babies. We cut the umbilical cord, discover the Roman connections with c-sections, and reveal the link bet...
14 Sep 202136min
Big Top
Join us under the Big Top this week as your ringmasters Susie and Gyles crack their etymological whips to tell the stories of the freaks, geeks, and clowns that populate our circuses. We discover ...
7 Sep 202136min
Grok
Postman Purple is back with his big sack of Purple People correspondence! You heard it right folks, Gyles and Susie are diving into the mail bag where we are going to explore what connects airport...
31 Aug 202140min
Icarus
Chocks away! Roll out! Hello! It’s another Tuesday and we’re pushing the envelope (well, not really, but we love alliteration) and presenting you, our Purple People, with another episode! The las...
24 Aug 202136min
Merry-go-sorry
Roll up, roll up and scream if you want to go faster! This week Gyles and Susie take a spin on the carousel (or should that be merry-go-round) as they waltz their way through the general hoopla of...
17 Aug 202146min
Naff
Bona to vada your dolly eek, Purple People! Now, if the above greeting to today’s episode is wholly incomprehensible then let Gyles and Susie decode it for you as they take us through the fascinating ...
10 Aug 202135min
Podiuming
Happy Tuesday! We must ask, are there many Purple People in the Peri-perineum? It is the perfect way to spend a blursday! Now that we’ve properly exchanged pleasantries- get read… set and go! Becau...
3 Aug 202134min
Tuxedo Park
We can hear the bells today, Purple People! Here in the UK, we have hit wedding season so Susie and Gyles have decided to provide you with some charming titbits to entertain those table guests you’ll ...
27 Juli 202137min
