In this week’s wild episode, Susie & Gyles explore the hidden etymological meanings and origins behind the names from our animal kingdom. So join us as we take a linguistic safari around creatures from all over planet Earth!

We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email us on our NEW email address here: [email protected]

Want even more purple, people? Join the Purple Plus Club by clicking the banner in Apple podcasts or head to purpleplusclub.com to listen on other platforms'

Don’t forget that you can join us in person at our upcoming tour, tap the link to find tickets: www.somethingrhymeswithpurple.com 

Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: 

1. Peregrinate: To travel or wander from place to place.

2. Sippet: A small piece of bread or toast, used to dip into soup or sauce or as a garnish.

3. Sciolist: A person who pretends to be knowledgeable and well informed.

Gyles' poem this week was 'A Flea and a Fly in a Flue' by Ogden Nash

A flea and a fly in a flue

Were imprisoned, so what could they do?

Said the fly, “let us flee!”

“Let us fly!” said the flea.

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

A Sony Music Entertainment production.  

Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts  

To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices