Recorded in front of a live audience at London’s Cadogan Hall we’re talking all things April Fools. Expect pranks aplenty as Susie and Gyles put a whoopee cushion under the jesters and hoaxters of times gone by, unpick the foolish history of Little Witham, and are unasinous in their pursuit of the perfect saddle-goose. 

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Susie’s trio:

Clinchpoop – a person lacking in gentlemanly breeding

Fimble-famble – a lame excuse

Meldrop – a drop of mucus hanging from the nose

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Today, Gyles compares us to a Summer’s day as he takes us on exploration of one of his favourite subjects: Poetry, and specifically, the Sonnet.

Together, Susie and Gyles will uncover the A’s and B’s of this ‘little song’, deciphering the iambic from the pentameter, and encountering the greats from Shakespeare to Petrarch to Milton.

14 lines later, we’ll have what Gyles teaches us can be a companion for life as there is always a poem for an occasion that can provide comfort and company. We’ll be dancing by the light of the moon by the end of this episode! 

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Susie trio:

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For those Purple People among us who refrain from walking under ladders, avoid social engagements on the 13th or live in fear of a broken mirror than this is the episode for you, as Susie and Gyles will be discussing superstitions. 

From Saluting magpies to knocking on wood, Susie will take us on an exploration encompassing the biblical and mythical in an attempt to find the origins of these compulsions. We get a double helping of poetry today as Gyles celebrates the birthday of Einstein. However, Susie is quick to point out that he has missed celebrating one other annual event pertinent to today’s topic: the national ‘Open an umbrella indoors day’. Always next year..

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Susie's trio: 

Gallitrap - A dialect word from Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset for fairy ring.

Summer geese - Steam that rises from the moors when rain is followed by hot sunshine.

Haze-fire - The luminous morning mist that the dawn sunshine breaks through.

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Recorded live in front of a sell-out crowd at Newcastle’s Northern Stage theatre we’re celebrating International Women’s Day and taking a close look at how the vocabulary we use changes when talking about women as opposed to men. 

After delving into some canny Geordie phrases and highlighting the historic work of a local unsung linguistic hero, we discover why some words, such as bubbly and airhead, are only ever used when describing women. And we look at the journeys of words like harlot, buxom, and hussy and how, over the years, their positive origins have been cruelly adapted. 

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Susie’s trio:

Barleyfumble – an old Scots word meaing ‘truce’

Ruelle – the space between the bed and the wall

Amplexus – the mating embrace of a frog and a toad

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Did you know that every time you galvanise yourself to pick up the saxophone, or pop on a cardigan before sipping a glass of pasteurised milk, or you enjoy a Caesar salad and a play on a Rubik’s Cube you have someone in particular to thank for the pleasure? 

This week we’re returning to the ever-rich world of eponyms. Join us to find out how everything from the Cyrillic alphabet to chauvinism can be traced back to one man or woman in history.

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Susie’s Trio

Amaranthine – undying and immortal; a beautiful purple/red colour 

Brindle – streaked or spotted with a darker colour (especially in dogs) 

Arcadian – idyllically simple and contented 

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Whether you’ve had a ruff day and need a Puple style re-leash, or you have dug out a paw-fect podcast listening moment, come hear about a man’s best friend on today’s episode of the podcast. 

Today we will be laying low with the basset hound and paddling with the poodle as we hear the fascinating etymology of dog breeds. We will find out why Saint Bernards are so saintly and what we have to thank Mr. Doberman and Mr. Russell for. Gyles’ expertise in English etiquette help answer your correspondence queries and Susie’s Springer Spaniel Tufty is with us in spirit as for all us dog lovers, we know that you never forget your first furry best friend.  

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Susie’s trio

Litotes - an ironic understatement

Dactylology - tracing of letters using your hands and fingers

Blunder-a-whack - ones whose carelessness has caused a total disaster 

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Put your seatbelt on and relax in the passenger seat as we chauffeur you through the highways and byways of the language of the road. After easing the car out of the garage, we’ll cruise over the tarmac and the cats eyes, and try to avoid mounting the pavement before a well-earned stop at a Service Station. To pass the time en route, Gyles and Susie will discuss highway robberies, swap chicken jokes, and discover their unique CB radio handles. 10-4, looks like we’ve got ourselves a convoy.

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Susie’s Trio

Hodophile – a lover of journeys

Gadwaddick – to go on a jaunt

Trouvaille – something lovely found by chance

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Good Afternoon, Purple People!

This is the follow up to Episode 144, AM, where Susie took us from morning to just before lunch delivering some perfect words to get us through the day.

Now it’s time for the afternoon so let’s sit down for some luncheon as Susie helps us to identify the parasites, groakers, pinglers and guttlers amongst us before Gyles leads us into a post-perennial snooze.

After our rizzle, it may be time for some expert fudgeling before a fit-of-the-clevers takes us to the end of the working day.

After all that, I think we have earned ourselves a scandal broth!

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Susie’s Trio:

Festinate - to make haste 

Thalassophile - lover of the sea 

Ferrule - tip of the umbrella, metal bit on a pencil to attach the rubber - something made of iron

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Recorded live at the first of our London shows at the Cadogan Hall, Susie and Gyles focus on the lost language of positivity. Susie is on a mission to bring back the orphaned partners of uncouth, unkempt, and ruthless, and she also has some wonderful words to keep you thinking positively throughout 2022. Elsewhere Gyles reveals his secrets to happiness, there are lots of questions and suggestions from the audience, a few script mishaps, a trio, and a poem. It’s jam-packed with upbeat goodness.

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Susie’s Trio:

Periplus – account or narrative of a circumnavigation or other voyage 

Shivviness – the uncomfortableness of wearing new underwear 

Dispester – to get rid of a pest 

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Pop your dirtiest salopettes on and join us as we race both on-piste and off-piste through the exciting language of winter sports. Separate your luge from your skeleton, your skates from your skis, and find out who put the bob in bobsleigh. Elsewhere Gyles interrogates Susie on the “ask gap” and they’re in danger of melting the ice with a long chat about psychometric tests and dating profiles. 

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Susie’s Trio:

Sesquihoral – lasting an hour and a half

Pauciloquent – a person of few words

Dunduckity – dull and indeterminate of colour 

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