The Thicktionary Podcast

The Thicktionary Podcast

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  • #14 – The Letter S
    When was sabotage first used? Who popularised Shizzle? What are the downsides of eating a sunchoke? When are you Solomo? Find out the answers to these curious S words and more in this week’s Thicktionary.
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    20 min
  • #13 – The Letter R
    When are you guilty of Robocoping? Which country invented the word Randy? What the heck is a retronym? Where does Rabelaisian come from? How did the letter R come to be? Find out the answers and check out weekly fun wordplay on The Thicktionary.
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    21 min
  • #12 – The Letter Q
    Just what is Quinoa? When are you a Querent and when are you Quiddling? Who had a hit with a song called Quiche Lorraine? Why was the video game Questron such a trail-blazer? Find out the answers and check out weekly fun wordplay on The Thicktionary.
    The Thicktionary is written and produced by Damien St John and Paul Gannon for Abrupt Audio.
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    21 min
  • #11 – The Letter P
    When might you go Pac-manning? Why is a Paracrostic better than a poem? Who wears a Pabouche? Why are famous people accused of being Phobar? Find out the answers to these questions and more! Check out weekly fun wordplay on The Thicktionary.
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    20 min
  • #10 – The Letter O
    Find out who first coined the foodie phrase Om Nom Nom, and whether it’s better to be Orgulous or Ossifragrant. Also, how can you tell if you’re suffering from Onomamania, does your workplace have an Office Ghost and what events are in this year’s Octocentenary? It’s fun wordplay, every week, on The Thicktionary.
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    20 min
  • #09 – The Letter N
    In this episode, when would you need a Necographer, who is likely to suffer from Nicholas Cage Syndrome, why would you need a Nipple Wort plant, where can you partake in Noctambulation? Plus the weekly Word Workout and Know Your Planet, Airport Edition. The Thicktionary breaks down the dictionary, one letter at a time.
    The Thicktionary is a podcast by Damien St John and Paul Gannon for Abrupt Audio.
    20 min
  • #08 – The Letter M
    When is Metemptosis in effect and when are you guilty of a Mantrum? What was MacGuyver’s first name, who was Martex and when could you be Malapert? Plus the weekly Word Workout and  The Alliteration Game, movie edition.
    The Thicktionary is a word based comedy podcast written and produced for Abrupt Audio by Damien St John and Paul Gannon.
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    21 min
  • #07 – The Letter L
    This week, what did people in 1600BC used to laugh at, where would you drink Lolly Water and a Lassi, when might you be Largiloquent, which big rap act had a hit with Loco en el Coco and what is Levophobia a fear of?
    The Thicktionary is a word based comedy podcast written and produced for Abrupt Audio by Damien St John and Paul Gannon.
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    21 min
  • #06 – The Letter K
    Delving deeper into the dictionary. This week, where does the Knickerbocker Glory come from, what secrets does the Kama Sutra hold, which Disney film was inspired by the phrase Knick Knack and when might you use the term Kickie-Wickie?
    The Thicktionary is a podcast written and produced for Abrupt Audio, by Damien St John and Paul Gannon.
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    20 min
  • #05 – The Letter J
    Weekly wordplay that explores the dictionary. This week, find out what was on the world’s first jigsaw, which jalapeño is the hottest, learn the origins of jubbly, jacktating and jackanape, plus understand how jet lag could kill you.
    The Thicktionary is a podcast produced for Abrupt Audio, presented by Damien St John and Paul Gannon.
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    21 min

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