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..

A Somethin’ Else production. 

If you have any superstitions you’d like to share with Susie and Gyles or have any theories for the ones discussed today, then do get in touch at [email protected] 

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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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