Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is, 'soft'. Philadelphia enjoys saying this cute, short word and also enjoys one very long one.  Jessica and Gage are impressed.

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is, 'boggler'. Philadelphia is no boggler and regales us with the story of a runaway horse. Jessica and Gage discuss this word's use in Shakespeare's , 'Antony and Cleopatra'.

Philadelphia opines that she enjoys that her queen, Elizabeth I, is a fine ’philosophatrix’. Jessica and Gage discuss the use of the word in a play that celebrates the 'virgin queen' and the perils of love, John Lyly’s 'Sappho and Phao'.

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'privy'. Philadelphia is baffled that in the 21st c. we don't know the word's many uses. Jessica and Gage discuss this word in Dekker's comedy, 'The Shoemaker's Holiday'.

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'miscreant'. Philadelphia is peeved that the miscreants at court are never reprimanded. Jessica and Gage discuss this word in Shakespear's great play. 'King Lear'.

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'brabble.  Jessica and Gage discuss the bloody 16th century true crime play, 'Arden of Faversham', a story filled with brabble.

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'unhouseled'.   Philadelphia opines that to die unhouseled is truly hellish. Jessica and Gage discuss that this word was once very weighty but is now almost forgotten.

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'sconce'.  Jessica and Gage are surprised to learn the many meanings of what they thought was a pretty common word.  Philadelphia is amused.

Philadelphia's word this week is 'bespeak' and she does bespeak you to give it a listen! 

Philadelphia Carey's Tudor word this week is 'intelligencer'.   Philadelphia opines that she dislikes an intelligencer who rats her out at court. Jessica and Gage discuss the use of intelligencer in a play that's very bloody, 'The Duchess of Malfi'.