By Terry Victor
The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.
...and so, 124 weekly episodes later, Word Wrangling is coming to an odd kind of an end. There are so many other things going on at the mo that I will need to look away for a while. Still, all good (and indifferent) things come to an end.
The Word Wrangling podcast will remain live - there are 123 previous episodes for you to find. And I will occasionally find an excuse to podcast again.
So, here we are: odds and odder ends. Enjoy. Or disagree. Your choice.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
I recorded this episode a while ago, during the greater limitations of the pandemic. It must have fallen down the back of the sofa. Anyway, it's all about getting an invitation to a Speed Awareness course. I was not happy.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
Why do some people find words more offensive than deeds? In this episode of Word Wrangling podcast I question the standards of television news, movies, and radio. Find excuses to quote Tom Jones, Queen, the Sex Pistols and Tom Lehrer among others.
Oh, there's robust language and murder. You have been warned.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
This episode is dedicated to every Aoifa; and to everyone else with a name that gets mispronounced; and Gerald Wiley.
It's all about getting our words wrong. Does it matter? And what's a nepobaby?
What word do you never get right, or really annoys you when others get it wrong?
Word Wrangling all that and more...
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
This House believes the Word Police should be banned from Social Media.
What do you think? How would you vote? Here are the arguments. Followed by a brief consideration of 'how long is a piece of string?' I say brief... but how long is a piece of string? Report me to the Word Police.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
A waking waltz in the corridors or power - with Kanye West and Rage Against The Machine out loud n' proud and discreet contributions from Public Enemy, James Brown and the Spice Girls.
It kinda makes sense. I think.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
A particularly lo-fi recording of this week's episode. Sorry. But the content is fascinating and there is such a special treat to be discovered somewhere in the middle of it. It's not every day that you get a link to something fabulous and free.
This episode of Word Wrangling is a mash up of Desert Island Discs and the OED.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
The letter X has long been overlooked or ill-considered, its powers denied.
This episode of Word Wrangling goes the Xtra mile to bring Doctor Johnson into the company of punks, superheroes and Michael Rosen. X marks the spot where dictionary might get invaded.
XXX xoxox
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
What does the word "woman" mean? Some people don't think it should mean that much.
This episode of Word Wrangling features echoes of Chaka Kahn, Shania Twain, Christine Kitrell, Helen Reddy and Doja Cat among others.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
When the letter A pops up in an ever-expanding initialism the quest is on to find A's meaning...
What happens next is probably the shortest Word Wrangling episode ever.
Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.
The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.