Renowned wordsmith Kel Richards joins Bill Woods in the studio to discuss the importance, definition and etymology of the words that make up our wonderful (and often bizarre) language. Listen to Nights on 2GB/4BC from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm on FridaySee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Renowned wordsmith Kel Richards joins Bill Woods in the studio to discuss the importance, definition and etymology of the words that make up our wonderful (and often bizarre) language. Listen to Nights on 2GB/4BC from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm on Friday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renowned wordsmith Kel Richards joins Bill Woods in the studio to discuss the importance, definition and etymology of the words that make up our wonderful (and often bizarre) language. Listen to Nights on 2GB/4BC from 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 7pm on FridaySee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Words with Kel Richards - 23rd January

Without words there is nothing. There are more than 170-thousand words in the English language. Scrabble, Words with friends, Wordle… we’re obsessed with words.

Join Kel Richards and John Stanley for a weekly podcast where we dissect the origins and reasons why the words we use everyday are so vital to the way we live.

Kel Richards has been reporting on the Australian language for more than 25 years, and is the author of nine books about words and language. He has been described as "the wordsmith to the nation." Kel is a veteran Australian author, journalist and broadcaster and knows all when it comes to words!

Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Words with Kel Richards.

You can find more from Kel Richards at ozwords.com.au.

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Without words there is nothing. There are more than 170-thousand words in the English language. Scrabble, Words with friends, Wordle… we’re obsessed with words. Join Kel Richards and John Stanley for a weekly podcast where we dissect the origins and reasons why the words we use everyday are so vital to the way we live. Kel Richards has been reporting on the Australian language for more than 25 years, and is the author of nine books about words and language. He has been described as "the wordsmith to the nation." Kel is a veteran Australian author, journalist and broadcaster and knows all when it comes to words! Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Words with Kel Richards. You can find more from Kel Richards at ozwords.com.au.

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