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Something Rhymes with Purple
Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words. A Somethin' Else production.
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4.8 stars from 1,017 ratings
Definitely not a trampoose through words
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“Susie and Giles are a wonderful duo to listen to, they work together so well. These episodes flow like a pub conversation -an easy listen and a gentle pace, but they are packed full of little titbits that I desperately try to remember if only to bamboozle my friends with during the week. Addictive.”
AndrewMartinUK via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/19/19
The Number One Rule of 8O10CDCountdown
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“Don’t eff with Susie Dent! Gyles always interrupts Susie. Great show!”
Not Wallace, but, alas, a Wm via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/15/19
Love it!
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“I recently discovered this podcast and I’m currently halfway through binging on it during my daily commute. Fun, frivolous and wonderfully educational. Gyles and Susie have a great dynamic and you can almost ‘hear’ Susie’s light-hearted eye-rolling...”
Ed_U_1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/14/19
Recent Episodes
Today we’re practicing the toilet arts and taking a trip through the language of beauty. We cover up our mouse-marks and grog-blossoms with lashings of ham-fat, bicker over our bikinis, and debate whether being buxom is an upstairs or a downstairs issue. Gyles also reveals his 'Tommy Two-ways...
Published 11/19/19
This week we’re going al fresco and kicking the leaves on an autumnal walk through the woods. We discuss the difference between woods and forests and the connection between forests and foreigners. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Published 11/12/19
Today we’re shaking a leg. We’ve already talked about the language of the body from the head to the chest. Now we’re going down below. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Published 11/05/19
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