Something Rhymes With Purple

We’re nodding off talking about the language of sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All the world’s a stage but how much of our language originates from the theatre? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s breakfast time! The linguistic adventures of some of our favourite foods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catty. Batty. Dog tired. Sick as a pig. Why are the animals we use in our language often negative? Should we be reporting the English language to the RSPCA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The language of Love Island. We’re talking about interjections and filler words. Do they get on your nerves? Or do they serve a purpose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re off to the pub with an episode all about the language of drinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don’t turn off: it’s a political language special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A parliament of owls, a pride of lions, an odium of politicians. This week we’re talking about our favourite collective nouns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re quids in. This week: the language of money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re talking local dialect this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do nicotine, the hoover and the silhouette have in common? They’re all eponyms. These are words named after a person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we’re giving up the goat with slip ups. What happens when they eventually enter the language? A Somethin’ Else production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mind the gap. This week we’re looking for words for the things, feelings and experiences we don’t yet have names for. A Somethin’ Else Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're playing word games. A Somethin' Else Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The art of the euphemism. In other words: "the substitution of a mild, indirect or vague term for one considered to be harsh, offensive, embarrassing or distressing." A Somethin' Else Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jargon unites but it also excludes. Gyles is irritated by it. Susie loves it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to master S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G. Why is it so difficult in the English language? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mind your language. This week we're turning the air blue with a special episode all about swearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take on American English. Featuring the story of Gyles's Great Great Great Grandfather, Noah Webster's gift of making spelling easier and Trump's covfefe kerfuffle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Word nerds Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth explore the surprising origins of the English language. A Somethin’ Else Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices