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 in this award-winning podcast. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email us here: purple@somethinelse.com Want more Purple, people? Join the Purple Plus Club by clicking the banner in Apple podcasts or by heading to purpleplusclub.com to listen on other platforms for ad-free listening, and not 1 but 2 episodes of the show every week. You can buy our branded mugs, tote bags and T-shirts here: https://bit.ly/37huhqs A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Lethologica

Episode Date: June 16, 2020

Aghast that Gyles still thinks ‘YOLO’ is a new word, Susie talks us through the process of creating new words and, more importantly, how to get them i...

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Brand new merch!

Episode Date: June 10, 2020

Purple People! We are very excited to announce that we have some brand new Something Rhymes With Purple merchandise out now for you… especially if you...

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Edelweiss

Episode Date: June 9, 2020

Come into the garden Purple People as we take a look at the interesting histories behind the names of the plants blooming in the beds.  Find out why b...

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Euphuism

Episode Date: June 2, 2020

Join us in our linguistic dystopia as we proles explore the language of George Orwell. We’ll be discussing newspeak and oldspeak, and attempting to do...

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Guttersnipes

Episode Date: May 26, 2020

Roll up, roll up! Read all about it! This week we're stalking the pavements of Fleet Street to get the scoop on the lingo from the world of journalism...

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Filer à l'anglaise

Episode Date: May 19, 2020

This week we're speaking double Dutch, navigating a Mexican standoff, and playing Russian roulette as we investigate how different nationalities have...

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Yakamoz

Episode Date: May 12, 2020

This week it's all about spreading some joy as we go through words that bring us pleasure. We touch on some old favourites, words that describe joyous...

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John Doe

Episode Date: May 5, 2020

This week we're being a couple of Smart Alecs and Clever Dicks and we're exploring the world of names hidden in common phrases... and were they based...

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Alcatraz

Episode Date: April 28, 2020

One in the hand, is worth two in the bush... This week Gyles and Susie dig into the surprisingly significant etymology of birds. From the unlucky alba...

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By and large

Episode Date: April 21, 2020

This week we’re all at sea… in a good way! We’re plumbing the depths of the ocean, nailing our colours to the mast and, by and large, dipping our toe...

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When in Rome...

Episode Date: April 15, 2020

Sadly we’re not in Rome… Gyles is in London and Susie is in Oxford but we're still going on an etymological journey through the origins and quirks of...

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Easter update

Episode Date: April 12, 2020

Happy Easter Weekend Purple People! Due to the UK Bank Holidays, this coming week's Something Rhymes With Purple will be released on Wednesday 15th Ap...

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Cerulean

Episode Date: April 7, 2020

Hello Purple People! We hope you’re not feeling too blue, or marooned right now, but fear not Gyles and Susie are here to take you down another etymol...

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Best of SRWP

Episode Date: March 24, 2020

Join us this week as we look back over our first fifty episodes of Something Rhymes With Purple. This wouldn’t have been possible without you so thank...

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Boycott

Episode Date: March 17, 2020

Top o’ the morning to you and happy St Patrick’s Day! This week we’re filling up our whiskey glasses and surrounding ourselves with words of Irish ori...

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Ceiliog

Episode Date: March 10, 2020

Have you ever given a second thought to where the brands we use every day got their names from? Well we have! And we’re here to share our findings wit...

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Grockle

Episode Date: March 3, 2020

It’s time to delve into the inbox once again and dedicate a whole episode to answering your queries that come in each week. A massive thank you to all...

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Namby-Pamby

Episode Date: February 25, 2020

What-ho Purple People! This week we’re ‘up to the eyebrows’ and having a good old ‘chortle’ at some of the words introduced to the English language by...

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Smuggins

Episode Date: February 18, 2020

This week we’re taking a little downtime and exploring the language behind some well-known hobbies and pastimes. Do you know your ‘aggie' from your ‘s...

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The Blind Leading The Blind

Episode Date: February 11, 2020

Rise and shine, Purple People! This week we're getting rather spiritual and delving into the majesty of the King James Bible, a book which, despite be...