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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Quisquilious

Episode Date: September 17, 2019

The words of the world of work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Testiculate

Episode Date: September 10, 2019

The hidden meanings concealed beneath our clothes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Gyldenbollockes

Episode Date: September 3, 2019

Surnames: where do they come from and what do they mean? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Corpsicle

Episode Date: August 27, 2019

Don't pass on, this week we’re facing up to the grim vocabulary of death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Brabble

Episode Date: August 20, 2019

Mouse and Muscle. Négligé and Negligent. Rectum and Rectitude. This week we’re talking about words of a feather: unlikely linguistic double acts or si...

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Zwoddery

Episode Date: August 13, 2019

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

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Firkytoodle

Episode Date: August 6, 2019

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

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Pumpernickel

Episode Date: July 30, 2019

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

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Dogsbody

Episode Date: July 23, 2019

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...

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Twazzy

Episode Date: July 16, 2019

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 ab...

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Tosspot

Episode Date: July 9, 2019

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

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Fartcatcher

Episode Date: July 2, 2019

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

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Oxtercog

Episode Date: June 25, 2019

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 a...

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Jirble

Episode Date: June 18, 2019

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

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Fobly-Mobly

Episode Date: June 11, 2019

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

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Battology

Episode Date: June 4, 2019

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 ch...

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Eggcorns

Episode Date: May 28, 2019

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...

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Tartle

Episode Date: May 21, 2019

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. Lea...

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Matutolypea

Episode Date: May 14, 2019

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

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Ugsome

Episode Date: May 7, 2019

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...