20 Jul 2019

Word nerd? Try 'Something Rhymes with Purple'

From The Podcast Hour, 12:40 pm on 20 July 2019
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Word nerds, Scrabble geeks, and language freaks are going to enjoy 'Something Rhymes with Purple'!

Maggie Hough emailed me at pods@rnz.co.nz about it, as it's one of her favourite shows. It's an informative and amusing look at language hosted by two word nerds, Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth, who are also regulars on the long-running British quiz show 'Countdown'.

We share an episode where they reflect on whips, filibusters, and some of the other strange expressions used around Parliament. And 'Something Rhymes With Purple' is hosted by Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth and produced by Paul Smith for Somethin' Else.