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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join us under the Big Top this week as your ringmasters Susie and Gyles crack their etymological whips to tell the stories of the freaks, geeks, and clowns that populate our circuses. 



We discover the famous hands Gyles has shaken at one remove thanks to Popov The Clown, we learn about the joke behind jugglers, and we ask what’s the point of acrobats? 



A Somethin’ Else Production. 



Susie’s Trio:
Quodlibertarian - a pedantic blowhard; someone who argues over every single point
Tranklements - bric-a-brac 
Fulminous - relating to or resembling thunder and lightning 



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Released:
Sep 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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 You can buy our branded mugs, tote bags and T-shirts here: https://bit.ly/37huhqs A Somethin’ Else & 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