23/03/2026      "The telephone gesture isn't going away"      Ask for W-cheese! In Japan they know what you mean. This episode we're time-travelling, from Elizabethans to Millennials. Or is it time-TRAVELING? We gave you that L in 1776, they say. But what does it mean? Will I shut up and take the L? Listen on to find out!      Oxford New Words       Plants of Interest  Bulrush / Cattail       Deep Dive Generations         Cryptic Corner       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley      Also featuring the song:  "X-Men '97 Theme"  by The Newton Brothers.

09/03/2026      "I used to have this waking nightmare"      Get your big oar out because we're going Port and Starboard! Listen on to hear why homemade chilli oil can give you fatal paralysis, yikes! And where do the names Webster and Brewster come from?      Psycholoscopes Fast and Furious films         Mnemonics  Port and Starboard        Not A Joke         Elemental  Xenon        Cryptic Corner       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley     Also featuring the song:  "Miraron Llorar a un Hombre"  by Vicente Fernández. 

16/02/2026       "I listened to Gangnam Style before it was cool"       Who doesn't love Psy? Maybe lobsters because their multiple ganglia can process the true horror of "Heeey sexy lady!" quicker than our brains can. Listen on for some erudite poetry plus Grandpa Kit telling you Facebook used to be good.       Ministry of Rightspeak      Phrasal verbs       What's Dis       Crabs, Lobsters       Name Nerd      Olympic athletes       New Accent Please       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley

02/02/2026      "I love foxes, but..."      Who doesn't love Fantastic Mr Fox? Apart from your pet chickens. Time's up as we're diving into all our yesterdays because tomorrow never dies! Plus a cheeky bit of sexy mythology, tune in for white nights with white ladies!      Harvey Dudgeon    Vikings     Etymology     Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow     Snog Mythology Avoid     Dames Blanches, Iolaus, Eglė     Cryptic Corner     -     Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley

19/01/2026      "Am I being racist..."      That's not a good sign! Then again, Fresh Meat isn't a good sitcom. But it does make me reminisce about my uni days, why didn't I join Breakdancing Soc after Japanese class? Listen on to learn about the human salivary glands!      Oxford New Words       That's An Organ  Salivary glands       Cambridge Analytics  Cryptic Corner       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley

05/01/2026      "Buffalo buffalo? Buffalo sh**!"      Was Jesus the son of God? Is Buffalo Buffalo a grammatical sentence? This episode it's the twelve disciples! Let's memorise those blessed buddies, cherubic chums, messianic mates. Listen on for the book of Q (not a Star Trek reference) and how to pronounce Q in Arabic!      Psycholoscopes Leather         Mnemonics and Deep Dive  Twelve Disciples  Four Gospels       New Accent Please       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley 

22/12/2025       "I used to hate buying presents"       Merry Christmas! This week it's five reindeers prancing (why are they called "rein" deer?), four German zoos, three types of gift I give my family, two knees-a-clicking (not mine), and a partridge in a pear tree!       Ministry of Rightspeak Quintuplicate letters       What's Dis  Reindeer, Caribou       Something Different The Twelve Days of Christmas       Cryptic Corner  -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley       Also featuring the songs:       "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"  by Johnny Marks and Robert L. May  performed by Mmm De, YouTube.       "Deck the Halls"  performed by Kevin MacLeod. 

01/12/2025      "Stranger Things season five means nothing to me"     Fetch! Sit! Watch every Wes Anderson film! This week it's dog breeds. Are St Bernards truly blessed? Are terriers terrible? Are whippets always huffing gas? Tune in to find out!     Harvey Dudgeon    Knots     Etymology     Dog breeds     Cryptic Corner     -     Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley     Also featuring the songs:  "Nymphetamine (Fix)"  by Cradle of Filth.  "Gotta catch 'em all!"  by John Siegler and John Loeffler  performed by Jason Paige.  "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs"  by Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnesse  performed by Sid and the Comeds. 

29/09/2025      "Your whole system falls apart"      Will the real Slim Shady please explain English conditionals. With pleasure! And which spice is known as the stinking gum? Tune in to hear why Anti-Lock Braking is actually the nanny state.      Oxford New Words       Plants of Interest  Asafoetida       Motor Scrap Auto Service Anti-lock braking       Punch Up The Psalm  Psalm 101: I will sing of mercy and judgment       New Accent Please       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley  Also featuring songs by Eminem.

15/09/2025      "Did you know that Boris Johnson paints buses?"      This week I do evil work for evil people. Who Googlewashes the Googlewashers? Listen on to hear about the bear who joined the Polish army. He ate cigarettes and has a very easy to pronounce name, honest!      Psycholoscopes Egyptian pyramids       Elemental  Mercury       Mnemonics  US universities       Did Someone Say Puzzles       -       Music by Kevin MacLeod, arranged by Kit Foxley