Episode Details

As our literary season in the run up to Cally’s book’s arrival, we raid the Namaste archive for this this episode Cally where talks to Countdown Dictionary Corner's Susie Dent about etymology, phrases, feelings, love, writing, happiness, Japanese, French, hygge, memory, Maths, fame, Finland and her Twitter Words of the Day.

Instagram: ⁠@susiedent⁠

Roots of Happiness ⁠book⁠

The Secret Lives of Words ⁠Tour⁠

Something Rhymes with Purple ⁠podcast⁠

Sean Lock’s ⁠Rectum of the Year⁠ 

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Produced by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions

Music by Jake Yapp 

Cover design by Jaijo

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