Words Fail Me Podcast 21 - September 2011

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This month our dictionary is opened by Middlesex and West Indies cricketer Corey Collymore (who the podcast is Twenty20 kit sponsor for), in the salubrious surroundings of Lords Cricket Ground!



Dave chats to him about cricket (obviously!), the best grounds, and the creative impulse.

He chooses a page that is mostly about cream and creation, this spins (see I can do cricket references) the conversation into subjects as diverse as when it's ok to eat a cream tea, conspiracy theories, name calling and atheist sandwiches.

We also cross the famous Abbey Road crossing with the Words Fail Me podcast dictionary, and talk a little about the Beatles.



The original Abbey Road photo can be found here. I think we look cooler though. Thanks to the group of tourists that helped take the picture for us, sorry we nearly got you run over!

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Words Fail Me Podcast 20 - August 2011

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We are back with our second podcast of the summer, We spread our recording equipment on a grassy bank of the River Exe and discuss the words on the page of our dictionary chosen by our special guest dictionary opener, Martyn Joseph.

You may know Martyn from his 90's hit Dolphins Make Me Cry, but there is a lot more to him than this, Dave chats to him about being passionate on stage, playing with a band and Tony Blair.

Find out more about Martyn Joseph, and where you can see him on his website - http://www.martynjoseph.net/

In this podcast we also discuss various musical terms, what will become of Coldplay and U2, melodrama and mementos. Biscuits are also eaten.

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Thanks again to The Shadow Orchestra for the theme music, and don't forget to email your feedback at wordsfailmepodcast@gmail.com

Neil's blog is here.

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Words Fail Me Podcast 19 - July 2011

It's summer, we are in Devon, and we are only slightly late this month!

Recorded in a pub garden by the River Exe in Devon we discuss a page of the Oxford English Dictionary chosen this month by Mike Peters, of The Alarm and Big Country. Dave chats with Mike about the Summer, his battle with cancer, and making the most of life.

Dave and Neil then discuss subjects as diverse as Flying ants, puns, various forms of violence and various summer sporting events. Neil gives Dave a present from the British Grand prix that cost him nothing at all... here is a picture as a clue as to what it may have been...

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Podcast Notes...

You can find out more about Dave Gormans Pun Street at his Absolute Radio page.

The wikipedia page about Punchboards is here!

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Words Fail Me Podcast 18 - June 2011

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Almost up to date again! Our dictionary adventures this month take us into the letter K, with a page chosen by someone who is practically royalty, Lady Elizabeth Anson, a cousin of the queen and party planner extraordinaire. In fact Lady Elizabeth was the very first party planner, long before it was fashionable! She chats to Dave about surprise parties, the most important elements of a gathering and how she got into the business by falling down some stairs.

This particular page of the dictionary sparks discussions about beer, bingo, mango and the Middle East. Dave is convinced that Neil has just lost all the subscribers when he conversationally starts not liking certain things... download here to find out more!

Show Notes...

Pictured above is an example of Kente Cloth from Ghana.

The 4 beloved beers mentioned by Neil were: Otter Ale (Devon), Rebellion Brewery (Marlow), Chiltern Brewery (Near Aylesbury), London Pride (Fullers)
Is a crate on the way?

More about Keno on Wikipedia. Seems like it is bingo with betting.

We sponsor some socks at Wimbledon AFC and a man (Corey Collymore) at Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Michelmores Charity run took place earlier this month, reports can be found here.

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Words Fail Me Podcast 17 - May 2011

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Finally it is here, May's podcast in June! The Words Fail Me team (er, Me and Dave) have a great episode for you this month though, so it is worth waiting for!

(Eliza with the Words Fail Me Dictionary... while doing her hair pre-show!)

Not only do we have one of the best English folk singers around, Eliza Carthy, opening our dictionary this month, but we also have Dave and Neil's attempts at finding the sound effects set in the new year challenge back in January, download to see how they got on!

Also this month we visit a football match, talk about service stations, there is some Barry Manilow love from Dave and we have a 'session' with a cider from Devon.

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Show Notes...

Words Fail Me are proud Sponsors of Wimbledon AFC, Michelmores Fun Run in Exeter, and now Corey Colleymore of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Eliza Carthy gave us a few of her favourite choices for singers who deserve more recognition, Rory McLeod and Mary Hampton.

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The darling Pods of May

You may have noticed that May has almost run out and there is still no new Words Fail Me Podcast. Well the good news is that I am off to meet Dave tomorrow to record it in London, the bad news is that it won't be out until the very beginning of June, but technically it will still be Mays podcast... Got that?

So stay tuned to this frequency, don't touch that dial (as local radio DJs used to say before digital radios were invented!)

Showaddywaddy, Lollies and Sweet as a Nut

Everyone loves a fun band, I remember seeing 'Chas and Dave' at a festival in Cheltenham and having a great time, or the Wurzels in Exeter went down a storm. If you like fun in your Rock and Roll then Showaddywaddy may be the band for you!

They are in the middle of a tour of the UK tour at the moment, and Dave has asked me if we can put the remaining dates on the blog, so if you live in Dundee, Wick, Exmouth, Yeovil, St Helens or Blackburn take a look here for more information. If you live elsewhere then still take a look, as there are many more gigs later in the year.

Although Dave is being his usual secretive self I suspect that this is not the last you will hear of Showaddywaddy on Words Fail Me...

As promised on this months Podcast here is the picture of the Lollies that I made, part orange juice, part water, with 2 raspberries in each! Yummy for this beautiful weather we have been having. More recipe ideas in the next podcast (maybe).

If you have not listened to our Royal Wedding special podcast you can download it here, forget the BBC or ITN this is the perfect audio companion to the wedding on Friday!

And finally if you like the music by The Shadow Orchestra that starts each podcast, then watch this nice little video that has been made by EyeSeeSound. As Kat from the band said "Ooh Shiny".

Sweet as a nut from Chris Bangs on Vimeo.