38 Episodes

  1. Do geese see god? | PALINDROMES

    Published: 28/08/2024
  2. Why is the word "dog" such a mystery? | ANIMAL WORDS

    Published: 21/08/2024
  3. What mystery did the original "clue" solve? | MYTHOLOGY WORDS

    Published: 14/08/2024
  4. Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS

    Published: 07/08/2024
  5. Do "vegetables" technically exist? | FOOD WORDS

    Published: 31/07/2024
  6. What exactly is a "petard" anyway? | FOSSIL WORDS

    Published: 24/07/2024
  7. Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS

    Published: 17/07/2024
  8. How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS

    Published: 12/06/2024
  9. Did the Greeks have a word for blue? COLOR WORDS

    Published: 05/06/2024
  10. American vs. British English: A transatlantic war of words

    Published: 29/05/2024
  11. Was an orange ever a "norange"? | WORD MASH-UPS

    Published: 22/05/2024
  12. What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY

    Published: 15/05/2024
  13. Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | UNPAIRED WORDS

    Published: 08/05/2024
  14. Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS

    Published: 01/05/2024
  15. Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS

    Published: 24/04/2024
  16. Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS

    Published: 17/04/2024
  17. Why do we say "hello"? | GREETINGS

    Published: 10/04/2024
  18. Introducing Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

    Published: 25/03/2024

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