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Roots of Happiness
Season 1 · Episode 237

Roots of Happiness

Something Rhymes with Purple · Sony Music Entertainment

October 17, 202332m 55s

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Show Notes

This weeks episode is an extra special one. Our very own Susie Dent has a wonderful new book out! We browse through 'Roots of Happiness', a joyous collection of 100 positive words and their origins which shows how wonderful language can be - and how you can use your words to make the world a happier place.


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Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: 


Breviloquence: Brevity of speech

Fuscous: Dusky shades of cplouring

Nimbification: The process of cloud formation



Gyles' poem this week was 'A Bestiary' by Kenneth Rexroth



There are too many poems

About cats. Beware of cat

Lovers, they have a hidden

Frustration somewhere and will

Stick you with it if they can.


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