Word On The Street

Word On The Street - Sep 05 19
With guest Isaac Walls. Isaac brought us 3 wonderful words Mondegreen, Wonky and Senescence. Stuart unpacked the word Kakistocracy. Featuring Matt Berry, Beck, Warren Zevon, Sinead O' Connor Mac De Marco, King Gizzard and the Lizard King, Monster Rally, he XX, Jenny Woo
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Word On The Street - Aug 22 19
Word On The Street - Aug 22 19
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Word On The Street - Aug 08 19

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Word On The Street - Jul 25 19
With guest Stephen Knoef. Stephen brought us fabulous words...Shadenfreude, Onomatopoeia and Paraprosdokian. Featured music: John Carpenter, The Tourists, Madonna, Nic Cave, Morton Lauriden, Arcade Fire, J S Ondra, Lauren Mvula, Black Sabbath
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Word On The Street - Jul 11 19
With guest Martha Ellis Robinson, Artist and Illustrator. Martha brought us three marvellous words Puddle, Cocoon and Cloud. Word of the week was Cromulant. Featuring Matt Berry, Jesse Rae, Billy Bragg, Kate Tempest, Ennio Morriconne, Sea Sick Steve, Mr Scruff, Desmond Dekker, The Flamingos, Joy Division
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Word On The Street - Jun 27 19
With guest John Heiton. Stuart tucked into some Latin with 'Ipse dixit'. John brought us 3 marvelous words 'Inspire', 'Imagine' and 'Memories.' Music by Matt Berry, Kevin McDermott, Lindsay Lohan, Richard Thompson, Louis Hobson, Ennio Morriconne, Lil Nas X, The Corries, John Lennon, Linda Ronstadt with James Ingram, Dave Bartholomew
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Word On The Street - Jun 13 19
Word On The Street - Jun 13 19
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Word On The Street - May 30 19
With guest Kiri Wahanui. Kiri brought us three superb words..Pressure, Iwi and Love. Work of the week is Overmorrow. Featuring Trent Reznor, The Humpff Family, Hazel O’Conner, Charles Burkowski, Alabama 3 and Lemon Jelly. Kiri selected Queen and David Bowie, The Topp Twins and Boyce Avenue.
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Word On The Street - May 16 19
With guests Moss Cattell, Rico Fraser and Louis Hobson. Word of the week is Defenestrate (throw someone or something out of a window) with three additional words brought in from today's guests. Moss brought us Cascade (a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope), Rico brought us Serenity (the state of being calm, peaceful and untroubled) and Louis brought us the fabulous word Cadence (rhythm of sound). Featured music and artists include Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Primal Scream, Portishead, Bernard Hermann, Ennio Morricone Dan le Sac with Scroobious Pip, The Killers, Pink and Sia, , Elizabeth Cotton, Beyonce, Morcheeba.
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Word On The Street - May 02 19
Word of the week was Schadenfreude (pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune). With guest Kimberly Anderson. "Kim brought us 3 fabulous words... Omnism (the recognition and respect of all religions or lack thereof). Ikigai (Japanese concept that means ""a reason for being."" - it is usually used to indicate the source of value in one's life or the things that make one's life worthwhile). Échauffement (warming up esp in a drumming session). Featuring music by Dick Gaughan, The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers, Juzzie Smith, Michael Franti, Lou Reed and Nina Simone.
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Word On The Street - Apr 18 19
With guest Mary Bronsteter. Mary brought us fabulous 3 words...... Imoko (a Korean Zen koan), Dingsbums ( German for thingamajig) and Olecranon (curved end of the elbow bone/ulna). Word of the week....'Bam' and 'Geggie'. Music from Leo Kottke, Jesus and Mary Chain, Ivor Cutler, Dan Les Sac and Scroobius Pip, Yoo Ji Na, Hubert von Goisern and die Alplinkatzen, Louis Armstrong, Blondie, Billy Collins, Curtis Mayfield.
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Word On The Street - Apr 04 19
Word of the week 'Phosphenes' plus Daniel's words 'Sociometry', 'Askew' and 'Theatre' with guest Daniel Allen
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