Yes for me this is almost the best type of podcast. Someone who is a specialist shares the depth of their knowledge and enthusiasm on a subject I know nothing about.

Strong Songs is a great podcast. Definitely one of the ‘I didn’t know it was going to be that fascinating’ types.

If you’ve not paid to get in, do you think you’ll be allowed a brief look in one window before all the blinds are drawn?

As someone applying the appropriate amount of academic rigour to this question, what does it mean that there are only four spaceship strings at the bridge pins, but six spaceship strings at the headstock?

Despite it being a redemption story, I always felt everyone implicitly understood that Scrooge will immediately backslide by the fact we still use his name as an insult. Turkey on Christmas, frog legs on Boxing Day.

Yes, it’s probably not always a strict rule, as the linked article says. Though I guess ‘good little puppy’ would follow the order being opinion-size-noun.

Thanks for sharing that. In the example of the ‘big bad wolf’, could ‘bad’ not be seen as ‘purpose’? In the sense that the big bad wolf’s purpose is in being the villain, or bad, in stories. So it would be size-purpose-noun, rather than breaking the order with opinion-size-noun.

Thanks. Is the use in later times (up to 5th century) known to be different, or similarly obscure? Or, maybe better, is there any further reading material you would suggest?

What was the function of the fulacht fiadh?

You’re in luck, Derek guy is here already. Same dieworkwear handle.