The Wordy Birds
The Wordy Birds is a comedy podcast with mad and irreverent chatter between two friends who, at the end of long and diverse careers in social services and public relations, have stories to share and fearless opinions to pass!
Episodes
10 episodes
Thatch trims and whisker plucking and bungee jumping
The Wordy Birds have taken a 'funny turn' this week with a candid look at the trials of ageing, staying agile, and keeping up appearances. And, as we age, what is the obsession with dread disease discourse whenever given the chance? The Wordy B...
Going to the Dogs
Canine trivia, nonsense names and doggie doo doo! There are many don't-don'ts, too, in our less-than-humble opinion. We've 'gone to the dogs' quite literally this week and dedicated a whole episode to everything we want to say about dogs ...
Hessian Platforms, Feather Cuts and The Good Life - a milky lens look back to the 1970's
This week The Wordy Birds get on with all the chatter in a nostalgic and reminiscent throw back to the 1970's. Were we happier then or just blissfully ignorant? The food wasn't so great but the music and the parties were. Racist and misog...
Too Wordy For Words
The Wordy Birds are back for series 2! This week we're tackling acronyms - that's small words with big meanings. Who knew that scuba was an acronym, and can you guess what a Bolo is? Tune in for the first of this season's episodes.
Soundbites and retribution
The Wordy Birds adopt some irksome accents in this week's episode, the last in the series. It's a mixed bag of famous soundbites, retro political slogans and catchphrases that remind us how efficient and memorable language can be. It all soon d...
Double the fun!
Getting to grips with double entendres and innuendos, The Wordy Birds dive into a diverse realm of repartee this week. Everything is on the table including troll dolls, sticky mouth-fulls, erogenous zones, Vaseline butt lifts and dodgy encounte...
Word chains and rock gods
This week we look at how we express ourselves and make connections when we consider words and descriptive phrases in a chain of meaning. What do we understand by clever, intelligent, brainy and canny; funny, hilarious, wry and amusing? And how ...
The Wordy Christmas Special
It's Christmas and The Wordy Birds are celebrating with a glass of wine! We'll be talking about our childhood and remembering the gifts we were given, and just what we thought of them! And listen out for the 'aunties' and tales of the headless ...