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Sounds,04 Sep 2023,30 mins,

Yes, As In

The Allusionist
Contains very strong language and adult humour

Available for 227 days

"Really? As in the animal/foodstuff/music genre?" "Is that a stripper name?" "What were your parents thinking?" When your name is a word that is more usually a noun or adjective than a human moniker, you hear the same questions a lot. But there's a story in every name, and yours is probably a more interesting story than most. Content note: there are a few swears in this episode. (None of the people have swear names, though.) Appearing in this episode: Peregrine Andrews, Paul Bae, Dennis Funk, Phoebe Judge, Cinnamon Nippard, Princess Ojiaku, Emerald Paston, Sapphire Paston, Steve Pretty, Caspar Salmon, Tiger Webb, and Loveis Wise. Produced by Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick. Music by Martin Austwick.

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