I just listened to a delightful mix of planetary science, roman & greek mythology, and potty humor.
https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/uranus#AllusionistShow #helenzaltzman
Allusionist 178. Uranus — The Allusionist
Have you ever wondered why the planets in our solar system are all named after Roman deities, except two of them? One of those exceptions is Earth. The other is Uranus.
If you are, or know someone called Fiona you should really listen to this fascinating story of your only recently invented name (well, its at least not as old as you thought).
#AllusionistShow #helenzaltzman#language #scots #FionaMacleod #trans https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/fiona1
Allusionist 165. Fiona part 1 — The Allusionist
A lot of people assume that Fiona is a very old Scottish name, but the first known Scottish Fiona is from the 1890s: Fiona Macleod, the enormously popular novelist of Scotland's Celtic Revival movement. But when she suddenly stopped writing in 1905...and there turned out to be far more surprises abo
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A Devon based Red Green Hybrid