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Roman Mars returns for our annual dose of eponyms - words that derive from people's names.
This year: explosive revelations about the origins of the word 'guy'. How come the Gunpowder Plotter Guy Fawkes's first name ended up becoming another term for dude/bloke/chap? Historian Dr Victoria Buckley guides us through the turmoil of Tudor and Jacobean history.
CONTENT NOTE: the episode contains a description of torture and execution.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Listen to the previous eponymisodes about disease names and ballpoint pens for a fuller picture of Roman Mars's eponym adoration. And come along to our eponym-themed live show 99% Allusional if we're ever playing in your town!
An interesting dissection of 'guy'. Remember: if you have strong opinions about its use, here is your mission.
We were trying to cram a lot of very complicated history into a short amount of time in this episode. Read more about the circumstances surrounding the Gunpowder Plot.
The town of Lewes really goes for it on Bonfire Night. Prepare yourself for your visit, and take a look at some of Lewes's topical guys from the past few years.
The artist who designed those Guy Fawkes masks from V for Vendetta, and how they are manufactured.
Alan Moore was really not keen on the film adaptation of his graphic novel V for Vendetta.
Fill in your Jersey Shore vocabulary.
The transcript of this episode can be found at theallusionist.org/transcripts/guy.
YOUR RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
ubiety
CREDITS:
Dr Victoria Buckey is a historian, specialising in early 17th century England. There's a lot to read about the period on her website shakespearesengland.co.uk, and in 2018 she releases the book Shakespeare, Kings and Players. She's @daintyballerina on Twitter.
Roman Mars is the champion behind the podcasts 99% Invisible and What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law. Tweet him @romanmars.
Here's the recent 99% Invisible episode about emoji and here's the less recent Allusionist episode about emoji.
This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman, with Sarah Geis. The music is by Martin Austwick. Thanks to Greg Jenner.
Find me at facebook.com/allusionistshow, twitter.com/allusionistshow, twitter.com/helenzaltzman and instagram.com/helenzaltzman.
