Just two weeks today, Tourlusionist 2024 kicks off! Come to see our beautiful new live show Souvenirs, about frenemies, 900-year-old claims to fame, Elle Woods and donkeys theallusionist.org/events
This is the day to listen to the Valentine's episode. Unless you subscribe to the romance version of St Valentine's Day, in which case there is no day for this episode. But, it's the only episode after which my mum has phoned me to tell me she liked it, so theallusionist.org/valentine
St Valentine's name may nowadays be all over the romance-related merch for 14 February, but he was also the patron saint of beekeepers, epilepsy and plagues. Let's get to know this multi-hyphenate s...
Gung hei fat choi! I always wondered how come Chinese dragons eat cabbages at Chinese New Year, and now, thanks to @allusionistshow.bsky.socialwww.theallusionist.org/allusionist/...
At Lunar New Year, certain foods are particularly lucky to eat. Why? Because in Chinese, their names are puns on fortunate things. Damn, maybe noodles are all it takes to get me into puns after all....
New episode in your podfeed! Lipreading tutor Helen Barrow talks about the realities, accuracy and difficulties of the skill, one reason why #alumsionisttheallusionist.org/lipread
Yes I know podcast birthdays aren't really a thing, but nine years sure feels like a thing. Happy allusioversary and thanks to you if you ever listened to the show and double thanks if you ever recommended it to someone and triple thanks if you patreonised it!
