{"podcast":{"title":"Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris","slug":"words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407","podcast_index_feed_id":6871407,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5128892.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5128892","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41498897.png","author":"Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris","episode_count":94,"summary":"Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts unravel the stories behind everyday words. Want to watch our episodes too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R3ZnESMdsuTevq4ib9CvA","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T14:17:03.282672+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407"},"episode":{"title":"The origins of the alphabet","slug":"the-origins-of-the-alphabet","published_at":"2026-05-20T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407/the-origins-of-the-alphabet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8905099","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8905099.mp3?modified=1779138651&sid=5128892&source=rss","summary":"Let's explore the mysteries of our weird alphabet. Rob and Jess are joined by Danny Bate, author of Why Q Needs U, to discuss where our letters came from and why they make the noises they make. 🅰️ How was A originally an ox? 𝑄 Why does Q always appear with U? 🦓 Is it ZEE or ZED? These questions answered and so many more in an alphabetically astounding episode of Words Unravelled. 📖 Buy Danny's book, WHY Q NEEDS U: https://geni.us/WhyQNeedsU 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/EqaYS3vWKGY","meta_description":"Let's explore the mysteries of our weird alphabet. Rob and Jess are joined by Danny Bate, author of Why Q Needs U, to discuss where our letters came from…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407/episodes/the-origins-of-the-alphabet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/words-unravelled-with-robwords-and-jess-zafarris-6871407/the-origins-of-the-alphabet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}