Butter No Parsnips

Butter No Parsnips

Comedy EN ↓ 205 episodes

Every week on Butter No Parsnips, your hosts Emily Moyers and Kyle Imperatore take you on an adventure through the weird, wacky, wonderful, and sometimes wicked history of one wayside word. Strange characters, delightful bits, and general joyousness abound, join them as they test each other's etymological expertise!

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Butter No Parsnips

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Comedy

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

4. Pyknic 22.08.2022

Follow along with Kyle and Emily as Herr Wurzner gives a first-hand account of his in credible life, Mrs. Adolf Doubtfire appears to ruin your day, and America’s problem with pinup girls is put on trial in the Supreme Court. Support us! www.patreon.com/ButterNoParsnips Main theme and accompanying themes by Kyle Imperatore Produced by Seth Gliksman, Kyle Imperatore, and Emily Moyers

3. Scrofula 15.08.2022

Emily and Kyle delve into the extensive lore of the vampire Count Scrofula, 16th century pitchman Bilius Mays hawks his exclusive Angel Coins, and the Bills of Mortality are both too specific and too vague. Featuring the vocal stylings of Jess Murphy and Seth Gliksman. Support us! www.patreon.com/ButterNoParsnips Main theme and accompanying themes by Kyle Imperatore. Produced by Seth Gliksman, Kyl...

2. Autoschediasm 08.08.2022

Kyle and Emily skippity-doo on a brisk walk with Richard Simmons, plan their English vacation to the village of Westward Ho!, and list their favorite fictional babies that may (or may not) appear in a Dickensian socialist fairy tale. Support us! www.patreon.com/ButterNoParsnips Main theme and accompanying themes by Kyle Imperatore Produced by Seth Gliksman, Kyle Imperatore, and Emily Moyers

1. Billingsgate 01.08.2022

Emily brings the delightful sounds and swears of a London fish market, reads excerpts from the Grose-est dictionary ever written, and demonstrates why Kyle should never cross the roast-master Adam Gibb. Support us! www.patreon.com/ButterNoParsnips Main theme and accompanying themes by Kyle Imperatore Produced by Seth Gliksman, Kyle Imperatore, and Emily Moyers

Coming Soon! Butter No Parsnips! 23.07.2022

Coming soon! A brand new weekly podcast about some pretty old words! Word connoisseurs Kyle Imperatore and Emily Moyers go on an adventure every week trying to stump one another with a very weird word. Journeying through the colorful history of how the word came to be, what it means, and who still uses it, the two delight in the strange characters and bizarre places the words often take them to an...

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