The Wordy Birds Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:53:12 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429813 en-us © 2026 The Wordy Birds yes 91c7f568-3960-5609-a378-88ff40423937 nikkicheung292@icloud.com Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield episodic false The Wordy Birds is a comedy podcast with mad and irreverent chatter between two friends who, at the end of  long and diverse careers in social services and public relations, have stories to share and fearless opinions to pass!

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield nikkicheung292@icloud.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/rkzadc0wjmgyo8de0u6cogtzfvmu?.jpg The Wordy Birds https://www.buzzsprout.com/2429813 Don't be dull at dinner and bring bad wine! Don't be dull at dinner and bring bad wine! Dinner Party etiquette and beige buffets come under the Wordy Birds' scrutiny this week with a wine cheered giggle over what it means to bring your best self to a dinner party or to a wedding or to any social occasion.  Would you eat an oyster,  swop your name place or bring a tin of sardines as a host gift? Find out which of the Wordy's would. And would you want flowers or flaneurs at your gathering? Pour a glass for yourselves and listen in to make up your mind. 

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]]> Dinner Party etiquette and beige buffets come under the Wordy Birds' scrutiny this week with a wine cheered giggle over what it means to bring your best self to a dinner party or to a wedding or to any social occasion.  Would you eat an oyster,  swop your name place or bring a tin of sardines as a host gift? Find out which of the Wordy's would. And would you want flowers or flaneurs at your gathering? Pour a glass for yourselves and listen in to make up your mind. 

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-19962219 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 2205 full false Tis the season to be mystical Tis the season to be mystical The 'Witchy' Wordies hubble and bubble away this week with gossipy premonitions and prophecies. In a seasonal urge to embrace alternative practices and mystical manoeuvres, this episode looks at rituals, the everyday and the other worldly. 

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]]> The 'Witchy' Wordies hubble and bubble away this week with gossipy premonitions and prophecies. In a seasonal urge to embrace alternative practices and mystical manoeuvres, this episode looks at rituals, the everyday and the other worldly. 

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-19961957 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 1615 full false Thatch trims and whisker plucking and bungee jumping Thatch trims and whisker plucking and bungee jumping The Wordy Birds have taken a 'funny turn' this week with a candid look at the trials of ageing, staying agile, and keeping up appearances. And, as we age, what is the obsession with dread disease discourse whenever given the chance? The Wordy Birds call time on that, and 'over plucking'.

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]]> The Wordy Birds have taken a 'funny turn' this week with a candid look at the trials of ageing, staying agile, and keeping up appearances. And, as we age, what is the obsession with dread disease discourse whenever given the chance? The Wordy Birds call time on that, and 'over plucking'.

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-19524871 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 1304 full false Going to the Dogs Going to the Dogs Canine trivia, nonsense names and doggie doo doo! There are many don't-don'ts, too, in our less-than-humble opinion.  We've 'gone to the dogs' quite literally this week and dedicated a whole episode to everything we want to say about dogs and their owners.

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]]> Canine trivia, nonsense names and doggie doo doo! There are many don't-don'ts, too, in our less-than-humble opinion.  We've 'gone to the dogs' quite literally this week and dedicated a whole episode to everything we want to say about dogs and their owners.

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-19419343 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400 1995 full false Hessian Platforms, Feather Cuts and The Good Life - a milky lens look back to the 1970's Hessian Platforms, Feather Cuts and The Good Life - a milky lens look back to the 1970's This week The Wordy Birds get on with all the chatter in a nostalgic and reminiscent throw back to the 1970's. Were we happier then or just blissfully ignorant?  The food wasn't so great but the music and the parties were. Racist and misogynistic sit-coms were a collective experience, and have we ever managed to leave behind the fashion? In a nod to what was good about the era and what was incredulous too, Nikki and Sally settle in a for a gossipy trip down memory lane.   

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]]> This week The Wordy Birds get on with all the chatter in a nostalgic and reminiscent throw back to the 1970's. Were we happier then or just blissfully ignorant?  The food wasn't so great but the music and the parties were. Racist and misogynistic sit-coms were a collective experience, and have we ever managed to leave behind the fashion? In a nod to what was good about the era and what was incredulous too, Nikki and Sally settle in a for a gossipy trip down memory lane.   

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-19360861 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 1666 full false Too Wordy For Words Too Wordy For Words The Wordy Birds are back for series 2! This week we're tackling acronyms - that's small words with big meanings.  Who knew that scuba was an acronym, and can you guess what a Bolo is? Tune in for the first of this season's episodes. 

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]]> The Wordy Birds are back for series 2! This week we're tackling acronyms - that's small words with big meanings.  Who knew that scuba was an acronym, and can you guess what a Bolo is? Tune in for the first of this season's episodes. 

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-19320461 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0400 1443 full false Soundbites and retribution Soundbites and retribution The Wordy Birds adopt some irksome accents in this week's episode, the last in the series. It's a mixed bag of famous soundbites, retro political slogans and catchphrases that remind us how efficient and memorable language can be. It all soon drizzles into cheery nonsense though, with shenanigans in the daylight, brother/sister bands, and beard fear. Also, listen out for hints on deploying small acts of retribution, as well as dubious feedback from our listeners!

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]]> The Wordy Birds adopt some irksome accents in this week's episode, the last in the series. It's a mixed bag of famous soundbites, retro political slogans and catchphrases that remind us how efficient and memorable language can be. It all soon drizzles into cheery nonsense though, with shenanigans in the daylight, brother/sister bands, and beard fear. Also, listen out for hints on deploying small acts of retribution, as well as dubious feedback from our listeners!

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-16574075 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 2190 1 6 full true Double the fun! Double the fun! Getting to grips with double entendres and innuendos, The Wordy Birds dive into a diverse realm of repartee this week. Everything is on the table including troll dolls, sticky mouth-fulls, erogenous zones, Vaseline butt lifts and dodgy encounters on a bus!

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]]> Getting to grips with double entendres and innuendos, The Wordy Birds dive into a diverse realm of repartee this week. Everything is on the table including troll dolls, sticky mouth-fulls, erogenous zones, Vaseline butt lifts and dodgy encounters on a bus!

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-16475594 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:00:00 -0500 1887 full false Word chains and rock gods Word chains and rock gods This week we look at how we express ourselves and make connections when we consider words and descriptive phrases in a chain of meaning. What do we understand by clever, intelligent, brainy and canny; funny, hilarious, wry and amusing? And how do you feel about idioms, or about being in a 'situationship' or in 'beast mode'? The Wordy Birds grapple with this, as well as banana hammocks and rock gods in this latest episode. 

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]]> This week we look at how we express ourselves and make connections when we consider words and descriptive phrases in a chain of meaning. What do we understand by clever, intelligent, brainy and canny; funny, hilarious, wry and amusing? And how do you feel about idioms, or about being in a 'situationship' or in 'beast mode'? The Wordy Birds grapple with this, as well as banana hammocks and rock gods in this latest episode. 

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-16388893 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500 1819 1 4 full false The Wordy Christmas Special The Wordy Christmas Special It's Christmas and The Wordy Birds are celebrating with a glass of wine! We'll be talking about our childhood and remembering the gifts we were given, and just what we thought of them! And listen out for the 'aunties' and tales of the headless deer and a cheeky archbishop. 

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]]> It's Christmas and The Wordy Birds are celebrating with a glass of wine! We'll be talking about our childhood and remembering the gifts we were given, and just what we thought of them! And listen out for the 'aunties' and tales of the headless deer and a cheeky archbishop. 

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-16295034 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500 1674 full false In the nickname of time In the nickname of time What's in a name? So much! What do they mean, where do they come from and what madness is there in conjuring up something edgy and original? This week Nikki and Sally spare no punches picking on names and nicknames, and pulling them to pieces.  

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]]> What's in a name? So much! What do they mean, where do they come from and what madness is there in conjuring up something edgy and original? This week Nikki and Sally spare no punches picking on names and nicknames, and pulling them to pieces.  

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Nield Buzzsprout-16261529 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0500 1667 full false Islands in the stream ....of consciousness Islands in the stream ....of consciousness We are The Wordy Birds and this week we're talking all about those bizarre words and ideas that just pop into our heads -  for no good reasons that we can fathom! 

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]]> We are The Wordy Birds and this week we're talking all about those bizarre words and ideas that just pop into our heads -  for no good reasons that we can fathom! 

Follow Nikki and Sally on insta  @thewordy.birds and contact us on email at thewordybirds1@gmail.com

]]> Nicola Cheung and Sally Neald Buzzsprout-16208042 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500 1553 full false