Apr 25, 2018
This week Shauna and Dan give up and Call it A Day. Well, almost. They discover the origins of the word call, leading to the idiom that means things from big to small. They talk Davy Crockett, Mark Twain, and Howard Taft. Also how idioms can permeate even the strongest echo chambers like a semi-permeable membrane on a...
Apr 25, 2018
This week Shauna and Dan talk fact, myths, and legends surrounding Raining Cats and Dogs! Dan takes aim at flat-earthers while Shauna asserts that cats bring rain and dogs bring wind. Or maybe wolves. You'll learn how to pronounce Arkansas and El Dorado, plus discover why Kansans talk about the weather unironically.
Apr 25, 2018
This week Shauna and Dan discuss the phrase Play It By Ear. From it's roots as a metonymy to the improvisational skills of the Hardy Boys, this phrase goes lots of places. #BunnyTrails
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Apr 25, 2018
This week Shauna and Dan discuss the macabre. No, not the parrot-like bird. Also not the monkey. Death! We jump head-long into Pushing Up Daisies.
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Apr 25, 2018
This week Shauna and Dan look at the history of Rain Check, from a St Louis baseball term to a American phenomenon. Along the way they get too close to the conspiracy in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, talk about their own social awkwardness and anxiety, plus trace how the word check went from a persian word meaning...