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Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

BTPEp60 At Wits End

Aug 29, 2019

Shauna hits her wit's end this week as she and Dan review the history of this perplexing phrase. Among the discussion: Mary Poppins, Christmas origins, Favorite Animated Films. Also, why couldn't the 1994 Lion King composer travel to South Africa to record animal sounds? Find out now!

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Aug 29, 2019

Shauna hits her wit's end this week as she and Dan review the history of this perplexing phrase. Among the discussion: Mary Poppins, Christmas origins, Favorite Animated Films. Also, why couldn't the 1994 Lion King composer travel to South Africa to record animal sounds? Find out now!

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Aug 21, 2019

We'll answer the age of question, Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Spoiler Alert: You can. Shauna and Dan talk vocal discrimination, materialism early 1900s style, the downside of Martin Van Buren, and the PC vs Mac debate. Dan finds a new favorite song while also lecturing everyone on how while the way we argue has...


Aug 14, 2019

You ever noticed that sometimes you have trouble relating to another group of people... like you're living "Worlds Apart". Learn how the word 'world' came into use (hint: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... wait... no, this galaxy) & when we started using the phrase Worlds Apart (not as long ago.) Also Dan...


Aug 7, 2019

This week Shauna and Dan travel to Gettysburg to explore Civil War slang. They Acknowledge the Corn after they try to come the gum game, all while staying fit as a fiddle so they can see the elephant. Plus, learn how hardtack was like twinkies! #BunnyTrails