Dec 30, 2020
It's an equine spectacular! This week Shauna teaches us the fun history of "neck and neck", while Dan - punch drunk from too much 2020 - struggles to figure out how the cartoon anthropomorphic horses he has conjured in his mind would conduct a sack race. Plus, the pair struggle with math, distance, and pronunciation....
Dec 23, 2020
This week we get into the Christmas Spirit while talking about the Christmas Blues. Um, actually, we talk about both! Learn about some of your favorite holiday idioms. Plus, the origins of "White Elephant" gift exchanges. It's all here for your holiday enjoyment on Bunny Trails!
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Dec 16, 2020
This week Shauna and Dan trip the light fantastic while talking about Phineas and Ferb, the Titanic, and Lin Manuel Miranda. Dan almost hums a song - A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum - for reasons that will become obvious. Skip the light fandango, anyone?
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Dec 9, 2020
This week Shauna and Dan discuss retronyms, a new term created
for something that already exists, but because
another thing has been invented, the original word is confusing and
needs further clarification - usually the original term plus a
modifying word. Like black-and-white television, which started
being used once...
Sep 2, 2020
Shauna looks at the history of the phrase, Wrong Side of the Bed. Dan plays a game. They both make fun of America for failing to learn the metric system. Plus, 3 great book recommendations:
Schmegoogle by Daniel Klien
Words The Sea Gave Us by Grace Tierney
Your Brain on Facts by Moxie LaBouche
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