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Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

Jan 29, 2020

Another one gone and another one gone and another one bites the dust... From Queen (the band) to Homer (the Illiad), Bite the Dust has a long and storied history. Listen now to hear how this phrase from the ancient Greek made its way into the English lexicon to mean dying, falling down, and being mortally...


Jan 22, 2020

Are you a morning person or a night owl? This week, Shauna and Dan explore the phrase, Crack of Dawn... as in I'm getting up at the crack of dawn. Or maybe going to bed at the crack of dawn. We won't judge. Along the way, we'll talk Cracking Up, Cracking Jokes, Breaking ones Fast, and Break of Dawn. So much fun in...


Jan 15, 2020

Welcome to Season 3!!! We've got new audio equipment and Dan is still fighting a cold, so between those two things the audio is a bit wonky. But don't lose the thread here, we'll fix it before next week! This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase, Lost the Thread, which is way older than Dan thought - but Shauna pretty...