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Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

Welcome to our whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, we delve into the origins of phrases to find out how they came into the English language. We tell the story of how the phrase got from its beginnings to where it is today. Shauna and Dan are two big nerds, so expect some geek culture references, random trivia facts, and loads of laughs!

313 Pass the Buck

29 mins; April 01, 2026

312 Put a Sock in It

13 mins; March 25, 2026

311 A Watched Pot Never Boils

32 mins; March 18, 2026

RETRO 102 Beware the Ides of March 2026 Edition

30 mins; March 11, 2026

310 Spoonful of Sugar

10 mins; March 04, 2026

309 Kick the Bucket

30 mins; February 25, 2026

308 In the Limelight

27 mins; February 18, 2026

307 Tickle Your Fancy

29 mins; February 11, 2026

306 Going AWOL

13 mins; February 04, 2026

305 Rest on Your Laurels

30 mins; January 28, 2026

304 Living the Dream

10 mins; January 21, 2026

303 Pull Out All the Stops

31 mins; January 14, 2026

Season 9 Trailer

2 mins; January 07, 2026

RETRO 187 At a Crossroads

31 mins; December 31, 2025

RETRO 258 Christmas Spirit

31 mins; December 24, 2025

RETRO 216 Snowball Effect

29 mins; December 17, 2025

RETRO 259 Words Christmas Gave Us with Grace Tierney

32 mins; December 10, 2025

RETRO 136 Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

34 mins; December 03, 2025

RETRO 230 Pie in the Sky

32 mins; November 26, 2025

302 Going Whole Hog

31 mins; November 19, 2025

301 Walking on Eggshells

30 mins; November 12, 2025

300 Catch More Flies With Honey Than Vinegar

32 mins; November 05, 2025

299 Catnap

31 mins; October 29, 2025

298 Tongue in Cheek

30 mins; October 22, 2025

297 Beck and Call

29 mins; October 15, 2025

296 Off the Rails

31 mins; October 08, 2025

295 Mountain Out of a Molehill

31 mins; October 01, 2025

294 Cooking the Books

30 mins; September 24, 2025

293 Salt in the Wound

27 mins; September 17, 2025

292 Nest Egg

30 mins; September 10, 2025

291 Missing Link

32 mins; September 03, 2025

290 All Your Eggs in One Basket

29 mins; August 27, 2025

289 Tough Cookie

31 mins; August 20, 2025

288 The Proof is in the Pudding

31 mins; August 13, 2025

287 Night Owl

29 mins; July 30, 2025

286 Under the Table

33 mins; July 23, 2025

285 Jump on the Bandwagon

30 mins; July 16, 2025

284 Nip it in the Bud

32 mins; July 09, 2025

283 Swansong

28 mins; July 02, 2025

282 Chew the Fat

31 mins; June 25, 2025

281 Burn Your Bridges

28 mins; June 18, 2025

280 Upset the Apple Cart

31 mins; June 11, 2025

279 Flash in the Pan

33 mins; June 04, 2025

278 Pay the Piper

32 mins; May 28, 2025

277 Throw Down the Gauntlet

28 mins; May 21, 2025

276 Run into the Ground

28 mins; May 14, 2025

275 Pay the Ferryman

31 mins; May 07, 2025

274 Mums the Word

32 mins; April 30, 2025

RETRO 114 In the Same Boat

32 mins; April 23, 2025

RETRO 118 Bob's Your Uncle

32 mins; April 16, 2025

273 Shoot for the Moon

34 mins; April 09, 2025

272 Diamond in the Rough

29 mins; April 02, 2025

271 Public Enemy Number One

35 mins; March 26, 2025

270 Bite My Head Off

25 mins; March 19, 2025

269 Fork in the Road

33 mins; March 12, 2025

RETRO 102 Beware the Ides of March

30 mins; March 05, 2025

268 Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

31 mins; February 26, 2025

267 Rack My Brain

32 mins; February 19, 2025

266 Throw in the Towel

28 mins; February 12, 2025

265 Stick to Your Ribs

32 mins; February 05, 2025

264 Jump Through Hoops

29 mins; January 29, 2025

263 Canary in a Coal Mine

33 mins; January 22, 2025

262 The Lions Share

28 mins; January 15, 2025

261 Cut the Mustard

31 mins; January 08, 2025

260 New Lease on Life

29 mins; January 01, 2025

259 Words Christmas Gave Us with Grace Tierney

31 mins; December 18, 2024

258 Christmas Spirit

30 mins; December 11, 2024

257 Third Time's the Charm

31 mins; December 04, 2024

256 Riding the Gravy Train

31 mins; November 27, 2024

255 Light Years Ahead

29 mins; November 20, 2024

254 Hindsight is 2020

31 mins; November 13, 2024

253 Clear the Air

31 mins; November 06, 2024

252 Skeleton in the Closet

34 mins; October 30, 2024

251 All Roads Lead to Rome

29 mins; October 23, 2024

Mini Ep On Thin Ice

5 mins; October 16, 2024

RETRO 146 Grandfather Clock

32 mins; October 09, 2024

250 Cut of His Jib

33 mins; October 02, 2024

249 Gift of Gab

31 mins; September 25, 2024

248 When in Rome

32 mins; September 18, 2024

247 John Doe

30 mins; September 11, 2024

246 Bees Knees

29 mins; September 04, 2024

245 Fish Out of Water

29 mins; August 28, 2024

244 Talk is Cheap

31 mins; August 21, 2024

243 Save My Bacon

29 mins; August 07, 2024

242 Keeping Up With the Joneses

32 mins; July 31, 2024

241 Black Sheep

32 mins; July 24, 2024

RETRO 78 Heads Will Roll

27 mins; July 10, 2024

RETRO 57 Acknowledge the Corn and other American Civil War Slang

32 mins; July 03, 2024

240 Reach Across the Aisle

32 mins; June 26, 2024

RETRO 135 Cool as a Cucumber

35 mins; June 19, 2024

239 Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

32 mins; June 12, 2024

238 Soup to Nuts

27 mins; June 05, 2024

237 Tickled Pink

31 mins; May 29, 2024

236 Armchair Quarterback

31 mins; May 22, 2024

235 All Hell Breaks Loose

30 mins; May 15, 2024

234 Saved by the Bell

31 mins; May 08, 2024

233 Cradle to the Grave

30 mins; May 01, 2024

232 If I Had a Nickel

28 mins; April 24, 2024

231 Law of the Jungle / It's a Jungle Out There

31 mins; April 17, 2024

230 Pie in the Sky

31 mins; April 10, 2024

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