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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!

RETRO 98 Calm Before The Storm

31 mins; April 03, 2024

229 Tough Nut to Crack

30 mins; March 27, 2024

228 Fly Off the Handle

32 mins; March 20, 2024

227 Speak of the Devil

29 mins; March 13, 2024

226 Whole Kit and Caboodle

32 mins; March 06, 2024

225 Spit Into the Wind

32 mins; February 28, 2024

RETRO 105 Crossing the Rubicon

30 mins; February 21, 2024

224 When Pigs Fly

31 mins; February 14, 2024

223 Not My Cup of Tea

31 mins; February 07, 2024

222 Pecking Order

31 mins; January 31, 2024

221 Pins and Needles

29 mins; January 17, 2024

220 Hell Freezes Over

31 mins; January 10, 2024

219 Cold Feet

31 mins; January 03, 2024

218 Spam Messages

37 mins; December 27, 2023

RETRO 92 Christmas Spirit and other Christmastime Phrases

29 mins; December 20, 2023

217 A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

31 mins; December 13, 2023

216 Snowball Effect

28 mins; December 06, 2023

215 Easy as Pie

29 mins; November 29, 2023

214 Ticker Tape Parade

30 mins; November 22, 2023

213 Birds of a Feather

30 mins; November 08, 2023

212 Stab in the Back

30 mins; November 01, 2023

211 With Flying Colors

29 mins; October 25, 2023

210 As Hungry as a Horse

30 mins; October 18, 2023

209 The Last Straw

32 mins; October 11, 2023

208 Act of Congress

31 mins; October 04, 2023

RETRO 142: Jump the Shark

34 mins; September 27, 2023

207 Fighting Tooth and Nail

30 mins; September 20, 2023

206 Bite the Bullet

32 mins; September 13, 2023

205 Albatross Around Your Neck

33 mins; August 30, 2023

204 Tug at Your Heartstrings

30 mins; August 23, 2023

203 Ghost Town

33 mins; August 16, 2023

RETRO 138 Gild the Lily

30 mins; August 09, 2023

202 Fourth Wall

32 mins; August 02, 2023

201 Let Bygones be Bygones

30 mins; July 26, 2023

200 Hang Ten and Other Surfing Slang

32 mins; July 19, 2023

199 Back Track

31 mins; July 12, 2023

198 That Dog Won't Hunt

30 mins; July 05, 2023

197 Don't Bug Me and Other Insect Idioms

33 mins; June 28, 2023

196 Give Up the Ghost

31 mins; June 21, 2023

195 Lost to the Mists of Time

31 mins; June 14, 2023

194 Butter Up

33 mins; June 07, 2023

RETRO 116 Calling Dibs and Other Chicago Phrases

35 mins; May 31, 2023

Retro 110 Pardon My French

29 mins; May 24, 2023

193 In a Pickle

32 mins; May 17, 2023

192 My Goodness

32 mins; May 10, 2023

191 Face the Music

31 mins; May 03, 2023

Retro 94 Earworm

33 mins; April 26, 2023

190 Know Him From Adam

32 mins; April 19, 2023

189 Barking Up the Wrong Tree

32 mins; April 12, 2023

188 Airing Dirty Laundry

29 mins; April 05, 2023

187 At a Crossroads

31 mins; March 29, 2023

186 Give an Inch, Take a Mile

33 mins; March 22, 2023

185 If You Can't Stand the Heat Then Get Out of the Kitchen

31 mins; March 15, 2023

184 The Rabbit Died

32 mins; March 08, 2023

183 Line Your Pockets

32 mins; March 01, 2023

RETRO 59 Old Dog, New Tricks

30 mins; February 22, 2023

182 Something to Write Home About

28 mins; February 15, 2023

181 Bless Your Heart

31 mins; February 08, 2023

180 Dead of Winter

29 mins; February 01, 2023

179 Quid Pro Quo

28 mins; January 25, 2023

178 Who Invented the Electric Toaster?

30 mins; January 18, 2023

177 Just Deserts

31 mins; January 04, 2023

RETRO 92 Christmas Spirit and other Christmastime Phrases

29 mins; December 28, 2022

176 Witching Hour

32 mins; December 21, 2022

175 Can of Worms

34 mins; December 07, 2022

RETRO 127 Penny Dreadful

30 mins; November 30, 2022

174 Blind as a Bat

31 mins; November 23, 2022

173 A Watched Pot Never Boils

32 mins; November 16, 2022

172 The Great Outdoors

27 mins; November 02, 2022

171 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

30 mins; October 26, 2022

170 Jump for Joy

28 mins; October 19, 2022

169 Sell Like Hotcakes

30 mins; October 12, 2022

168 Cute as a Button

29 mins; October 05, 2022

167 Goosebumps

32 mins; September 28, 2022

166 Under the Bus

30 mins; September 21, 2022

165 Keep an Eye On, and variants

29 mins; September 07, 2022

164 Veni, Vidi, Vici. I came, I saw, I conquered.

22 mins; August 31, 2022

163 Head in the Clouds

30 mins; August 24, 2022

RETRO 96 Under the Weather

32 mins; August 17, 2022

162 Pura Vida - A Visit to Costa Rica

30 mins; August 03, 2022

161 Beam Me Up Scotty and Other Misquoted Phrases

30 mins; July 27, 2022

160 Pour Oil on the Fire

28 mins; July 13, 2022

159 Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

29 mins; July 13, 2022

Retro 81 Queen Bee

35 mins; June 15, 2022

158 Rocket Science

29 mins; June 01, 2022

157 Piece of Cake

15 mins; May 25, 2022

156 Newfangled or Old-fangled?

32 mins; May 18, 2022

155.5 Lose Your Voice Mini Ep

2 mins; May 11, 2022

155 Look On the Bright Side

30 mins; May 04, 2022

154 Stir the Pot

31 mins; April 27, 2022

RETRO 65 Thick As Thieves

34 mins; April 20, 2022

153 In Vino Veritas

31 mins; April 13, 2022

152 Break the Ice

32 mins; April 06, 2022

151 Blood on Your Hands

30 mins; March 30, 2022

150 Avoid It Like The Plague and Other Evolving Phrases

31 mins; March 23, 2022

149 Play the Devil

29 mins; March 16, 2022

148 Elbow Grease

31 mins; March 09, 2022

147 Butterflies in My Stomach

27 mins; March 02, 2022

146 Grandfather Clock

31 mins; February 23, 2022

145 Kill Two Birds With One Stone

29 mins; February 16, 2022

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