Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

Originally aired March 12, 2020 If you are looking for a lighter take on the global pandemic, you've come to the right place. Have you ever wondered how they come up with the names of new diseases? This week on Bunny Trails we'll walk you through the Word History of "coronavirus", as well as the process for naming the viruses and the diseases. We'll talk about who names them, how they name them, and why they name them as they do. BONUS: The best COVID-19 memes! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan look at the origins of the phrase "Dead of Night". Along the way, we learn a little about the word 'dead' and a few complimentary phrases like "in the gloom of night" (US Postal Service, anyone?) Plus your hosts argue about whether or not Tolkien's work is old. What do YOU think? Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

It's a sports spectacular as Shauna and Dan both sports really hard. Or at least talk about sportsing hard. So hard. They "Keep Their Eye on the Ball" as they talk baseball, cricket, golf, and even rugby to find the origins of this wonderful phrase. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna looks at the origins and history of putting one's nose in something as a way of being engrossed by it. Dan defines engrossed, then invites Angela Lansbury to come to live with him. Shauna reads Dickens. Dan predicts the future. So much fun to be had on this week's #BunnyTrails! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Originally aired April 17, 2019 - We revisit the phrase "Preaching to the Choir" This week, Shauna and Dan discuss Preaching to the Converted as they say in the UK, or Preaching to the Choir as they say in the US. Dan gets 50% on pop quizzes, and Shauna teaches him this idiom has a much greater variety of meanings than he thought. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

We talk about the etymology of "Etymology" itself, and then discuss the basics of historical linguistics, including Grimm's Law, Verner's Law, and more. We also talk about Isidore of Seville, the etymological puns of Latin poets, and the way Mark does his research for his videos. Original Episode on Alliterative.Net This episode on Youtube The Endless Knot Patreon This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Shauna and Dan try to figure out why someone who is "wet behind the ears" would be inexperienced. And is dry behind the ears a thing? Does the phrase really have something to do with newborn babies not getting the area behind their ears cleaned well enough? Find out answers to all of this, plus some amazing bonus facts, on this week's #BunnyTrails! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase Crossing the Rubicon. Dan takes a guess at the origin of this phrase, but can't even get the right "ancient crosser of things". It's a mix of Crash Course World History and etymological fun on this week's Bunny Trails! Don't forget to be awesome! Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

How do we get from a piece of furniture that blocks the heat from a fire to Dan not answering the phone unless he knows the number? It's all on this week's Bunny Trails! Shauna and Dan explore a brief history of the telephone to get to the bottom of "Screen Your Calls". Bonus notes from No Doubt, edIT, and Click and Clack - the Tappit Brothers. Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Shauna and Dan look into the concept of luck, specifically the devil's luck. Is it good luck or bad luck? Could it be both? Dan forgets which shows they've done. Plus, bonus material includes Lake Placid, phone pixel art, romance novels, and Betty White. Betty White is so cool. www.bunnytrailspod.com Copyright 2021 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved