Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

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! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 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? Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 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 color TV became a thing. www.bunnytrailspod.com Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 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 Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week we talk with about the evolution of language with Daniel Klien, author of the soon-to-be-released book, Schmegoogle: Yiddish Words for the Modern Times. We cover Yiddish roots, the comedic styles of different languages, parallels between Yiddish and the Black community, and the importance of being able to make fun of yourself.

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the muddied origins of the phrase, "If The Shoe Fits". Shauna stans Hamilton while Dan talks about his first pseudonym - his gamer tag. #BunnyTrails Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week we talk with Grace Tierney, the author of the new book "Words The Sea Gave Us". We talk about nautical words, the book writing process, bringing back some interesting words, NaNoWriMo, and Moby Dick's contribution to our knowledge of sailor-speak. Grace is bringing back Ahoy! as the way we answer the phone instead of Hello. We're totally in for this. Join us for our first "Conversations" episode on this week's Bunny Trails! Find more Grace Tierney! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week Shauna and Dan are swamped with a special project. So you get to revisit the awesome phrase Bury the Hatchet, which originally aired on October 3, 2018. It doesn't seem like almost 2 years ago... it seems like a decade ago. March seems like two years ago. Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

Shauna and Dan argue over the pronunciation of Oliver Wendell Holmes' name. Shauna discusses Death Warmed Over while Dan talks about his favorite funeral food. It's macabre on this week's Bunny Trails! Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

This week Shauna and Dan stay completely sober as they talk about a number of sheets in the wind. This nautical term refers to one of the ropes holding onto the sail... not the sail itself. Which is among the many not-obvious facts you'll learn on this week's Bunny Trails!