Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

This week we explore "Wave a Magic Wand". Shauna teaches Dan that humans can create works that are far better than their creators, while Dan spends most of his time making Dungeons & Dragons jokes and mis-quoting mythical stories. Shout outs in this one to the Lexitecture Podcast as well as Susie Dent and Sir Patrick Stewart. Readiness Corner, LLC All Rights Reserved 2020

In this solo work, Dan spends almost 20 minutes talking about mixed metaphors. It's no use crying over spilled beans, cause you can count your bridges before you've crossed them. Check it out! Join the Community!

This week mixes entomology with etymology as Dan explores the phrase Queen Bee. For thousands of years we called them King Bees, despite knowing for a good portion of that time the leader of the honey bee colony was female. Spoiler alert: It's Aristotle's fault. We'll, his and everyone else who contributed (and still contributes) to systemic discrimination in nearly all our institutions. We have earworms, Twitter threads, and long book titles in store for this week's Bunny Trails! Join the Community

This week's episode was inspired by the new book, "You Are An Artist" by Sarah Urist Green - available at your local bookseller now! Shauna looks at the phrase "Work of Art". We search from the Oxford English Dictionary to Urban Dictionary, and loads of places in between, to learn the word "art" used to have a much broader meaning than we see today. Join the Community Find us at our website

This week we take a break from talking to listen. #BlackLivesMatter

Looking for a lighter take on the global pandemic? 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 who names them, how they name them, and why they name them as they do. Plus, we'll talk about the best COVID-19 memes! Join the Community Check out our website Follow us on Twitter!

Shauna and Dan debate whether seeing the world through rose-colored glasses is a good thing or a bad thing. History sure has an answer, but it's an interesting journey on this week's Bunny Trails! Originally aired June 19, 2018. Join the Community Visit our website Copyright 2020 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

Heads will roll is often used to declare someone will be punished, but not with a literal decapitation. But it's predecessors origins - and our phrases re-popularization - are rooted in far more literal realms. This week's show features blood-lusting Kings, murderous Queens, tyrannical dictators, with surprise appearances by William Shakespear, Lewis Carroll, and Beetlejuice. #BunnyTrails Check out our website! Become a Patron of the Arts like rich people OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!!

Shauna and Dan break down "Ugly" and "Duckling" to find the source of this fairy tale phrase. Shauna struggles with a word but finds she can sing it just fine. Dan makes bad jokes. Despite the mean sounding phrase, it's a heartwarming coming of age tale on this week's #BunnyTrails! Check us out at home! Copyright 2020 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved

This week is a look back to February 2019 where Shauna and Dan explore a brief history of Valentine's Day and the phrases Match Made in Heaven, Love Is Blind, All's Fair in Love and War, and Love at First Sight. #BunnyTrails