Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

A Little Birdie told us this phrase originated with the King James Bible. A quick search shows us the King James version of the Bible isn't even the first version to use the concepts, though none of them use the exact phrase. So join us to see just how this phrase did get its start, and what we were saying before that Little Birdie brought us the news. #BunnyTrails Support Educational Podcasts Check out our website Short Bursts of Inconsequential Information

Another one gone and another one gone and another one bites the dust... From Queen (the band) to Homer (the Illiad), Bite the Dust has a long and storied history. Listen now to hear how this phrase from the ancient Greek made its way into the English lexicon to mean dying, falling down, and being mortally wounded! #BunnyTrails Join the Community Check out the show Find us on Twitter

Are you a morning person or a night owl? This week, Shauna and Dan explore the phrase, Crack of Dawn... as in I'm getting up at the crack of dawn. Or maybe going to bed at the crack of dawn. We won't judge. Along the way, we'll talk Cracking Up, Cracking Jokes, Breaking ones Fast, and Break of Dawn. So much fun in store for you this week on #BunnyTrails! Visit us online. Want to help support the show? Did you know we have a Youtube Channel?

Welcome to Season 3!!! We've got new audio equipment and Dan is still fighting a cold, so between those two things the audio is a bit wonky. But don't lose the thread here, we'll fix it before next week! This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase, Lost the Thread, which is way older than Dan thought - but Shauna pretty much nailed it.

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained. Despite its mysterious French roots, this phrase enjoyed some fun variants while making its way to the phrase we use today. So check out the season 2 finale of #BunnyTrails cause as they used to say, nothing ventured, nothing have. Join the Community Links to everything we do! Follow us on Twitter

Did Davy Crockett coin the term "Head Over Heels in Love"? No. Does the phrase, "Head Over Heels" have something to do with our head being slightly forward of our heels, despite it being higher? Most likely not. So where does this phrase come from? Well.. buckle up for a fun journey through a variety of ways this idiom was used before we landed on the way we use it today. Episode Artwork by Rosie Chomet, used with permission. Find her work at www.instagram.com/rosiechomet Help keep #BunnyTrails going at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Find links to everything we do at www.bunnytrailspod.com

This week, Shauna presents some theories and asks you to take them with a grain of salt. Dan knows too much about Pliny the Elder, but not enough about almost anyone else of the time frame. Along the way we talk cooking strategies, American arrogance, and Latin. #BunnyTrails Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Jibber jabber with us at www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod Catch us at our internet home www.bunnytrailspod.com

Minds out of the gutter people. This completely safe for work episode talks about six of our favorite phrases with the word "nine" in them. Did "Dressed to the Nines" really start with a military unit? Is "Nine Days Wonder" the predecessor to 15 minutes of fame? Do cats and wives both have "Nine Lives"? Find out on this week's #BunnyTrails! Join the Community! www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod

Is the phrase "Loss for words" or "Lost for words"? Turns out it's not that simple. We put the more popular of the two in the title, but that doesn't necessarily give it the edge. Plus, Shauna again shares her love of the Urban Dictionary while Dan explains why he prefers a certain pronunciation of 'pendantic'. Join us for another fun week of #BunnyTrails! Join the Community! www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Get links to everything we do! www.bunnytrailspod.com Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod Delete your Facebook! https://bit.ly/371dJOU

This week Shauna and Dan watch the changing of the leaves and ponder the origins of this phrase. Which word is more important to the phrase, turn or leaf? Learn the history of both, plus listen to Dan struggle to say Walter Matthau's name. What does Walter Matthau have to do with this idiom? Find out now on #BunnyTrails! Join the Community www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Find us on Twitter www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod Get links to everything we do www.bunnytrailspod.com