Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

Hematophobes might want to sit this one out. Shauna and Dan delve into several idioms with the word, "blood" in them. Some you'll know, like "Blood on your hands" and "To taste blood". Some you might not know, like the hunting term "In blood" or the fighting term, "To the blood". They even test the waters on a common origin story of "Blood is thicker than water". Check out our Halloween Special for 2019! #BunnyTrails Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Hit us up on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod Or visit us at our internet home at www.bunnytrailspod.com

Have you ever heard the phrase thick as inkle-weavers? Yeah, us either. But it turns out to be the basis for a phrase you probably HAVE heard, so join us as Shauna inkle-weaves this fascinating tale! #BunnyTrails Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Head to our website www.bunnytrailspod.com Or catch us on Twitter www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod

This week Shauna and Dan take a close look at the phrase 'Steal My Thunder'. Shauna waxes poetic at the intersection of literature and science, while Dan sings and recounts his knowledge of Texas Wars of the 1800s. #BunnyTrails Join the Community www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Get transcripts at www.bunnytrailspod.com Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod

This week in the United States is Fire Prevention Week, so we talk a few of our favorite phrases with the word Fire in them, including On Fire, Through Fire, Where's the Fire, and more! #BunnyTrails Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Find links to everything we do at www.bunnytrailspod.com And catch up with us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod

Why would anyone want to kill a cat?! This week we re-discover the origins of Curiosity Killed the Cat - originally broadcast in March 2018. Shauna geeks out of scientists who had curiosity get the better of them, Dan gets pedantic about Pliny the Elder, and they both go a little hard on Shakespeare. Check it out! #BunnyTrails sbceym00DBryFsWQYZch Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Get links to everything we do at www.bunnytrailspod.com Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod and use #BunnyTrails to tell your friends about the show!

Does the phrase "Tip of the Iceberg" really come from the sinking of the Titanic? Or does it have a darker, more sinister root? Should we start a few new segments, like Dictionaries with Dan, or Sociology with Shauna? Why is this episode so alliteration heavy?! Visit us at www.bunnytrailspod.com Become a Patron of the Arts and help keep Bunny Trails on the air at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Find us on social at www.twitter.com/bunnytrailspod and use the hashtag, #BunnyTrails

Is there any truth to the story that Dead Ringer (along with Graveyard Shift and Saved By the Bell) originated out of Victorian England with fears of being buried alive? Follow the amazing story of Dead Ringer through its numerous shifts and turns on this week's #BunnyTrails! Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Get links to everything we do at www.bunnytrailspod.com Follow us on Twitter @BunnyTrailsPod And don't forget to leave us feedback, bunnytrailspod@gmail.com

How did we go from a Persian word for 'King' to letting you come back to the next baseball game using your old ticket? Find out here! Plus, Shauna and Dan get a little too close to the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory conspiracy, fail hard at naming stamp collectors, and learn about perforation machines from Google. Originally released April 25, 2018. Join the Community at www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod Or check out everything we do at www.bunnytrailspod.com Thanks for growing with us!

Shauna hits her wit's end this week as she and Dan review the history of this perplexing phrase. Among the discussion: Mary Poppins, Christmas origins, Favorite Animated Films. Also, why couldn't the 1994 Lion King composer travel to South Africa to record animal sounds? Find out now! Join the Community Now! www.patreon.com/bunnytrails.com Or go to our home page www.bunnytrailspod.com

Shauna hits her wit's end this week as she and Dan review the history of this perplexing phrase. Among the discussion: Mary Poppins, Christmas origins, Favorite Animated Films. Also, why couldn't the 1994 Lion King composer travel to South Africa to record animal sounds? Find out now! Join the Community Now! www.patreon.com/bunnytrails.com Or go to our home page www.bunnytrailspod.com