Underdog Podcasts

Appraise The Phrase

Society EN ↓ 134 episodes

The show that puts your favorite (or not so favorite) everyday expressions under a microscope and into the hot seat. Tune in as Mario and his special guests dive into the meanings and origins of common sayings, expressions, and idioms. We may introduce you to a few too! Once it's all said and done, will these sayings live up to their common usage or will they crash and burn from some investigation? Join us as we take a moment to appraise the phrase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Underdog Podcasts

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Society

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Latest episode

Nov 11, 2026

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Episodes

"Bite The Bullet" 20.07.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, Mario takes the Expression Appraisal Team to Helsinki, Finland to link with European American Football star Running Back Andrecus Lindley as they take on a saying that feels nothing short of disrespectful. It's giving 'bow down and take it'. It's something we all have done but is it something we all have said? Listen in as Bite The Bullet is...

"The Whole Nine Yards" 13.07.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, The Expression Appraisal Team gets a taste of some good ole brotherly love. No, we're not doing the show in Philly but Mario's brother Mark joins the show to take a deeper look into if you are giving something all you've got or are you giving it one yard too short? Listen as The Whole Nine Yards goes under the Appraise The Phrase microscope....

"Fly On The Wall" 06.07.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, Mario's ex-college football teammate turned model and actor Jarvis Powers joins the Expression Appraisal Team to take a deeper look at those times you wish you could go unnoticed. We aren't just here to observe. We're here to be seen and heard. We aren't wishing we were in on the conversation....we are the conversation. Listen as Fly On The W...

"Have Your Cake And Eat It Too" 29.06.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, Mario is joined by Star the host of Star Fragments podcast and creator of Star Fragments clothing to make sense of one of the most misunderstood phrases we have come across. This goes to everyone with a sweet tooth that prefer sweet over savory. Time for the dessert lovers to get their answer. Listen as Have Your Cake And Eat It Too goes unde...

"Angriff Ist The Beste Verteidigung" aka "Offense > Defense" 22.06.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, the Expression Appraisal Team hops on our jet goes international. Mario welcomes German Football League star Michael Mayer to the show to inspect and assess one of Germany's common phrases. The debate continues all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. Listen now as Angriff Ist The Beste Verteidigung aka The Best Defense Is A Good Offense goes u...

"The Cold Shoulder" 15.06.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, Mario extends a friendly greeting to Three The Hard podcast cohost, Tiffany aka Wavy Fave, as they take time to investigate and expose where all the hostility comes from. What will we learn as we stop throwing shade and spread a little sunshine? Listen now as Give The Cold Shoulder goes under the Appraise The Phrase microscope. Find us on App...

"Elephant In The Room" 08.06.2021

Welcome to Appraise The Phrase! On this week's episode, Mario is joined by Myron, one of America's boldest, bravest and brightest on the Expression Appraisal Team, to take a thorough dive into the origin and meaning of a phrase that we all know is there but often left unexplained. What will we uncover as we finally turn our attention to the elephant? Listen now as 'The Elephant In The Room' goes u...

"To Each His Own" 01.06.2021

Welcome to the first episode of Appraise The Phrase, the show that puts your favorite (or not so favorite) phrase into the hot seat! This week, Mario introduces the first member of the Expression Appraisal Team, Dub. Together, they dive into the meaning and origin of one of the oldest phrases to date, To Each His Own. Where will it grade out? Superstar? Average? Bottom of the barrel? Listen now as...

Trailer 08.05.2021

The show that puts your favorite (or not so favorite) everyday expressions under a microscope and into the hot seat. Tune in as Mario and his special guests dive into the meanings and origins of common sayings, expressions, and idioms. We may introduce you to a few too! Once it's all said and done, will these sayings live up to their common usage or will they crash and burn from some investigation...

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