Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

Shauna and Dan look at the second part of the whet your appetite, wet your whistle conundrum this week with wet your whistle, which is basically a drinking phrase. So get ready to have some laid back fun! #BunnyTrails   www.bunnytrailspod.com www.patreon.com.bunnytrailspod

Shauna and Dan determine the difference between 'whet your appetite' and 'wet your whistle' in this two-part set. First up, we learn all about sharpening your desire by whetting your appetite! #BunnyTrails www.bunnytrailspod.com www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod  

This week, Shauna and Dan discuss Preaching to the Converted as they say in the UK, or Preaching to the Choir as they say in the US. Dan gets 50% on pop quizzes, and Shauna teaches him this idiom has a much greater variety of meanings than he thought. www.bunnytrailspod.com www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod  

This week Shauna and Dan explore the proverb, "Look Before You Leap". We talk fables and parables, fail at French and Italian accents, and learn about a cool fish, the pantadon (or African Butterfly Fish)! #BunnyTrails www.bunnytrailspod.com www.patreon.com/bunnytrailspod

A whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. This week, Shauna and Dan find out why old people are no longer Spring Chickens, with somewhat surprising results. Dan tells Dad Jokes, Shauna spoils King Arthur. #BunnyTrails www.bunnytrailspod.com

Is Spring Fever a real disease? Where did it come from? Why does it mean two different things?  Join Shauna and Dan as they talk Spring Fever, Contronyms, Optimal temperatures, and troubles speaking Latin. Plus, Dan tries to sell you a sultry perfume from 1995. #BunnyTrails www.bunnytrailspod.com

A whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. This week Shauna and Dan talk Arms and Legs and why things are so expensive. Plus, we tackle a bonus idiom about eyeteeth!

A whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. This week Shauna and Dan delve into the macabre with the phrase In Cold Blood. It's one of the few idioms that have an opposite that is also an idiom!

Shauna and Dan delve deep into the origins of the phrase Rob Peter to Pay Paul, including its probable origins in the 1300s and the frequently cited inaccurate beginnings of the 1600s. This idiom even has its own idiom based on the original idiom. Dizzying!

A whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. This week, Shauna and Dan dive deep into the High Seas with Davy Jones' Locker!

This week Shauna and Dan talk several idioms about love. And, to make sure Dan isn't being an elitist American snob, he gives a quick rundown of how different cultures celebrate Valentine's Day! #BunnyTrails #Trivia #Podcast

A whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Shauna and Dan delve deep into the origins of A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. Widely attributed to JFK, the truth is much older than even the 35th President of the USA. #BunnyTrails

Shauna and Dan discuss the origins of Wild Goose Chase, from Shakespeare to Data from Star Trek, and all points between, learn a little something new on this week's Bunny Trails! #BunnyTrails

Who gets credit when an idiom originates from a translation? In this episode, recorded LIVE at Podcon 2, Shauna and Dan look at the origins of "Skin of My Teeth", a surprising idiom with an interesting back story. Join us to learn what the internet gets right about this phrase, and what the internet gets wrong. bunnytrailspod.com patreon.com/bunnytrailspod

Ever wonder how frequent a blue moon is? Or are you like Dan, and not even sure WHAT a blue moon is? Well wonder no more, as Shauna has you covered. We'll also talk about the use of blue moon as a colloquialism long before the astronomical phenomenon was named and used. Along the way we find many #BunnyTrails to tangentially related topics. And if you are going to be at PodCon 2019 in Seattle, let...

A quick intro to the show and a note to everyone that Bunny Trails will start season 2 on January 16, 2019!

This week Shauna and Dan talk turkey about going cold turkey. Or something like that. Join us as we explore a few turkey and stuffing related idioms! #BunnyTrails #Podcast Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

Ever wonder why would anyone want to beat, or flog, a dead horse? Well wonder no more, as Shauna and Dan explore the progression from pointless act, to money owed, and eventually back to pointless act. Hint... the popularity of the phrase as we use it to day has close ties to policitics. Who'd have thunk it?!? #BunnyTrails #Podcast Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

Shauna and Dan poison the star crossed lovers while struggle with pronouncing the simplest words. Towards the end, Dan drops a bombshell that shocks Shauna to her core. Check it out on #BunnyTrails! Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

Many of us have heard the phrase "Bury the Hatchet", but did Native American's really bury a hatchet as a sign of peace? What about tomahawks or war hatchets? Get all the knowledge this week on #BunnyTrails! Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

Shauna is a pluviophile, so this week we add yet another idiom with 'rain' in the title to our repertoire. This phrase may be older than you think, but may be popular again thanks to a choice quote in everyone's favorite mindblowing movie from 1999. Join us as we delve into Right As Rain. Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

This week Shauna and Dan talk about the phrase "Sight for Sore Eyes", which is also a phrase that could be pronounced the same yet spelled drastically differently. English is fun! #bunnytrails Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

This week, Shauna and Dan tackle a listener-submitted phrase. From a battle cry to a peaceful protest they talk when you should, or shouldn't, fight fire with fire! Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

This week Shauna and Dan delve into Greek mythology and discuss the origins of Achilles' Heel, both the entity and the phrase. Along the way Dan tries to remember Norse mythology while Shauna talks politics of the 1800s. #BunnyTrails Links Join the Bunny Trails Community!

Baseball strikes again with yet another beautiful phrase. Dan thought he would be clever and pick a medical-ish term for this week's show, but the research lead him down many an American newspaper in the 1800s reading about America's Favorite Pasttime and the injuries that plagued it's biggest stars. Links Join the Bunny Trails Community