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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will b...

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W9Y Calls Shotgun 09.10.2026 37:36

Episode 338: Jay & Ray ask a few questions. naked as a jaybird bitter end shadow of a doubt call shotgun Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a ta...

W9Y Goes Full Tilt 02.10.2026 31:35

Episode 337: Jay & Ray go unsupervised. balled out full tilt seven ways from sunday Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sal...

W9Y Has Our Ducks In A Row 25.09.2026 34:32

Episode 336: Jay & Ray explore fauna related phrases. bull & bear market til the cows come home ducks in a row charley horse Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and vid...

W9Y Is All About the Benjamins 18.09.2026 29:03

Episode 335: Jay & Ray cash in on more money idioms. bread benjamins bob quid Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at...

W9Y Buys the Farm 11.09.2026 35:36

Episode 334: Jay & Ray rattle on about death. buy the farm kick the bucket widow's peak devil to pay Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a tast...

W9Y Enjoys The Limelight 04.09.2026 40:24

Episode 333: Jay & Ray break a leg. break a leg ham merde limelight Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemus...

W9Y Bootlegs Some Idioms 28.08.2026 37:40

Episode 332: Jay & Ray get anatomically analytical. bootleg apple of my eye piggyback ride hand over fist Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a tast...

W9Y Wags The Dog 21.08.2026 51:39

Episode 331: Jay & Ray toe the line with some idioms. carpet bagger toe the line wag the dog gerrymander Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste...

W9Y Has An Uncle Named Bob 14.08.2026 36:38

Episode 330: Jay & Ray, by and large, make sense out of idioms. bob's your uncle by & large heavens to Betsy call a spade a spade Link to W.E.B. Dubois's powerful essay 'Returning Soldiers' written to the African-American soldiers returning from WWI. Snagglepuss (not Marvin Martian) Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music...

W9Y Is Pure Malarky 07.08.2026 33:15

Episode 329: Jay & Ray sputter sheer nonsense. balderdash malarky knackered hornswaggled Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove s...

W9Y Violates Curfew 31.07.2026 30:03

Episode 328: Jay & Ray get timely. curfew nick of time high time lollygag Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigscie...

W9Y Gets the Third Degree 24.07.2026 33:11

Episode 327: Jay & Ray get grounded by a few parental phrases. smart aleck the third degree mind your 'p's and 'q's Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and...

W9Y Uses The Loo 17.07.2026 35:23

Episode 326: Jay & Ray take a bathroom break. poop john loo potty Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic...

W9Y Punctuates The Conversation 10.07.2026 31:33

Episode 325: Jay & Ray question the ampersand. ampersand question mark interobang Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at...

W9Y Is Not Yellow 03.07.2026 32:03

Episode 324: Jay and Ray do some investigative yellow journalism. what a crock! yellow journalism Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the gro...

W9Y Is On The Threshold Of Greatness 26.06.2026 35:40

Episode 258: Jay & Ray cross the threshold into a world of old idioms. threshold gimp Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Instagram , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove s...

W9Y Does A Number On You 19.06.2026 28:20

Episode 322: Jay & Ray do a number on a few new idioms. believe you me do a number on Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove sala...

W9Y Is Flummoxed 12.06.2026 39:16

Episode 321: Jay & Ray are confused by a few old idioms. piss and vinegar flummox Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at...

W9Y Goes on a Boondoggle 05.06.2026 29:30

Episode 320: Jay & Ray get cool with a few old idioms. boondoggle cool as a cucumber Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad...

W9Y Gets Their Grub On 29.05.2026 27:08

Episode 319: Jay & Ray groove with some Gs. disgruntle grub Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com s...

W9Y Is Squared Away 22.05.2026 25:06

Episode 318: Jay & Ray get squared away with some idioms. spic and span squared away Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad...

W9Y Are Not Teetotalers 15.05.2026 36:12

Episode 317: Jay & Ray have idioms flying out their wazoo. teetotaller wazoo Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigs...

W9Y Goes Tit for Tat 08.05.2026 31:09

Episode 203: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some idioms. p.u. tit for tat Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigscienc...

W9Y: A Bellwether Of Podcasting Excellence 01.05.2026 36:27

Episode 315: Jay & Ray have some piping hot idioms. piping hot bellwether Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigscie...

W9Y Has Skin In The Game 24.04.2026 29:04

Episode 314: Jay & Ray have some skin in the game. skin in the game trip the light fantastic Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky , Insta , & FB . Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groo...