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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 Gets Cold Feet 16.01.2026 25:56

Episode 300: Jay & Ray grab a few cold ones. -Encore cold feet tie one 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 salad at bigscie...

W9Y Takes an L 09.01.2026 38:57

Episode 299: Jay & Ray get a little lazy. - Encore lazy susan lo and behold 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 bigsc...

W9Y Kibitzes About Idioms 02.01.2026 29:47

Episode 298: Jay & Ray kibitz over some old idioms. - Encore roger kibitz 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 Trims the Tree 26.12.2025 35:07

Episode 297: Jay & Ray get festive with a few sparkle season idioms. - Encore deck the halls trim the tree 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 tas...

W9Y Takes A Few Nips 19.12.2025 33:43

Episode 296: Jay & Ray drink up some old idioms. -Encore nip mooch 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 bigsciencemusi...

W9Y Supports Latchkey Kids 12.12.2025 33:19

Episode 295: Jay & Ray talk to some people about idioms. - Encore latchkey kid buckaroo 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 sa...

W9Y Is Rooting For You 05.12.2025 33:23

Episode 294: Jay & Ray leaf through some old foliage idioms. - Encore root for bushed 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 Talks Turkey 28.11.2025 28:34

Episode 293: Jay & Ray get hungry for some old thanksgiving foodioms. -Encore talk turkey easy as pie 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...

W9Y Punches Up 21.11.2025 26:45

Episode 292: Jay & Ray knock out some old idioms. - Encore cold cocked beats me 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 b...

W9Y Butters You Up 14.11.2025 31:04

Episode 291: Jay & Ray take a random approach to some old idioms. -Encore hemming & hawwing butter you up cat got your tongue 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...

W9Y Gives The Cold Shoulder 07.11.2025 24:53

Episode 290: Jay & Ray pick an (old) bone about some body idioms. - Encore cold shoulder elbow grease cake eater 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...

W9Y Has Skeletons In The Closet 31.10.2025 37:35

Episode 289: Jay & Ray get eerily close with a few old frightful idioms - encore. graveyard shift bat outta hell jack-o-lantern skeletons in the closet 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 advert...

W9Y Is A Crock! 24.10.2025 32:03

Episode 288: 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 Goes To Bat 17.10.2025 38:04

Episode 287: Jay & Ray get in the ring with a few old sports idioms - Encore. ringer go to bat for hat trick rubber match 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 industr...

W9Y Gets Gobsmacked 10.10.2025 38:27

Episode 286: Jay & Ray make newsense with some old nonsense. - Encore lackadaisical flabbergasted gobsmacked shenanigans 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 industri...

W9Y Hits the Head 03.10.2025 38:10

Episode 285: Jay & Ray get down to business with old potty talk - Encore latrine privy head commode 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 t...

W9Y Wears Some Big Wigs 26.09.2025 40:08

Episode 284: Jay & Ray promote a few (old) important titles. - Encore big-wig mogul muckity muck head honcho 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 t...

W9Y Burns A Hole In Your Pocket 19.09.2025 26:23

Episode 283: Jay & Ray spend some time cashing in a few old money idioms. - Encore cheapskate dollars to donuts burn a hole in your pocket 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,...

W9Y Tickles Your Fancy 12.09.2025 46:12

Episode 282: Jay & Ray stumble randomly through some old idioms. - Encore tickle your fancy get hitched plant lowball 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....

W9Y Stiffs You 05.09.2025 42:33

Episode 281: Jay & Ray get scammed by a few old idioms. - Encore nick stiff racket boost 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 Flakes Out 29.08.2025 40:32

Episode 280: Jay & Ray groove with a few 60s idioms, again. - Encore bummer flake split bogart 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 gr...

W9Y Takes a Mulligan 22.08.2025 46:45

Episode 279: Jay & Ray ay & Ray take a whack at a few golf idioms - again. Encore. birdie bogey eagle mulligan 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. Gr...

W9Y Chows Down 08.08.2025 45:23

Episode 278: Jay & Ray chow down on some old food-ioms. - Encore chow nosh spam barbecue 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 Gets Bogged Down 25.07.2025 29:26

Episode 277: Jay & Ray overcome some challenging idioms. - Encore hit by a ton of bricks bogged down put a pin in it the devil is in the details 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,...

W9Y Is Stumped 18.07.2025 47:41

Episode 276: Jay & Ray get physical with a few old idioms. -Encore cahoots jump on the bandwagon fight tooth and nail stumped 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 ind...