Why Is That Podcast
The Why Is That Podcast is a podcast that explores the origins of today's common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In the seventh episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of golf's favorite correction shot, the Mulligan.
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In the sixth episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of playing cards, the game blackjack and explore the reason why it is called blackjack.
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In the fifth episode of Why Is That Podcast season two we explore the origins of Jack o' Lanterns and the association between the pumpkin and Halloween.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the name of the largest shoe brand in the world, Nike as well as that of its logo and large advertising campaign / catchphrase, Just Do It.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the popular slapstick technique known as the banana peel slip and fall. In order to do so we track the spread of the banana into a worldwide dietary staple, the development of urban sanitation and the early stage and film actors who perfected the technique.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the idiom falling in love.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of surnames and the tradition of women taking their husband's family name at the time of their marriage.
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In episode 38 of the Why Is That Podcast we say goodbye.
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In episode 37 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore why Merry Christmas is the preference in North American English and Happy Christmas is preferred in British English.
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In episode 36 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the United States Secret Service and why it is that they both protect the President and solve financial crimes.
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In episode 35 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Halloween tradition of trick or treating.
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In episode 34 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origin of the term Guys and Dolls.
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<...In episode 33 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origin of the dunce and the dunce cap.
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In episode 32 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the popular slang words for money in Buck, Quid, Bradman and Loonie.
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In episode 31 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the words Jumbo and Shrimp.
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In episode 30 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the euphemisms involved in going to the toilet.
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In episode 29 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and necessity of Pontifical Swiss Guard.
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In episode 28 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of chopsticks.
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In episode 27 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the place names for the Hawaiian Islands.
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