Bunny Trails

This week Shauna and Dan give up and Call it A Day. Well, almost. They discover the origins of the word call, leading to the idiom that means things from big to small. They talk Davy Crockett, Mark Twain, and Howard Taft. Also how idioms can permeate even the strongest echo chambers like a semi-permeable membrane on a cell wall. Links Support Bunny Trails!

This week Shauna and Dan talk fact, myths, and legends surrounding Raining Cats and Dogs! Dan takes aim at flat-earthers while Shauna asserts that cats bring rain and dogs bring wind. Or maybe wolves. You'll learn how to pronounce Arkansas and El Dorado, plus discover why Kansans talk about the weather unironically.

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the phrase Play It By Ear. From it's roots as a metonymy to the improvisational skills of the Hardy Boys, this phrase goes lots of places. #BunnyTrails Links Support Bunny Trails!

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the macabre. No, not the parrot-like bird. Also not the monkey. Death! We jump head-long into Pushing Up Daisies. Artwork by @MerynneArt Links Support Bunny Trails!

This week Shauna and Dan look at the history of Rain Check, from a St Louis baseball term to a American phenomenon. Along the way they get too close to the conspiracy in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, talk about their own social awkwardness and anxiety, plus trace how the word check went from a persian word meaning King to the common word we use today! Links Support Bunny Trails!

This week Shauna and Dan talk about Bunny Trails. Dan gets lost as Shauna goes all smarty pants. Shauna talks Alice In Wonderland and the Matrix, while Dan goes Monty Python and classic rock. Join the fun as they explore the wonderful phrase: Bunny Trails! Links Support Bunny Trails!

Idiom: A word or phrase with a meaning not recognizable from the individual words themselves. Example: Bunny Trails, a modern spin on the idiom "Going down a rabbit trail" meaning losing the point of your story. Each week, Dan and Shauna take a look at a popular idiom, or other turn of phrase, and delve into its origins, its meaning, how it became what it is today. If you like Bunny Trails and want to help us keep making more of these, please check out our Patreon page to support the show while getting exclusive rewards, early access to episodes, behind-the-scenes content, cutting room tracks, and more! Links Support Bunny Trails!