Episodes List
Ep.1 Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Air Date: 2014-05-31
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
Ep.2 Riding Shotgun
Air Date: 2014-06-07
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
Ep.3 Lower the Boom
Air Date: 2014-06-14
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
Ep.4 Off the Cuff
Air Date: 2014-06-21
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
Ep.5 Cut to the Chase
Air Date: 2014-06-28
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
Ep.6 Bite the Bullet
Air Date: 2014-07-19
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
Ep.7 Go for Broke
Air Date: 2014-07-26
Exploring the ways the language has been shaped by Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music and gambling; the meanings behind the colors of the rainbow.
Ep.8 Hail to the Chief
Air Date: 2014-08-02
Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.
