“Hunky Dory & Hedge Your Bets” and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 9)
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2022
⏱️ 16 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, here again with his reoccurring series is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author, Andrew Thompson, as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language.
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| 0:00.0 | Black History Month is here and we're excited to kick off season faux. |
| 0:05.4 | If I didn't know, maybe you didn't either. |
| 0:07.5 | This season, we're shining a spotlight on revolutionary women who redefined excellence. |
| 0:12.8 | Give Grace Wisher her flowers. |
| 0:15.0 | Next time you see the American flag, you just remember a 16-year-old black woman helped to make it happen. |
| 0:20.1 | Listen to I didn't know. |
| 0:21.4 | Maybe you didn't either. |
| 0:22.5 | From the Black Effect Podcast Network on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or simply |
| 0:27.5 | wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:32.4 | What have you asked two different people the same set of questions? |
| 0:36.0 | Even if the questions are the same, our experiences |
| 0:38.5 | can lead us to drastically different answers. I'm Mini Driver, and I set out to explore this idea |
| 0:43.8 | in my podcast, and now Mini Questions is returning for another season. We've asked an entirely new set |
| 0:50.8 | of guests, our seven questions, including Jane Lynch, |
| 0:54.6 | Delaney Row, |
| 0:55.5 | and Cord Jefferson. |
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| 1:01.6 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:03.6 | Seven questions, |
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