“Long Shot & Loose Cannon” and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 13)
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Thompson shares another slice of his guide to understanding the baffling mini-mysteries of the English language. The book is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red: The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and Fun Phrases.
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| 0:00.0 | Are you hungry? Colleen Witt here and Eating While Broke is back for season four every Thursday on the Black Effect Podcast Network. |
| 0:08.3 | This season, we've got a legendary lineup serving of broke dishes and even better stories. |
| 0:13.6 | On the menu, we have Tony Baker, Nick Cannon, Melissa Ford, October London, and Carrie Harper HowHawie turning Big Macs into big moves. |
| 0:21.7 | Catch eating while broke every Thursday on the Black Effect Podcast Network, IHartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your favorite shows. |
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| 0:32.3 | I'm Mark Seal. |
| 0:33.5 | And I'm Nathan King. |
| 0:34.6 | This is Leave the Gun, Take the Canoli. |
| 0:36.8 | The five families did not want us to shoot that picture. |
| 0:39.6 | This podcast is based on my co-host, Mark Seale's best-selling book of the same title. |
| 0:44.0 | Leave the Gun Take the Canoli features new and archival interviews with Francis Ford Kobola, Robert Evans, James Kahn, Talia, and many others. |
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