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Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

The Backstory: What in the heck did I just say?!?!

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Music History, News, Comedy, Music, Entertainment News

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

We use words and phrases every day, and usually never question why we say what we say. Why do we say “she’s on a wild goose chase” or “we laughed our heads off”? The surprising origin of ordinary phrases. 

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0:00.0

Why do we use certain phrases without questioning where they originated? I mean it all starts somewhere right?

0:07.0

Amazingly a lot came straight from Shakespeare, but there's a fascinating and gory origin story about the phrase laughing your head off.

0:16.0

And it's tied to a huge modern day movie star.

0:19.0

I'm Patty Steele.

0:21.0

Why the heck do we say the stuff we say that's next on the backstory?

0:25.0

Hey girlfriend, it's me Carol Fisher. I'm so excited to tell you about the brand new series of the

0:34.2

girlfriends. In season one, we told you about the murder of Gail Katz at the

0:39.4

hands of my ex-boyfriend Bob. At one point, a woman's torso washed up on Staten Island and was

0:45.5

misidentified as Gail. She spent nine years in Gail's grave and then she just

0:50.6

disappeared.

0:52.8

It's almost like it's become this moral obligation

0:55.6

to find her.

0:58.4

And that's what we're going to do.

1:00.2

Find this missing girlfriend and tell her story.

1:03.0

With the help of some of your favorite girlfriends from season one, like my producer Anna.

1:08.0

Oh my God.

1:09.0

My friend Dr. Mindy Shapiro.

1:11.0

Hi, it's Dr. Shapiro and I'd like to speak with the deputy medical examiner.

1:16.6

And of course, Gail's sister Elaine Katz.

1:20.2

Having no closure, it kills you.

1:25.0

Join us as we try to solve a 35 year old cold case.

1:29.0

It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be one hell of a ride.

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