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Our American Stories

"True Colors" & "Soap Opera" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 20)

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6817 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

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

I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's chief product officer.

0:03.4

If you're just as curious as I am about the way things are built, then tune in to my podcast, building one.

0:09.5

I speak with some of the best product builders out there.

0:12.1

I've always been inspired by frustration.

0:14.7

It came back to my own personal pinpoint.

0:16.9

So we had to go out to farmers and convince them.

0:20.1

Following that curiosity is a superpower.

0:22.7

You have to be obsessed with the human condition.

0:25.3

Listen to Building One on the IHeart Radio app, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.1

We all have a moment that splits us wide open.

0:33.2

On my new podcast wide open with Ashland Harris, I'll sit down with trailblazers from sports, music, fashion, entertainment, and politics

0:41.9

to explore their toughest moments and the incredible comebacks that followed.

0:46.7

Listen to Wide Open with Ashland Harris, an Iheart women's sports production on the IHeart

0:52.3

Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

0:55.6

podcast.

0:56.6

Presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports.

1:18.1

And we continue with our American stories, up next our recurring series about the curious origins of everyday sayings.

1:31.3

Here to join us again is Andrew Thompson as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these many stories, these many mysteries of the English language. To run a mock means to engage in wild or erratic behavior.

1:35.3

And it dates from the 16th century in Malaysia.

1:38.3

The Amuco were a band of Malay warriors,

1:42.3

and they believe that warriors who died in victorious battles

1:45.4

became favourites with the gods while warriors that failed were dishonoured and killed.

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