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Why Is That Podcast podcast

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Why Is That Podcast

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The Why Is That Podcast is a podcast that explores the origins of today's common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The Why Is That Podcast is a podcast that explores the origins of today's common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

 

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#48

Golf's Mulligan Shot

In the seventh episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of g... more

12 Aug 2021

24 MINS

24:08

12 Aug 2021

#47

Blackjack and Playing Cards

In the sixth episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of pla... more

22 Nov 2020

14 MINS

14:38

22 Nov 2020

#46

Pumpkins and Jack o' Lanterns

In the fifth episode of Why Is That Podcast season two we explore the origins of Jack o' L... more

25 Oct 2020

15 MINS

15:56

25 Oct 2020

#45

Nike and Just Do It

In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the name of the large... more

27 Sep 2020

19 MINS

19:42

27 Sep 2020

#44

Slipping on a Banana Peel

In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the popular slapstick... more

31 Aug 2020

21 MINS

21:48

31 Aug 2020

#43

Falling in Love - Why Is That

In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the i... more

02 Aug 2020

23 MINS

23:42

02 Aug 2020

#42

Surnames and Maiden Names - Why Is That

In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of surna... more

05 Jul 2020

24 MINS

24:29

05 Jul 2020

#41

The End of Season One - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 38 of the Why Is That Podcast we say goodbye. Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyi... more

19 Jan 2020

01 MINS

01:38

19 Jan 2020

#40

Merry Christmas vs Happy Christmas

In episode 37 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore why Merry Christmas is the preference ... more

22 Dec 2019

27 MINS

27:25

22 Dec 2019

#39

The Secret Service

In episode 36 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the United States Secret Service and w... more

24 Nov 2019

25 MINS

25:07

24 Nov 2019

#38

Trick or Treat - The Origin and Development

In episode 35 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Hal... more

27 Oct 2019

18 MINS

18:16

27 Oct 2019

#37

Brief Announcement - Next Episode Delayed Until October

A brief announcement and explanation providing details about the episode delay. There will... more

18 Aug 2019

01 MINS

01:49

18 Aug 2019

#36

Guys and Dolls - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 34 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origin of the term Guys and Dolls.... more

21 Jul 2019

21 MINS

21:00

21 Jul 2019

#35

Dunce and Dunce Cap - Why Is That

In episode 33 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origin of the dunce and the dunce ... more

23 Jun 2019

19 MINS

19:43

23 Jun 2019

#34

Buck, Quid, Bradman and Loonie - Why Is That

In episode 32 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the popular slang words for money in B... more

26 May 2019

21 MINS

21:48

26 May 2019

#33

Jumbo Shrimp - Why Is That

In episode 31 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the words Jumbo and Shr... more

28 Apr 2019

22 MINS

22:07

28 Apr 2019

#32

Toilet Talk - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 30 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the euphemisms involved... more

07 Apr 2019

36 MINS

36:51

07 Apr 2019

#31

Pontifical Swiss Guard - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 29 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and necessity of Pontifica... more

24 Mar 2019

34 MINS

34:01

24 Mar 2019

#30

Chopsticks - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 28 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of chopsti... more

10 Mar 2019

33 MINS

33:05

10 Mar 2019

#29

Hawai'i - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 27 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the pla... more

24 Feb 2019

31 MINS

31:37

24 Feb 2019

#28

Black History Month - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 26 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Bla... more

10 Feb 2019

22 MINS

22:22

10 Feb 2019

#27

Houston, NY vs Houston, TX - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 25 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of Houston Street in New Y... more

27 Jan 2019

32 MINS

32:32

27 Jan 2019

#26

Anno Domini, Common Era and 2019 - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 24 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins, development and history o... more

13 Jan 2019

28 MINS

28:34

13 Jan 2019

#25

Punctuation, Word Spacing and Lower Case - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 23 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins, development and history o... more

30 Dec 2018

27 MINS

27:45

30 Dec 2018

#24

Christmas - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 22 we discuss the origin, history and development of the Christmas holiday into... more

16 Dec 2018

41 MINS

41:08

16 Dec 2018

#23

Dude - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 21 we discuss the history and etymology of the word dude Audio: https://www.aca... more

02 Dec 2018

17 MINS

17:24

02 Dec 2018

#22

Days of the Week - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 20 we discuss where the names of the days of the week originated. Audio: https:... more

18 Nov 2018

24 MINS

24:53

18 Nov 2018

#21

Election Day - Why Is That Podcast

In episode 19 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the traditions of hosting the United S... more

04 Nov 2018

22 MINS

22:15

04 Nov 2018