Episode 30: Cold Turkey

This week Shauna and Dan talk turkey about going cold turkey. Or something like that. Join us as we explore a few turkey and stuffing related idioms! #BunnyTrails #Podcast

Episode 29: Beat a Dead Horse

Ever wonder why would anyone want to beat, or flog, a dead horse? Well, wonder no more, as Shauna and Dan explore the progression from a pointless act to money owed, and eventually back to pointless act. Hint... the popularity of the phrase as we use it today has close ties to politics. Who'd have thunk it?!? #BunnyTrails #Podcast

Episode 28: Star Crossed Lovers

Shauna and Dan poison the star crossed lovers while struggle with pronouncing the simplest words. Towards the end, Dan drops a bombshell that shocks Shauna to her core. Check it out on #BunnyTrails!

Episode 27: Bury the Hatchet

Many of us have heard the phrase "Bury the Hatchet", but did Native American's really bury a hatchet as a sign of peace? What about tomahawks or war hatchets? Get all the knowledge this week on #BunnyTrails!

Episode 26: Right As Rain

Shauna is a pluviophile, so this week we add yet another idiom with 'rain' in the title to our repertoire. This phrase may be older than you think, but may be popular again thanks to a choice quote in everyone's favorite mindblowing movie from 1999. Join us as we delve into Right As Rain.

Episode 25: Sight For Sore Eyes

This week Shauna and Dan talk about the phrase "Sight for Sore Eyes", which is also a phrase that could be pronounced the same yet spelled drastically differently. English is fun! #bunnytrails

Episode 24: Fight Fire With Fire

This week, Shauna and Dan tackle a listener-submitted phrase. From a battle cry to a peaceful protest they talk when you should, or shouldn't, fight fire with fire!

Episode 23: Achilles Heel

This week Shauna and Dan delve into Greek mythology and discuss the origins of Achilles' Heel, both the entity and the phrase. Along the way Dan tries to remember Norse mythology while Shauna talks politics of the 1800s. #BunnyTrails

Episode 22: Charley Horse

Baseball strikes again with yet another beautiful phrase. Dan thought he would be clever and pick a medical-ish term for this week's show, but the research lead him down many an American newspaper in the 1800s reading about America's Favorite Pasttime and the injuries that plagued it's biggest stars.

Episode 21: Axe To Grind

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the origins of Axe to Grind, which was made popular by old Ben while taking some interesting twists and turns to get to the phrase we know and love today! #BunnyTrails

Episode 20: Theater Episode!

This week Shauna and Dan talk about theater phrases. We're joined by special guest Moxie LaBouche from the awesome podcast, Your Brain On Facts!

Episode 19: Fit As A Fiddle

Join Shauna and Dan as she discusses the fun stories behind feeling fit as a fiddle and he gets lost in what actually IS a fiddle? #BunnyTrails

Episode 18: Spill The Beans

Join Shauna and Dan as they spill the beans on how this idiom, and its operant word, evolved from something drastically different into the phrases we know today. It's a whimsical and fascinating adventure! #BunnyTrails

Episode 17: Waste Not Want Not

Waste not, want not we always say... wait. No, we've never said that. Until today where we say it a bunch. Learn with us! #BunnyTrails

Episode 16: Ignorance Is Bliss

Is ignorance really bliss? Join Shauna and Dan as they delve into the meaning of the idiom and discover why they agree with the full phrase more than this shortened version we all know today. #BunnyTrails

Episode 15: Leave No Stone Unturned

This week Shauna and Dan check everywhere, not to mention right over there, in their quest to leave No Stone Unturned! The idiom itself hasn't changed much since its first usage in ye olden days, but the places it pops up make for a fun journey. Along the way you'll get to learn about Dan's order for Chronology and we poke fun at George Orwell. Join us this week on Bunny Trails!

Episode 14: Rose Colored Glasses

Shauna and Dan debate whether seeing the world through rose colored glasses is a good thing or a bad thing. History sure has an answer, but it's an interesting journey on this weeks Bunny Trails!

Episode 13: Knight In Shining Armor

Shauna and Dan discuss the origins of Knight In Shining Armor. First, we talk armor, then knights, then all sorts of fun stuff! #BunnyTrails

Episode 12: Bottom Line

This week Shauna and Dan talk about the bottom line. But what came first... the profit and loss statements? Maybe the most important thing? What about the musical term? Or maybe the fishing net component? Learn about it all on this episode on #BunnyTrails!

Episode 11: Frog In Your Throat

Join Shauna and Dan as they explore the history of Frog in Ones Throat. It has some similarities to other idioms we've done, but definitely goes down the deep end. Get ready to be grossed out and elated all at the same time! #BunnyTrails

Episode 10: Cat Got Your Tongue

This week Shauna and Dan jump into the awesome phrase, cat got your tongue. Is it Pirates? Witches? Breath stealing cats? Find out here! #BunnyTrails

Episode 9: Curiosity Killed the Cat

What killed the cat? Curiousity or Care? Well... both! Join Shauna and Dan as they wind down the hole of curiosity and cats, which should make the internet gods happy. Plus, we totally talk about super awesome people like Galileo, Curie, and a 91 year old author who Dan just really enjoyed. #BunnyTrails

Episode 8: My Two Cents

Shauna and Dan discuss the various possible origins of My Two Cents while also talking stories by Santa Claus. Dan stans the Library of Congress while Shauna tells jokes by the Beatles. Its nerdy fun on this episode of Bunny Trails! #BunnyTrails

Episode 7: Eyes in the Back of the Head

Shauna and Dan talk about the mystical, all-seeing eye(s) in the back of someone's head. Shauna delves deep into the Third Eye, but to Dan's chagrin never once mentioned Third Eye Blind. Also, Dan tries to trademark Alvin and the Chipmunks, before being informed it doesn't work that way. #BunnyTrails

Episode 6: Call It A Day

This week Shauna and Dan give up and Call it A Day. Well, almost. They discover the origins of the word call, leading to the idiom that means things from big to small. They talk Davy Crockett, Mark Twain, and Howard Taft. Also how idioms can permeate even the strongest echo chambers like a semi-permeable membrane on a cell wall.

Episode 5: Raining Cats and Dogs

This week Shauna and Dan talk fact, myths, and legends surrounding Raining Cats and Dogs! Dan takes aim at flat-earthers while Shauna asserts that cats bring rain and dogs bring wind. Or maybe wolves. You'll learn how to pronounce Arkansas and El Dorado, plus discover why Kansans talk about the weather unironically.

Episode 4: Play It By Ear

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the phrase Play It By Ear. From it's roots as a metonymy to the improvisational skills of the Hardy Boys, this phrase goes lots of places. #BunnyTrails

Episode 3: Pushing Up The Daisies

This week Shauna and Dan discuss the macabre. No, not the parrot-like bird. Also not the monkey. Death! We jump head-long into Pushing Up Daisies.

Episode 2: Rain Check

This week Shauna and Dan look at the history of Rain Check, from a St Louis baseball term to a American phenomenon. Along the way they get too close to the conspiracy in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, talk about their own social awkwardness and anxiety, plus trace how the word check went from a persian word meaning King to the common word we use today!

Episode 1: Bunny Trails

This week Shauna and Dan talk about Bunny Trails. Dan gets lost as Shauna goes all smarty pants. Shauna talks Alice In Wonderland and the Matrix, while Dan goes Monty Python and classic rock. Join the fun as they explore the wonderful phrase: Bunny Trails!