America's Secret Slang
-Season 2
Episodes
1. Straight from the Horse's Mouth
May 31, 2014
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
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30 min
2. Riding Shotgun
Jun 7, 2014
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
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30 min
3. Lower the Boom
Jun 14, 2014
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
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30 min
4. Off the Cuff
Jun 21, 2014
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
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30 min
5. Cut to the Chase
Jun 28, 2014
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
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30 min
6. Bite the Bullet
Jul 19, 2014
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
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30 min
7. Go for Broke
Jul 26, 2014Exploring the ways the language has been shaped by Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music and gambling; the meanings behind the colors of the rainbow.
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30 min
8. Hail to the Chief
Aug 2, 2014Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.
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30 min