Ranked #1
Episode 5: Origins of football terms "touchdown," "sack" and "Super Bowl"; surprising original meanings of "nice," "broad" and "slut"
Episode 5: Origins of football terms "touchdown," "sack" and "Super Bowl"; surprising original meanings of "nice," "broad" and "slut"
This week Kurt asks Malcolm to tackle the origins of the American football terms “touchdown,” “sack” and “Super Bowl,” ... Read more
3 May 2022
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57mins
Ranked #2
Episode 4: Kick the Bucket, Fly Off the Handle, Dead as a Doornail, Shuffle off this Mortal Coil & Put Up Your Dukes
Episode 4: Kick the Bucket, Fly Off the Handle, Dead as a Doornail, Shuffle off this Mortal Coil & Put Up Your Dukes
This week Kurt goes thematic by asking Malcolm to identify the origins of “Kick the bucket,” “Dead as a doornail” and “S... Read more
5 Feb 2022
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55mins
Ranked #3
Episode 3: Balls to the Wall, Mad as a Hatter, Bruce Springsteen’s “Speedball,” Bury the Hatchet, "I'm Your Huckleberry" and Butter You Up
Episode 3: Balls to the Wall, Mad as a Hatter, Bruce Springsteen’s “Speedball,” Bury the Hatchet, "I'm Your Huckleberry" and Butter You Up
Malcolm and Kurt try to stump one another about the origins of Balls to the Wall, Mad as a Hatter, Bury the Hatchet, an... Read more
1 Jan 2022
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52mins
Ranked #4
Episode 2: Bite the Bullet, No Cap, Milquetoast and Steal Your Thunder
Episode 2: Bite the Bullet, No Cap, Milquetoast and Steal Your Thunder
Malcolm and Kurt grill one another about the origins of “Under the Weather,” "Bite the Bullet,” “No Cap,” “Milquetoast” ... Read more
19 Nov 2021
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48mins
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Episode 1: Level Best, Piss-Poor, Tenterhooks and Much More!
Episode 1: Level Best, Piss-Poor, Tenterhooks and Much More!
Malcolm and Kurt examine and argue about the surprising provenance of a range of terms including "level best," "on tente... Read more
11 Nov 2021
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46mins
