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Riding Shotgun

Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.

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Release Date: Sun, Apr 14, 2013

Country: US
Language: En
Runtime: 30
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Zach Selwyn
Himself - Host

Season 2:

Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Episode 1: Straight from the Horse's Mouth (May 31, 2014)
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
Riding Shotgun
Episode 2: Riding Shotgun (Jun 07, 2014)
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
Lower the Boom
Episode 3: Lower the Boom (Jun 14, 2014)
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
Off the Cuff
Episode 4: Off the Cuff (Jun 21, 2014)
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
Cut to the Chase
Episode 5: Cut to the Chase (Jun 28, 2014)
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
Bite the Bullet
Episode 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.
Go for Broke
Episode 7: Go for Broke (Jul 26, 2014)
Exploring the ways the language has been shaped by Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music and gambling; the meanings behind the colors of the rainbow.
Hail to the Chief
Episode 8: Hail to the Chief (Aug 02, 2014)
Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.

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