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Season 2 Episodes
8 episodes
1
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
2
Riding Shotgun
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
3
Lower the Boom
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
4
Off the Cuff
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
5
Cut to the Chase
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
6
Bite the Bullet
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
7
Go for Broke
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.
8
Hail to the Chief
Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.