Why Is That Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Why Is That Podcast is a podcast that explores the origins of today's common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between.
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In the seventh episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of golf's favorite correction shot, the Mulligan.
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In the sixth episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of playing cards, the game blackjack and explore the reason why it is called blackjack.
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In the fifth episode of Why Is That Podcast season two we explore the origins of Jack o' Lanterns and the association between the pumpkin and Halloween.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the name of the largest shoe brand in the world, Nike as well as that of its logo and large advertising campaign / catchphrase, Just Do It.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the popular slapstick technique known as the banana peel slip and fall. In order to do so we track the spread of the banana into a worldwide dietary staple, the development of urban sanitation and the early stage and film actors who perfected the technique.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the idiom falling in love.
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In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of surnames and the tradition of women taking their husband's family name at the time of their marriage.
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In episode 38 of the Why Is That Podcast we say goodbye.
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In episode 37 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore why Merry Christmas is the preference in North American English and Happy Christmas is preferred in British English.
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In episode 36 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the United States Secret Service and why it is that they both protect the President and solve financial crimes.
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In episode 35 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Halloween tradition of trick or treating.
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In episode 34 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origin of the term Guys and Dolls.
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In episode 33 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origin of the dunce and the dunce cap.
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In episode 32 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the popular slang words for money in Buck, Quid, Bradman and Loonie.
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In episode 31 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the words Jumbo and Shrimp.
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In episode 30 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the euphemisms involved in going to the toilet.
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In episode 29 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and necessity of Pontifical Swiss Guard.
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In episode 28 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of chopsticks.
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In episode 27 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the place names for the Hawaiian Islands.
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In episode 26 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Black History Month celebration.
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In episode 25 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of Houston Street in New York and the city of Houston, Texas in order to discover why they are spelled the same, but pronounced differently.
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In episode 24 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins, development and history of the calendars that led to the naming the year 2019.
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In episode 23 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins, development and history of the written language with special attention to punctuation, spaces between words and lowercase letters.
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In episode 22 we discuss the origin, history and development of the Christmas holiday into what we know it as today.
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In episode 21 we discuss the history and etymology of the word dude
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In episode 20 we discuss where the names of the days of the week originated.
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In episode 19 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the traditions of hosting the United States of America's election on Tuesdays, Canada's on Mondays and the United Kingdom's on Thursdays.
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In episode 18 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the origin of the names of the continents.
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In episode 17 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the origin of the restaurant and fine dining in particular.
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In episode 16 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the likely origin of the folktale Hansel and Gretel along with why it is that so many similar fairy tales exist in the various European cultures.
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In episode 15 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss why it is that firefighting has developed in the Volunteer Fire Departments of today.
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In episode 14 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss why it is that we use the pinky promise to seal our most sacred childhood vows.
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In episode 13 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss why it is that we use the middle finger as an obscene gesture.
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In episode 12 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss why it is that the various countries of the world drive on the side of the road that they do.
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Episode 11 of the Why Is That Podcast arrives two days early in order to discuss perhaps the most popular superstition of all, Friday the Thirteenth. Why is it that Friday the Thirteenth is such a feared day?
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Today, the 4th of July, is American Independence Day. In celebration the Why Is That Podcast is exploring why it is that America is called America. This explanation is a bit shorter than we usually have our episodes so we decided to make it the first of our Special Shorts series. This Special Shorts series does not have a specific release schedule and will be in addition to our usual episodes so be sure to subscribe using your favorite podcast app so you do not miss one!
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Today, July 1st, is Canada Day. In celebration of the holiday the Why Is That Podcast is exploring the history of Canada to discover why it is that Canada is called Canada. Also, how did Canada become independent?
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On June 14, 1777 the Second Continental Congress of the United States of America adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the nation. In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we will discuss why it is that flags hold such a unique status as a symbol of a nation. We will discuss some of the flags and symbols of ancient civilizations before exploring the history of the Danish flag to discover our answer.
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In episode eight of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss birthdays. Why do we celebrate birthdays? Where does that tradition come from? We explore the birthday traditions of the Persians, Romans, Jews, Christians, Germans and early Americans.
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In recognition of Victoria Day episode seven of the Why Is That Podcast discusses the United Kingdom.
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In episode six of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the Pope. Specifically we discuss why the Pope is the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, where that authority came from and how it came to be.
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In episode five of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the political philosophy of the Separation of Powers and the history behind the United States Constitution.
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In episode four of the Why Is That Podcast, Travis explains the origin of the phrase 'I don't give a damn.'
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In episode three of the Why Is That Podcast, Travis takes the popular satirical song Istanbul (Not Constantinople) way too seriously and finally answers the song's seminal question, why is Istanbul not Constantinople?
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Episode 2 of the Why Is That Podcast features an explanation about why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day and who St. Patrick was.
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The first episode of the Why Is That Podcast is about the months of the year. How did January, February and the rest of the months get their names? Find out in this episode.
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An introduction to the new podcast, Why Is That Podcast hosted by Travis.
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