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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & OriginsAuthor: Big Science Pods
Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will be entered to win a Big Science Snuggie. Have a question about an idiom? Wanna drop us a line because you think were funny... or, not? Think were mistaken about any information weve shared? Hit us up at heyyou@whole9yards.org. Were waiting with bated breath! Language: en-us Genres: Education, Language Learning, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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W9Y Is Hell Bent For Leather
Episode 308
Friday, 13 March, 2026
Episode 308: Jay & Ray stitch up a few old idioms.know the ropeshell bent for leatherSubscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky, Insta, & FB.Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.comsome of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.
