Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

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Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast episodes

  • Common idioms questioned by science (#123)


    Once in a blue moon, Where there's smoke, there's fire, The fish rots from the head down, Hard as nails, Diamonds are forever.


    http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-a-blue-moon-2012-8


    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/once-in-a-blue-moon-and-other-idioms-that-dont-make-scientific-sense-76485092/


    Download or listen online.  Also find us on Sticher Radio.


    https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lewis-sandler/origin-of-american-idioms-and-slang?refid=stpr


    Forward this podcast link to a friend as a special holiday gift.


    Thanks for listening.

    20 min
  • Common idioms questioned by science (#123)
    Once in a blue moon, Where there's smoke, there's fire, The fish rots from the head down, Hard as nails, Diamonds are forever.
    http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-a-blue-moon-2012-8
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/once-in-a-blue-moon-and-other-idioms-that-dont-make-scientific-sense-76485092/
    Download or listen online.  Also find us on Sticher Radio.
    https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lewis-sandler/origin-of-american-idioms-and-slang?refid=stpr
    Forward this podcast link to a friend as a special holiday gift.
    Thanks for listening.
    20 min
  • University students tell all (#112) (repeat)
    Interesting conversation with 8 cool Chinese university students in Beijing who share their life, loves, studies and maybe a secret or two! You can listen now or download for later. You can also listen on:
    Stitcher Internet Radio
    Listen here or subscribe on Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/origin-of-words-podcast/id366796940?mt=2
    61/2 years of podcasts and nearly 1000 words, idioms and slang Get the App, Click LIKE if on Facebook or leave a comment. Thanks for listening!
    29 min
  • New words with "trump" (#121)
    Trumpian, Trumponomics, Trumpertantrum, Trumpkin, Trumpflation, Trumpist, Trumpette, Trumpista
    Download and listen later, or listen now online.
    We are also on Stitcher and Tumbler.
    https://oxfordstudent.com/2017/02/04/oxford-english-dictionary-considering-inclusion-trump-expressions/
    Enjoy!
    12 min
  • New words with “trump” (#121)

    Trumpian, Trumponomics, Trumpertantrum, Trumpkin, Trumpflation, Trumpist, Trumpette, Trumpista


    Download and listen later, or listen now online.


    We are also on Stitcher and Tumbler.


    https://oxfordstudent.com/2017/02/04/oxford-english-dictionary-considering-inclusion-trump-expressions/


    Enjoy!

    12 min
  • 5 Random Idioms (#91)
    This is a repeat of popular podcast # 91 from August 10, 2014.
    As Happy as a Clam;  Beating a Dead Horse;  Close, But No Cigar;  Hissy Fit;  My Bad
    You may download or listen online.
    Enjoy! Lewis
    14 min
  • Professor Bob reveals the truth (#120)
    After 5 years of trying to interview him, Bob finally sits down in our Beijing studio to reveal the truth of life, poetry, happiness and much more. If you wanna be in the know, you gotta listen to Bob. 
    Over 7 years of podcasts, thousand words, phrases, slang and idioms.
    Subscribe, download or listen online.
    Enjoy!
    16 min
  • Billution (#119)

    Billution, a portmanteau of two words: bicycle+pollution


    for more portmanteaus see podcast #51


    http://lewissandler.podbean.com/e/portmanteaus-51/


    http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/17/ofo-chinese-bike-sharing-start-up-says-its-now-worth-more-than-2-billion.html



    Kevin Frayer | Getty Images
    A worker from the bike share company Ofo puts a damaged bike on a pile at a makeshift repair depot for the company where thousands of derelict bikes are being kept after coming off the road on March 29, 2017 in Beijing, China.

    8 min
  • Billution (#119)
    Billution, a portmanteau of two words: bicycle+pollution
    for more portmanteaus see podcast #51
    http://lewissandler.podbean.com/e/portmanteaus-51/
    http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/17/ofo-chinese-bike-sharing-start-up-says-its-now-worth-more-than-2-billion.html
    Kevin Frayer | Getty ImagesA worker from the bike share company Ofo puts a damaged bike on a pile at a makeshift repair depot for the company where thousands of derelict bikes are being kept after coming off the road on March 29, 2017 in Beijing, China.
    8 min

About Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

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有意思的英语单词起源 We focus on the origin of interesting words, idioms, and slang, science and technology...bilingual (Chinese and English) by Lewis Sandler, former lawyer and professor in Beijing, China…