Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast

RETRO 29 Beat A Dead Horse


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Dan is sick, so Shauna revisits an episode that originally aired in November 2018! 

Ever wonder who would anyone want to beat, or flog, a dead horse? Well, wonder no more, as Shauna and Dan explore the progression from a pointless act to money owed, and eventually back to pointless act. Hint... the popularity of the phrase as we use it today has close ties to politics. Who'd have thunk it?!? 

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