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Host Qarie Marshall explores the origins of the phrase "Mum's the Word."

It's become a part of our common lexicon, and was a favorite of the Bard. Not "Always", not "Ever", "Till Kingdom Come", nor even "Till the Bovines Return to their Domicile" (okay that last one we made up). No, we trace Shakespeare's many uses of the phrase "Forever and a Day," and it's subsequent usage in popular culture.

Today we are travelling from Stratford to Washington & New York via Denmark to uncover the Method to Uncle Will's Madness.

Host Qarie Marshall explores the Shakespearean origins of the saying "strange bedfellows," its journey from the literal to the figurative, and its ubiquitous presence in the realm of modern politics.

In this episode, host Qarie Marshall examines the back story and meaning of the phrase "The game is up," and how it went from "game" to "jig," and finally, "gig."

Host Qarie Marshall takes us behind the scenes of the word "spotless" and its application in the phrase "Spotless Reputation" - and how we can apply that concept to our daily lives.

As we begin the second series of Shakespeare Full Circle, host Qarie Marshall explores the origin of a phrase that has shaped movies, plays, and books for centuries: "Heart of Gold."

In this the final episode of SFC series one, we take a fittingly apt and apropros look into the origin of coming... "Full Circle."

Join us this morning to find out the origin of the phrase "break the ice."