← America's Secret Slang

Season 2

8 episodes · 2014

  1. 1Straight from the Horse's Mouth

    31 May 2014 · 30 min

    How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.

  2. 2Riding Shotgun

    07 Jun 2014 · 30 min

    Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.

  3. 3Lower the Boom

    14 Jun 2014 · 30 min

    How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.

  4. 4Off the Cuff

    21 Jun 2014 · 30 min

    Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.

  5. 5Cut to the Chase

    28 Jun 2014 · 30 min

    How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.

  6. 6Bite the Bullet

    19 Jul 2014 · 30 min

    Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.

  7. 7Go for Broke

    26 Jul 2014 · 30 min

    Exploring the ways the language has been shaped by Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music and gambling; the meanings behind the colors of the rainbow.

  8. 8Hail to the Chieffinale

    02 Aug 2014 · 30 min

    Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.