Why Is That Podcast

The Why Is That Podcast is a podcast that explores the origins of today's common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between.

  • 24 minutes 8 seconds
    Golf's Mulligan Shot

    In the seventh episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of golf's favorite correction shot, the Mulligan.


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    12 August 2021, 9:30 am
  • 14 minutes 38 seconds
    Blackjack and Playing Cards

    In the sixth episode of Why Is That Podcast's second season, we explore the origins of playing cards, the game blackjack and explore the reason why it is called blackjack.


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    22 November 2020, 10:00 am
  • 15 minutes 56 seconds
    Pumpkins and Jack o' Lanterns

    In the fifth episode of Why Is That Podcast season two we explore the origins of Jack o' Lanterns and the association between the pumpkin and Halloween.


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    25 October 2020, 9:00 am
  • 19 minutes 42 seconds
    Nike and Just Do It

    In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the name of the largest shoe brand in the world, Nike as well as that of its logo and large advertising campaign / catchphrase, Just Do It.


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    27 September 2020, 9:00 am
  • 21 minutes 48 seconds
    Slipping on a Banana Peel

    In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of the popular slapstick technique known as the banana peel slip and fall. In order to do so we track the spread of the banana into a worldwide dietary staple, the development of urban sanitation and the early stage and film actors who perfected the technique.


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    31 August 2020, 9:00 am
  • 23 minutes 42 seconds
    Falling in Love - Why Is That

    In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the idiom falling in love.


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    2 August 2020, 9:00 am
  • 24 minutes 29 seconds
    Surnames and Maiden Names - Why Is That

    In this episode of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of surnames and the tradition of women taking their husband's family name at the time of their marriage.


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    5 July 2020, 9:00 am
  • 1 minute 38 seconds
    The End of Season One - Why Is That Podcast

    In episode 38 of the Why Is That Podcast we say goodbye.


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    19 January 2020, 10:00 am
  • 27 minutes 25 seconds
    Merry Christmas vs Happy Christmas

    In episode 37 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore why Merry Christmas is the preference in North American English and Happy Christmas is preferred in British English.


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    22 December 2019, 10:00 am
  • 25 minutes 7 seconds
    The Secret Service

    In episode 36 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the United States Secret Service and why it is that they both protect the President and solve financial crimes.


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    24 November 2019, 10:00 am
  • 18 minutes 16 seconds
    Trick or Treat - The Origin and Development

    In episode 35 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Halloween tradition of trick or treating.


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    27 October 2019, 9:00 am
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