America's Secret Slang
(2013)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Hail to the Chief
Episode 8 - 8-02-2014
42m
Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.
8.2/10
Haven't Seen
Go for Broke
Episode 7 - 7-26-2014
43m
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.
8.5/10Haven't Seen
Bite the Bullet
Episode 6 - 7-19-2014
44m
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Cut to the Chase
Episode 5 - 6-28-2014
44m
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Off the Cuff
Episode 4 - 6-21-2014
44m
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Lower the Boom
Episode 3 - 6-14-2014
44m
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
8.2/10Haven't Seen
Riding Shotgun
Episode 2 - 6-07-2014
44m
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Episode 1 - 5-31-2014
44m
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Season 1
Talking Turkey
Episode 6 - 5-12-2013
23m
Americans have always loved to eat and expressions relating to food--from New York's "big apple" to "wake up and smell the coffee" --pepper our everyday speech. But where did they all come from?
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Coming to America
Episode 5 - 5-05-2013
23m
Ever wonder why American cowboys say "'git along little doggies" when they're talking about herding cattle? Or why a losing wrestler "cries uncle?" And why do we say "ouch" when we stub a toe?
8.7/10Haven't Seen
West Word, Ho!
Episode 4 - 4-28-2013
23m
Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it through the grapevine" all come from America's frontier days. But have you ever wondered why these phrases were first used and what they mean today?
8.6/10Haven't Seen
Y'all Speak Country
Episode 3 - 4-21-2013
23m
The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off the handle," "having an axe to grind," and "barking up the wrong tree." But what are the origins of these expressions and why has one group of people contributed so much to the American language?
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Them's Fighting Words
Episode 2 - 4-14-2013
23m
Have you ever wondered why someone who can't get it together is called a "basket case"? Or where the term "Yankee" came from? And why do we say someone "bought the farm" when they die?
7.9/10Haven't Seen
Guns, Booze, and Politics
Episode 1 - 4-14-2013
23m
Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.
7.8/10Haven't Seen
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Cut to the Chase
Episode 5 - 6-28-2014
44m
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
8.9/10Haven't Seen
Y'all Speak Country
Episode 3 - 4-21-2013
23m
The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off the handle," "having an axe to grind," and "barking up the wrong tree." But what are the origins of these expressions and why has one group of people contributed so much to the American language?
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Coming to America
Episode 5 - 5-05-2013
23m
Ever wonder why American cowboys say "'git along little doggies" when they're talking about herding cattle? Or why a losing wrestler "cries uncle?" And why do we say "ouch" when we stub a toe?
8.7/10Haven't Seen
Talking Turkey
Episode 6 - 5-12-2013
23m
Americans have always loved to eat and expressions relating to food--from New York's "big apple" to "wake up and smell the coffee" --pepper our everyday speech. But where did they all come from?
8.7/10Haven't Seen
West Word, Ho!
Episode 4 - 4-28-2013
23m
Expressions from "riffraff" to "betting your bottom dollar", "passing the buck," "acid test" and even "heard it through the grapevine" all come from America's frontier days. But have you ever wondered why these phrases were first used and what they mean today?
8.6/10Haven't Seen
