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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 22m. Bisher sind 48 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 hours 45 minutes

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episode 26: Black History Month - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 26 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins and development of the Black History Month celebration.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhyIsThatPodTwitter: https://twitter.com/Why...


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 February 10, 2019  22m
 
 

episode 25: Houston, NY vs Houston, TX - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 25 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins of Houston Street in New York and the city of Houston, Texas in order to discover why they are spelled the same, but pronounced differently.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcast...


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 January 27, 2019  32m
 
 

episode 24: Anno Domini, Common Era and 2019 - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 24 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins, development and history of the calendars that led to the naming the year 2019.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhyIsThatPodTwitter:...


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 January 13, 2019  28m
 
 

episode 23: Punctuation, Word Spacing and Lower Case - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 23 of the Why Is That Podcast we explore the origins, development and history of the written language with special attention to punctuation, spaces between words and lowercase letters.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebo...


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 December 30, 2018  27m
 
 

episode 22: Christmas - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 22 we discuss the origin, history and development of the Christmas holiday into what we know it as today.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhyIsThatPodTwitter: https://twitter.com/WhyIsT...


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 December 16, 2018  41m
 
 

episode 21: Dude - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 21 we discuss the history and etymology of the word dudeAudio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhyIsThatPodTwitter: https://twitter.com/WhyIsThatPod or @WhyIsThatPodWebsite: http://whyisth...


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 December 2, 2018  17m
 
 

episode 20: Days of the Week - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 20 we discuss where the names of the days of the week originated.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhyIsThatPodTwitter: https://twitter.com/WhyIsThatPod or @WhyIsThatPodWebsite: http:...


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 November 18, 2018  24m
 
 

episode 19: Election Day - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 19 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the traditions of hosting the United States of America's election on Tuesdays, Canada's on Mondays and the United Kingdom's on Thursdays.Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcast...


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 November 4, 2018  22m
 
 

episode 18: Continent Names - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 18 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the origin of the names of the continents.Antarctigo Vespucci - Freakin' U Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qq192mHznEAudio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://...


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 October 21, 2018  26m
 
 

episode 17: Fine Dining - Why Is That Podcast


In episode 17 of the Why Is That Podcast we discuss the origin of the restaurant and fine dining in particular. Audio: https://www.acast.com/whyisthatpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhyIsThatPodTwitter: https://twitter.com/WhyIsThatP...


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 October 7, 2018  24m