America's Secret Slang: Season 2 - 8 Episode s
2x1 - Straight from the Horse's Mouth
May 31, 2014
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
2x2 - Riding Shotgun
June 7, 2014
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
2x3 - Lower the Boom
June 14, 2014
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
2x4 - Off the Cuff
June 21, 2014
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
2x5 - Cut to the Chase
June 28, 2014
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
2x6 - Bite the Bullet
July 19, 2014
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
2x7 - Go for Broke
July 26, 2014
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.
2x8 - Hail to the Chief
August 2, 2014
Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.