
BeforeWords
Episode 1 - Avocado
06:51 | Jun 16th, 2020
Were the ancient Aztecs onto something with their human to fruit comparisons. Or were they just horny?
Episode 15 - Sinister
Episode 14 - Nice
06:28 | Aug 6th, 2020
Attending a wedding beckons us to put on attire that might be described as ‘nice’. But would you be truer to the origin of the word if you showed up to a fast food restaurant in a tuxedo?
Episode 13 - Dunce
08:18 | Aug 3rd, 2020
Was the term 'dunce' and the ensuing corporal punishment—the dunce cap—created for classroom dummies, or does it derive from the name of a great Scottish thinker?
Episode 12 - Nightmare
Episode 11 - Mortgage
07:04 | Jul 21st, 2020
Signing a mortgage can bring long-term joy to your life, giving you a place to live and raise a family. However, in a twisted sense of irony, you may also be signing a death pledge.Â
Episode 10 - Robot
06:35 | Jul 16th, 2020
Do robots make our lives easier, or do they steal our jobs? Regardless of where we may stand on robots, we have a Czech playwright and a popular science fiction writer to thank for this word.Â
Episode 9 - Tragedy
06:29 | Jul 14th, 2020
The word 'tragedy' generally doesn't evoke happy thoughts. But its Greek origin is oddly amusing, stemming from music...and goats.Â