Interesting Origins of Everyday Phrases

The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.See omnystudio ... Show More

Throughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective hysteria - groups of people, usually young women, who all exhibit the same physical symptoms of non-existent conditions. Is it psychosomatic? Is it group think?See omnystudio.com/listen ... Show More

The Philadelphia Experiment is a bad movie from the 1980s, and also the conspiracy theory that refuses to die, despite virtually zero evidence of its occurrence. Learn all about this strange non-event in today's show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

So many curious stories can be found at the root of everyday things we take for granted today. Let's explore two of them here.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, we each talk about 3 words/phrases that have changed the way we think about things and see the world. We touch on Taimur's new addiction to David Dobrik's vlogs, and Ali doesn't stop going on about a magic convention that he attended this weekend. See Privacy Pol ... Show More

<p>I. Me. My. You. He. She. They. It. To. Of. For. These are all words we use without a second thought. But psychologist <a href="https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/faculty/pennebak">James Pennebaker</a> says if we pay close attention to the patterns in speech and writing, ... Show More

In episode 23, the girls truly start to lose their minds as they try to figure out what this podcast episode is really about. They do some casual-personal-talk instead of getting deep in to the news. It's an interesting one! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp ... Show More

<p>It's easy to take things for granted and assume we know all there is about them. But these two curious stories might just change your mind.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p ... Show More

Remi tells us about her date the other night, and Alisha tells us about how she was going to crash it. The two also talk about how viewers sometimes have no idea what goes on behind the tweets and Instagram stories.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices v ... Show More