Once Upon A Phrase

About Once Upon A Phrase

Travel through time to understand why we say the things we say. Join Lisa and Jason Kelly on their journey to explore where some of our most common words and phrases come from.

Publisher

Jason and Lisa Kelly

Category

history · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2023

Latest episode

17 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Feb 2025

   Military Phrases (part 3)

   When those brave men and women go home they bring all the talk with them...and then it spreads

2. 

   3 Feb 2025

   Animals (part 3)

   Listen to all the creepy, crawly, and cuddly reasons we say these phrases

3. 

   16 Jan 2025

   Foreign Influence

   English language expert Sophie Roell and linguist John McWhorter explore why English is a melting pot of foreign influences, revealing the surprising origins of its quirks and complexities.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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