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Random[idiom]
Claim This Podcastby Nick Deitrich
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Exploring history through the origins of idioms.
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November 9, 2025
The Rise of The Failure [Born Loser]
<p>Why do we call people "born losers?" Where did this idiom come from? Join us as we explore how the rise of capitalism in America impacts our language today. We will learn about the The Market Revolution, Henry David Thoreau, and the history of "born Loser." We talk to Dr. Scott Sandage, Author of Born Losers: A History of Failure in America, and Dr. Samuel West of the museum of Failure. Thanks for listening!</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>Browne, P. E. (1909). A fool there was. The Hampton Magazine, 22(4), 259.</p><p>Crèvecœur, J. H. St. J. (1998). Letters from an American farmer. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/4666/pg4666-images.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/4666/pg4666-images.html</a></p><p>EBSCO. (n.d.). Hamilton’s report on public credit. EBSCO Research Starters. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/hamiltons-report-public-credit" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/hamiltons-report-public-credit</a></p><p>Farm Bureau. (n.d.). Fast facts. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://www.fb.org/newsroom/fast-facts" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.fb.org/newsroom/fast-facts</a></p><p>Family’s ‘winner’ becomes a ‘loser’ and ‘loser’ a ‘winner’. (2002, August 1). The Sydney Morning Herald.<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/familys-winner-becomes-a-loser-and-loser-a-winner-20020801-gdfi5p.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.smh.com.au/world/familys-winner-becomes-a-loser-and-loser-a-winner-20020801-gdfi5p.html</a></p><p>Green, J. (2013, April 26). The Market Revolution: Crash Course US History #12 [Video]. YouTube.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNftCCwAol0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNftCCwAol0</a></p><p>Horton, R. R. (2014, November 27). “A fool there was” by Porter Emerson Browne. R.R. Horton’s Blog.<a href="https://rrhorton.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-fool-there-was-by-porter-emerson_27.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://rrhorton.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-fool-there-was-by-porter-emerson_27.html</a></p><p>Levitt, S. D., & Dubner, S. J. (2009). Freakonomics: A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything. Pombo Free. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="http://pombo.free.fr/freakonomics.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://pombo.free.fr/freakonomics.pdf</a></p><p>Lockley, S., & Grivno, K. (Eds.). (2019). The Market Revolution. In The American Yawp (Vol. 1). Stanford University Press.<a href="http://www.americanyawp.com/text/08-the-market-revolution/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://www.americanyawp.com/text/08-the-market-revolution/</a></p><p>Martineau, H. (n.d.). Society in America, Vol. 1 (of 3). Project Gutenberg. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/52685/pg52685-images.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/52685/pg52685-images.html</a></p><p>Niles, H. (n.d.). Niles’ Weekly Register. Early US History. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://earlyushistory.net/niles-register/#v1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://earlyushistory.net/niles-register/#v1</a></p><p>Pilgrim Institute. (n.d.). Noah Webster: Founding father of American scholarship and education. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://pilgriminstitute.org/blog/noah-webster-founding-father-of-american-scholarship-and-education/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAs%20an%20independent%20nation%2C%20our,Dissertations%20on%20the%20English%20Language" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://pilgriminstitute.org/blog/noah-webster-founding-father-of-american-scholarship-and-education/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAs%20an%20independent%20nation%2C%20our,Dissertations%20on%20the%20English%20Language</a></p><p>Sandage, S. A. (2006). Born losers: A history of failure in America. Harvard University Press.</p><p>U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). 1790-1890: Urban and rural population. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/005/#:~:text=This%20reflected%20a%20shift%20from,rose%20to%2035.1%20by%201890" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/005/#:~:text=This%20reflected%20a%20shift%20from,rose%20to%2035.1%20by%201890</a>.</p><p>University of Illinois. (n.d.). Noah Webster. University of Illinois Blogs. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/5344#:~:text=A%20lawyer%20and%20schoolmaster%20who,speech%20of%20its%20former%20masters" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/5344#:~:text=A%20lawyer%20and%20schoolmaster%20who,speech%20of%20its%20former%20masters</a>.</p><p>University of Washington. (2016, May 26). Documents that changed the world: Noah Webster’s dictionary (1828). UW News.<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.washington.edu/news/2016/05/26/documents-that-changed-the-world-noah-websters-dictionary-1828/%23:~:text%3D" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.washington.edu/news/2016/05/26/documents-that-changed-the-world-noah-websters-dictionary-1828/#:~:text=</a>“He%20had%20more%20luck%20there,'”</p><p>Vance, L. J. (n.d.). The bandbox. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6305/pg6305-images.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6305/pg6305-images.html</a></p><p>Webster, N. (1783). A grammatical institute of the English language, Part I: Containing a plain and comprehensive system of English grammar. D. Potter. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="http://www.donpotter.net/pdf/webster-1783.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> http://www.donpotter.net/pdf/webster-1783.pdf</a></p><p>Webster, N. (1906). Webster’s practical dictionary: A book of reference for the American people (G. V. N. Dearborn, Ed.). New York: Hinds, Noble & Eldredge. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from<a href="https://archive.org/details/websterspractica00web/page/232/mode/2up" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/websterspractica00web/page/232/mode/2up</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
July 29, 2025
The Segway [A Flash In The Pan]
<ul><li><p>This episode explores the idiom "flash in the pan." We are talking about Segway's, muskets, and failure! </p><p>Guests:</p><p><strong>Don N. Hagist, author</strong> – Noble Volunteers: The British Soldiers Who Fought the American Revolution, Editor of The Journal of The American Revolution</p><p><strong>Dr Samuel West, founder and curator</strong> – Museum of Failure</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><ul><li><p><strong>EF Tours Blog</strong> – Dean Kamen: Inventions and Opportunities in Failure<br><a href="https://blog.eftours.com/article/dean-kamen-inventions-and-opportunities-in-failure/" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://blog.eftours.com/article/dean-kamen-inventions-and-opportunities-in-failure/</a></p></li><li><p><strong>CNN</strong> – How the Segway Became a Joke and a Blueprint for the Future<br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/tech/segway-history" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/tech/segway-history</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Emerging Tech Brew</strong> – How the Segway Paved the Way for Micromobility Startups<br><a href="https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025/03/21/segway-micromobility-startups" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025/03/21/segway-micromobility-startups</a></p></li><li><p><strong>TIME Archive</strong> – Reinventing the Wheel<br><a href="https://time.com/archive/6905012/reinventing-the-wheel-3/" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://time.com/archive/6905012/reinventing-the-wheel-3/</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Journal of the American Revolution</strong> – About AllThingsLiberty.com<br><a href="https://allthingsliberty.com/about/" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://allthingsliberty.com/about/</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Early English Books Online (EEBO)</strong> – Flash in historical texts (A59339)<br><a href="https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?q1=Flash&type=simple&rgn=full+text&c=eebo&cc=eebo&idno=A59339.0001.001" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?q1=Flash&type=simple&rgn=full+text&c=eebo&cc=eebo&idno=A59339.0001.001</a></p></li><li><p><strong>WIRED (2015)</strong> – Why the Segway Was a Technological Marvel That Didn't Work<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-segway-technological-marvel-bad-doesnt-make-sense/" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-segway-technological-marvel-bad-doesnt-make-sense/</a></p></li><li><p><strong>WIRED (2006)</strong> – Glitch Leads to Segway Recall<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/2006/09/glitch-leads-to-segway-recall/" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://www.wired.com/2006/09/glitch-leads-to-segway-recall/</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Archive.org</strong> – The Flintlock: Its Origin, Development, and Use<br>by Torsten Lenk, translated by J.F. Hayward<br><a href="https://archive.org/details/Flintlock_The/page/n127/mode/2up?q=Marin" target="_new" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/Flintlock_The/page/n127/mode/2up?q=Marin</a></p><p>Topics:</p><p>flash in the pan, Segway, Museum of Failure, innovation, failure, idioms, history, personal growth, technology, expectations, muskets, flintlock</p></li></ul></li></ul>
May 1, 2025
RANDOMiDiOM Teaser
<p>RANDOMiDiOM is a story-filled history podcast. Learn about intriguing events and fascinating people as we explore expressions like "let the cat out of the bag" and "bite the bullet." We talk to historians, linguists, authors, scholars and other special guests! The stories are waiting. All we need is a random idiom!</p><p><br></p><p>randomidiom.com</p><p>Instagram: @randomidiom</p><p>X: @randomidiompod</p><p>email: randomidiompodcast@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to everyone who recorded and sent in an idiom! (Amelia, Anthony, Asher, Dave, Josh, Jovie, Kristin, Marc, Mary, Mike, Seth, Titus, Zane)</p><p>Edited and produced: Nick Deitrich, RANDOMiDiOM, LLC</p><p>Theme music by wav.loom</p><p>Logo by Josh Taylor</p><p><br></p>
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