Today Lucas talks about, talking! Ever wondered why people say "It's raining cats and dogs", or "That costs an arm and a leg"? Well, we won't beat around the bush, and just tell you!

Today Matt dives into the the most common knowledge that you've never heard of, and the reason you can communicate you're going to eat some food, and not beat it up. The great vowel shift.

Shoutout to Kevin Stroud and his podcast, History of English Podcast. Check him out at the links below:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-english-podcast/id538608536

https://open.spotify.com/show/4YD0tpCpJ9sQNn9HAdgnKf?si=2cZkqc5tTi6F9kWGwJDB8g

HT is the tour guide on today's episode where he discusses the French phenom, Joan of Arc.

Matt recounts the birth of (Bertha) Benz. The first car ever made. HT daydreams about being on a horse. Lucas kills a spider.

In today's episode, HT lives his dream of talking about boats and recounts the harrowing journey of The Essex, the ship that inspired the classic novel, Moby Dick.

Content warning: This episode discussing some not-so-great treatment of animals, and cannibalism.

Tune in as Lucas makes the connection between one of todays most useful pieces of technology, bluetooth, and vikings. Yes, those vikings, they're connected.

Listen as Matt unravels the mystery of dragons. Where did they come from? How did they get to be what they are today? Are they real? All will be revealed.

Follow along as Lucas unthreads the history of why we call things "snake oil" and if Snake Oil really was Snake Oil, or if it's all just snake oil.