Don't Be An Idiom
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Don't Be An Idiom
Don't Be An Idiom is a podcast that explores the origin stories of common phrases and idioms. The podcast is based in Philadelphia and hosted by rambunctious loonies Albert and Ryan, two lifelong friends who have vowed to dispel their own ignorance about language and history one idiom at a time.
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#93 - Drowning In Hate Mail
Episode 93: Greetings dudes and dudettes! We heard some of you were getting worried that DBAI had gone dark. Well have no fear, Episode 93 is finally...
#92 - Depth...Five Thousand Boils
Episode 92: HOCUS POCUS, DEMONS CHOKE US, WIND AND RAIN AND SLEET AND SNOW, LET’S GET READY FOR THE SHOW! [Poof!] Did you feel that tenner leave your...
#91 - I'm Bonking My Eyes Out
Episode 91: [Sirens blare] Attention pathetic inhabitants of planet Earth! We have entered your atmosphere and you like didn’t even know it. We are he...
Do Be A Monster - Creep Of The Summer
If you're looking to get your creep on, you've come to the right place: the eighteenth installment of Do Be A Monster. We'll be setting sail for the O...
#90 - Dan Quayle's Eggs
Episode 90: Have you ever ridden your bicycle through the woods and heard the paper-crinkle sound of two husks of men stumbling over the detritus of a...
#89 - Black Leeches Everywhere
Episode 89: Upsa-daisy, biscuits and gravy, mama’s in the kitchen with the Michelin baby. Papa’s in the woodshed, he can’t stop...sharpening his ax fo...
Let's Get A Strombo 3
If it's April 1st, it must be time for another serving of Let's Get A Strombo—the only podcast dedicated to the tastiest pizza shop treat this side of...
#88 - Ow, I'm Awake
Episode 88: Horsefeathers! Episode 88 already? I say, I say, where does the time go? The boys are back, tight, and rock hard with a FULL episode…song...
#87 - St. Ambrose Rode A Motorcycle
Episode 87: When in Rome, do as the Romans do...and this week Albert and Ryan visited Sickboy Land where two customs reign supreme: delay releasing on...
#86 - Louse Infected Bedclothes
Episode 86: Maaaaaaaan! Y’all are the lowest, lousiest buncha flea-bitten scum suckers I ever had the misfortune of laying my eyes on! I mean, really....
Do Be A Monster - Fear, Sweat, Time
Crunch…crunch…crunch…CRUNCH! What’s that?! Albert munching on unsalted almonds? No, you idiot, it’s the latest episode of Do Be A Monster! Pour yourse...
#85 - It Took Forever and You Usually Died
Episode 85: Forget the Christmas goose and throw the figgy pudding out the window because the only thing good enough for all you idiomats out there is...
#84 - I Am Zeus of Holidays
Episode 84: From soup to nuts, we here at DBAI Inc. are wishing you and yours a crappy Thanksgiving! And if your great step grammy starts wailing like...
#83 - That's The Way The Soul Cake Crumbles
Episode 83: Trick or treat, kiddies! Episode 83 is coming at ya like a bat out of Hell on this dark day when the veil between worlds is thinner than y...
#82 - Jack Lavender's Deepest Fear
Episode 82: Greetings, boils and ghouls! We hope you didn’t stay up until the witching hour this weekend waiting for your favorite podcast to disgrace...
Do Be A Monster - Pièce de Rédsistance
Look at you. You are covered in dirt and you have just dug up the sixteenth installment of Do Be A Monster. For better or worse, the tentacles of this...
#81 - One Meat He Could Not Crack
Episode 81: If thine fruit is ripe, pluck it! And if thy root beer doth chill, sip it! This is the kind of Augustan era philosophizing you're going to...
#80 - A Scuff Upon My Knee
Episode 80: Whoa, Nelly! Word on the street is we’ve got some quislings in our midst. It seems that some of you have been dabbling in various forms of...
#79 - Pickleback Rickadick Paulie
Episode 79: Ah, summer. There’s just something about it. How it harkens us back to the halcyon days of daisy chains, tire swings, a glass of sweet mam...
#78 - I Shmell A Winnah!
Episode 78: You awake in a small, neatly furnished room. You rise from the bed and walk over to the mirror sitting atop the dresser at the far end of...
#77 - The Golden Bone
Episode 77: “Bark bark! Woof woof! Baaaaaah! Yipe yipe yipe!” It’s a goddamn zoo down at DBAI headquarters! Someone really screwed the pooch and let a...
#76 - Thine Quill Doth Dip
Episode 76: Hey everyone! Have you done something new with your hair? Your skin looks so young and wet! A new rat hair toupee, perhaps? Now, we’re not...
Do Be A Monster - Beasts of the Northeasts
What's that shriek in the distance? That rustle in the bushes? Those glowing eyes in the foggy woods? That slimy skin breaking the surface of the sea?...
Let's Get A Strombo 2
It's April Fools Day and that means Let's Get A Strombo is back! The boys have resurrected the tastiest podcast this side of the Strombo River and you...
#75 - Mister Highfalutin
Episode 75: Good blorning to you all. This is Morg your neighborhood troll. Life has been pretty good to me as you can see from all of these sweet bra...
#74 - Actually, I Don't Love Steamboats
Episode 74: Well boys, do ya want the good news or the bad news first? Bad news? Ok. So there’s no fun way to say this, but you’re being sued. By who...
Do Be A Monster - Greetings From Etheria!
Listen, if you're visiting America and you want to avoid monsters, it's downright impossible. Say you're after a nice little vacation in New England a...
#73 - The Secret Is Hittin'
Episode 73: It’s the semi-annual Don’t Be An Idiom Zoo fire sale! That’s right, our zoo is on fire and all of our remaining idiomatic animals are on s...
#72 - Corn Boils For Mobsters
Episode 72: Happy Friday the 13th, y’all! We know, we know, it’s not Friday the 13th right noooooooow, but it was when we recorded this shit! To celeb...
#71 - Potato Sack Rat
Episode 71: Helloooooooo nurses! We know you’ve been waiting all year for this one. It’s the FAIRLY ANNUAL DBAI NEW YEAR’S EXTRAVAGANZA-SODE! The fur...
#70 - The Egg Heart
Episode 70: But soft, what light from yonder window breaks? It is the Egg, and Juliet is the yolk. But enough of that romance shiiiiiit! The boys are...
Do Be A Monster - Beaks With Teeth
It's that time of the season when the boys get a-bristlin'! Seriously, folks. Teeth over here are gettin' sharp as all dang hell and the wolf hairs ar...
#69 - Aghast On Broad Street
Episode 69: We-ow! Does it feel like someone slipped you a Mickey? Maybe you just had one too many Thanksgiving Arbor Mists. Remember those? Well, if...
#68 - All Paunched Out
Episode 68: It’s your big debut (metaphorically). You’ve finally landed the lead role (in a strictly metaphorical sense). Your dead parents are in the...
#67 - Spooky Cat Ghost World
Episode 67: Happy Halloweiner, everyone! We know you love us 'cause you’ve got that sweet, sweet Stockholm syndrome for your hostesses with the mostes...
#66 - Nice Bat Maybe Seen
Episode 66: Did a stray cat sitting on the roof of a car in the rain distract you just long enough to catch your ex walking into her house? No? Just A...
#65 - Caramel Covered Ribeye
Episode 65: Hey all you angry DBAI fans out there! A little bird (actually, he was huge as shit!) told us that y’all had an axe to grind with The Idio...
Do Be A Monster - Goop Theory
Quick question for ya: Is there such thing as too many eyeballs? Of course not. Is there such thing as teeth that are too long and too sharp? Uh, try...
#64 - Silver Dollar Land
Episode 64: We’re doing a special choose-your-own-adventure version of DBAI for episode 64! Actually, it’s more of a Hobson’s choice adventure where y...
#63 - King's Hogs
Episode 63: As the wind rustles the leaves of the plane trees, a little pallino rolls and bumps its way along the sand. No larger than a golf ball, he...