{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b8ccb68ccec9b8efe9e3b/6a68d9ee25e6bb22178abdd9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Throwing People Under Buses Since the ’80s","description":"Matt Bragg talks with caller Elise from Brooklyn about the sudden takeover of the phrase \"throw someone under the bus,\" decades-old naval idioms, and the eternal question of what a scapegoat actually is.<br><br>What You'll Hear<br><br>A Cupboard Door, a Bag of Matchsticks, and Regret: Matt kicks off the show mid-meltdown, recounting the exact glue-and-matchstick trick that saved his kitchen cabinet and, eventually, his mood.<br><br>The Phrase That Broke Elise's Brain: Caller Elise explains how \"throw someone under the bus\" seemed to appear out of nowhere the moment she heard it on Top Chef, and why she still can't shake the feeling everyone else got the memo first.<br><br>A Very Deep Dive on Sailor Slang: Matt and Elise trace \"chock-a-block,\" \"taken aback,\" and \"turn a blind eye\" back to 18th-century ships, then get stuck on the surprisingly tricky question of whether a scapegoat is a type of goat.<br><br>CHAPTERS<br>00:00 Intro & the cupboard door disaster<br>02:05 Caller Elise joins from Brooklyn<br>03:20 Where \"throw under the bus\" actually comes from<br>09:12 Ballroom slang and the word \"irregardless\"<br>13:26 A deep dive on naval idioms<br>16:36 Goodnights and a shoutout to the original bus-thrower","author_name":"Hatch Podcasts"}