Ep 1: Johannes Factotum And A Super Spish Devilish Romantic
In this episode, Jess talks about commonly misused sayings, like "curiosity killed the cat" and "Jack of all trades". Hids takes us on a wild ride with the story of James Addison Peralta-Reavis, the Baron of Arizona! Well... he tried to be a Baron...
Jess' sources:
Blood is thicker than water: For this saying, I used this Wikipedia article, as well as a thread from Stack Exchange.
Curiosity killed the cat: Again, I tapped Wikipedia for this one.
The customer is always right: You guessed it... Wikipedia.
The early bird gets the worm: Oh look! It's a source other than Wikipedia! You can find it here.
Jack of all trades: I had several sources for this one. Wikipedia, as well as Phrases.org, and WorldWideWords.org.
Last, but definitely not least, here is the Ted Talk by Emilie Wapnick that I mentioned! Definitely give it a watch!
Hids' sources:
My main source was the Wikipedia entry here, but I also found the same or slightly expanded information in several other locations.
Apache Junction Public Library
We did end up watching the 1950 Vincent Price film, The Baron of Arizona. It's streaming in a few places and on YouTube and while not quite historically accurate, it's definitely a fun watch!
