About this episode
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo investigate the idiom 'loose as a goose' and its origins.
Is there anything particularly loose about a goose — or does that idiom exist only because it rhymes? Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo investigate. Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios Production. Episode 295: "Loose as a Goose." With Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo. Edited and produced by Mike Vuolo. Produced by Livia Bloom Ingram. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hosts: Bob Garfield, Mike Vuolo
Topics covered
- idioms
- language
- culture
- investigation
- society
Keywords
- loose as a goose
- idiom
- language
- Bob Garfield
- Mike Vuolo
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Organizations: Lexicon Valley, Booksmart Studios, megaphone.fm
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