Lexicon Valley

Lexicon Valley hosts Mikey and Bobby explore the chaotic etymology of "nice," tracing its origin from the Latin for "ignorant" to its current vague positivity.

Mike Volo and Bob Garfield play a game tracing the origins of phrases starting with "Great White.

Lexicon Valley hosts Mike Volo and Bob Garfield explore the etymology of "maverick," tracing it to Samuel Maverick, a Texas politician who accepted unbranded cattle as debt payment.