Starring
Laura WarnerRobert K. Oermann
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America's Secret Slang Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | |||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
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About
Host Zach Selwyn hits the streets to ask everyday people what they know about the origins and meaning of American slang, and then he reveals the true etymology and hidden history of common phrases and words that are unique to the United States. In each 30-minute episode, Selwyn focuses on a specific period in American history, revealing words that originated during that era or had significance for the geographic region.
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Season 12013
8.34562h 18m
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Season 22014
8.15485h 49m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Zach Selwyn Self - Host
Ben Waters Self - Eater-In-Chief of lafoodie.com
Laura Warner Interviewee
Robert K. Oermann Historian, Self - Author
Daniel Feller Self - History Professor, University of Tennessee
Brian Allison Self - Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
Jonathan Markley Self - Historian Cal State Fullerton
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