Root Source | USC Annenberg Radio News

A daily one minute segment on the etymology of word

Root Source - Balls to the wall
By Holly Thompson and Taylor Haney, Posted 4/28/15
Highway to the danger zone.
Root Source - Poison
By Sara Tiano, Posted 4/21/15
Root Source - Paint the Town Red
By Katherine Riese, Posted 4/20/15
Root Source - Blooper
By Taylor Haney, Posted 4/14/15
Or, as they said in the 40s, "boner."
Root Source - Get Your Goat
By Lexy McAvinchey, Posted 4/13/15
Rootsource: Coachella
By Logan Heley, Posted 4/9/15
Where did Coachella's namesake come from?
Root Source - Burrito
By Matthew Tinoco, Posted 4/9/15
The origins of "burrito."
Root Source - Geek
By Christian Brown, Posted 4/8/15
Root Source - Lunatic
By Martha Daniel, Posted 4/6/15
Root Source - Bagel
By Holly Thompson, Posted 3/31/15

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