Episode 255 - Wednesday, February 28, 1979
Episode 255 · May 10th, 2017 · 27 mins 13 secs
About this Episode
Well, what do you know:
4. They weren't always "four calling birds."
The “four calling birds” that we sing about today were, at different times, “four canary birds” and “four mockingbirds,” and before that they show up as “colly birds” or “collie birds,” which is the archaic term for blackbirds. There were however, for some reason, always four of them.
-some internet listicle or other
Special thanks to this week's guest host! I've forgotten his actual last name, so let's just say it's Daniel Dennett, ok?
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