Join Mario and Twenty as we celebrate a major milestone: ATP's 100th episode! To honor the occasion, our hosts get together in the nation's capitol, Washington DC! They visit the awesome Planet Word Museum, take to the streets to talk to the people of DC, and give a behind the scenes look at the thoughts and ideas that allowed them to get to 100 episodes. SUBSCRIBE:…
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Join Mario and Twenty as we celebrate a major milestone: ATP's 100th episode! To honor the occasion, our hosts get together in the nation's capitol, Washington DC! They visit the awesome Planet Word Museum, take to the streets to talk to the people of DC, and give a behind the scenes look at the thoughts and ideas that allowed them to get to 100 episodes. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheUnderdog 00:00 The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular Spoof 00:28 The ATP Intro Theme 00:58 Mario and Twenty Meet at the Capitol Building in Washington DC 02:33 Visiting Planet Word Museum in Washington DC 02:50 Where Do Words Come From? 05:51 The Power of Words In Music: Song Lyrics & Karaoke 06:42 Guess The Phrase 07:53 Denzel Washington's Speech From Remember The Titans 08:58 Tecniques of Persuasion 10:54 Where'd That Come From? On The Streets of DC 11:48 You Are What You Eat vs A Broken Clock Is Right Twice A Day 20:29 Knock On Wood vs Elephant In The Room 26:00 A Broken Clock Is Right Twice A Day vs Elephant In The Room 29:57 We Hate Classism 33:39 Behind The Scenes with Mario and Twenty in Old Town Alexandria 47:18 Close Out at The Galactic Panther Follow Appraise The Phrase: Official Site: ➡️ https://appraisethephrase.com/ ATP YouTube: ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhOT41ItFBzpXanbzfT0oQ (Shorts and exclusive clips) Twitter: ➡️ https://twitter.com/TheATPShow Instagram: ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/theappraisethephraseshow TikTok: ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@appraisethephrase
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