135. Euouae

Kyle and Emily warm up their vocal chords and join the church choir, as they discuss the history of a vexingly vowel-laden word, euouae.

Our hosts look at the history of everyone’s favorite tunes, Gregorian chants! They discover what a little bird told Pope Gregory I, learn what little phrase sneaks between psalms and hymns in a Catholic mass, and reveal what truly maniacal way it was abbreviated.

Kyle discusses the ‘forever and ever’ heard in the Hallelujah chorus, as well as a surprisingly secular connection to this religious phrase. Emily runs into some familiar faces who have used the word euouae. And before their singing ‘amen’, our hosts explore a few more well-known Latin phrases!