Aug 4, 2026 · 28 min · 13 segments
Play along and guess the correct chronological order of the following phrases: Great White Hope, Great White Shark and Great White Way. And check out our other \*great* episodes…
Bob GarfieldHostNow, talk us through your thinking and if you would, attach a specific year to each of these because I think you can come close for at least one of these, and if it turns out you're way off, then we can laugh at you.
The great white hope refers to a boxer who was, was wished for by great numbers of Americans [laughs] to, uh, finally regain for white dom the heavyweight championship of the world.
The great white shark, most famous for its starring role in Jaws from about 1977 maybe.
It was a way of describing the wholly electrified modern entertainment mecca that was Broadway, I'm gonna guess in the '20s.
In fact, I'm gonna take a, a stab and say Great White Way refers to Broadway in 1927.
Okay, I'm gonna ask a follow-up question, and, uh, I'm prepared to have my world shaken for a second time in about 60 seconds, but Mickey Mouse was a real mouse.
Now, talk us through your thinking and if you would, attach a specific year to each of these because I think you can come close for at least one of these, and if it turns out you're way off, then we can laugh at you.
The great white hope refers to a boxer who was, was wished for by great numbers of Americans [laughs] to, uh, finally regain for white dom the heavyweight championship of the world.
The great white shark, most famous for its starring role in Jaws from about 1977 maybe.
It was a way of describing the wholly electrified modern entertainment mecca that was Broadway, I'm gonna guess in the '20s.
In fact, I'm gonna take a, a stab and say Great White Way refers to Broadway in 1927.
Okay, I'm gonna ask a follow-up question, and, uh, I'm prepared to have my world shaken for a second time in about 60 seconds, but Mickey Mouse was a real mouse.
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