A chronological history of the English language examined through the lens of historical events that shaped the development and spread of the language from the Eurasian steppe to the entire world. more

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast. more

Light-hearted conversation with callers from all over about new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, language change and varieties, as well as word histories, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.Be a part of the show with author/journalist Martha Barnette and linguist/lexicographer Grant Barrett. Share your language thoughts, questions, and stories: https://waywordradio.org/contact or words@waywordradio.org.In the US ?? and Canada ??, call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free 24/7.Send a voice note or message via WhatsApp, 16198004443.From everywhere, call or text +1 (619) 800-4443.Past episodes, show notes, topic search, and more: https://waywordradio.org.A Way with Words is listener-supported! https://waywordradio.org/donate ❤️ Want to listen without ads? Subscribe here! https://awww.supportingcast.fm more

Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words in this award-winning podcast. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email us here: purple@somethinelse.com Want more Purple, people? Join the Purple Plus Club by clicking the banner in Apple podcasts or by heading to purpleplusclub.com to listen on other platforms for ad-free listening, and not 1 but 2 episodes of the show every week. You can buy our branded mugs, tote bags and T-shirts here: https://bit.ly/37huhqs A Sony Music Entertainment production.Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices more

A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. 'A fascinating listen that will change the way you see everyday communications.' New York Times. 'Joyously nerdy' Buzzfeed. Weird and deep half-hour conversations about language on the third Thursday of the month.Listened to all the episodes here and wish there were more? Want to talk with other people who are enthusiastic about linguistics? Get bonus episodes and access to our Discord community at www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm Shownotes and transcripts: www.lingthusiasm.com more

Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who's curious about the English language. Join Merriam-Webster editors as they challenge supposed grammar rules, reveal the surprising origins behind words, tackle common questions, and generally geek out about the beautiful nightmare that is our language. more

A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them

Words for Granted is a podcast that looks at how words change over time. Host Ray Belli uses linguistic evolution as a way of understanding larger historical and cultural changes. more

Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts unravel the stories behind everyday words.Want to watch our episodes too? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R3ZnESMdsuTevq4ib9CvA more

That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Public that explores our changing language. Each week University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan will discuss why we say what we say with Michigan Public All Things Considered host Rebecca Kruth. more

The monthly podcast about linguistic discrimination. Learn about how we judge other people's speech as a sneaky way to be racist, sexist, classist, etc. Carrie and Megan teach you how to stop being an accidental jerk. Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod more

A podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York 'The Big Apple,' what 'red-handed' REALLY means and why sometimes people are 'happy as a clam.' So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will be entered to win a Big Science Snuggie. Have a question about an idiom? Wanna drop us a line because you think we're funny... or, not? Think we're mistaken about any information we've shared? Hit us up at heyyou@whole9yards.org. We're waiting with bated breath! more

Love words? Then you probably love dictionaries, those great guardians of English, hallowed and revered, unchanging as eternity. Ha, just kidding! Dictionaries are living, breathing documents that record a living, breathing language, and which are created by living, breathing nerds. Join two of those nerds--authors and lexicographers Kory Stamper and Steve Kleinedler--as they accompany you down the absurdist log-flume ride of the English language, the dictionaries that chronicle it, and the dorks who dare do such derring-do (lexically speaking). more

A Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) talking about the words in the English language that fascinate them most at the moment, looking at their histories and origins and trying to piece together just how they got to where they are today.This is a podcast for anyone interested in etymology (the study of words and their origins/history). If you've ever found yourself happier after discovering some bizarre bit of trivia about a word that you hadn't even given a second thought to (such as how the word 'trivia' relates to its Latin components meaning 'three roads'), this might just be the podcast for you. more

Michael and Dan are writers, improvisers, and actors who put their formidable wits toward the loved and loathed comedic device known as the PUN. The games and segments contribute to a show that is usually funny and occasionally informative (especially to their fellow word nerds). more

The Idiom is a podcast that explores weird and wonderful idioms from Australia and around the world. Join host Rune Pedersen on a journey of cultural discovery through the quirky little phrases that pepper our everyday speech. We'll chat with language professionals, cultural experts, and self-professed language nerds to find out how our words shape the world around us. So sit tight, bite the bullet, and jump on the bandwagon with The Idiom, produced by Think HQ CultureVerse and SBS Audio. more

Language is power. Emojis, slang, the subjunctive mood . . . all colour our words with meaning. Interested? Then you're in the right place. Welcome to the Have You Eaten Grandma? podcast.Join Gyles Brandreth, Natalie Haynes and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English languageDiscover more about the book behind the podcast at http://bit.ly/HYEGwts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Humorous Etymological Research Probing English Songs - A moderately researched, moderately funny chat show about popular music and language. We are a Podmoth Network podcast. more

An electron-induced, vocabulary, edutainment podcast for building your speech, confidence and brain-ceps. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdwordpodcast/support more

Word History is a weekly 15 minute etymology podcast by Etymoleon, dedicated to uncovering the history behind words and names. Each episode unveils the journey of words and their connections to various languages such as Old English, Ancient Greek, Latin, Old French, Proto-Germanic and many more. Episodes also highlight historical events related to the topic and terms explored. Earlier episodes were just the beginning, start with later episodes for the best takes on word, name and historical origins. New episodes every Sunday. If you like etymology try Derivety, a daily word game by Etymoleon. Can you guess the word from the meaning of its origin? Play now at https://derivety.com. Get in touch with Etymoleon at https://etymoleon.com. more

A podcast about language and linguistics for A Level English Language students, teachers and anyone else who's interested in language. more

Two lifelong friends chat, rant, and rave about words, word games, and the New York Times Spelling Bee.

This one's for the uncommons and the old fashioned romantics. As much for the activists and the mystics, as it is for the nerds lovers of language, poetry and prose, in literature and in film. Welcome to word nerd! Here we sink our teeth into the delicious words that make our world. New episodes are released on Sundays more

From marketing to spellcasting, words are humans' most powerful tool. So let's look at them with intention. In each episode, Nicole Cloutier is joined by a guest to do a deep dive into exactly one word. Where did it come from? What does it mean? Does that meaning align with how we use it? Should it? Guaranteed to change the way you think about the words we use every day. Released every Thursday when in season.Sign up for free weekly marketing prompts at https://www.nicolecopy.com/prompts more

Without words there is nothing. There are more than 170-thousand words in the English language. Scrabble, Words with friends, Wordle… we're obsessed with words.Join Kel Richards and John Stanley for a weekly podcast where we dissect the origins and reasons why the words we use everyday are so vital to the way we live.Kel Richards has been reporting on the Australian language for more than 25 years, and is the author of nine books about words and language. He has been described as 'the wordsmith to the nation.' Kel is a veteran Australian author, journalist and broadcaster and knows all when it comes to words!Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Words with Kel Richards.You can find more from Kel Richards at ozwords.com.au. more

Dr. Goodword's Daily Podcast is a modern audio version of the familiar and popular printed Word of the Day. Each podcast provides an insightful vocabulary building word history for some of the best words in English, all in about four minutes. Dr. Goodword is the pseudonym for Dr. Robert Beard, emminent linguist and retired professor, whose expertise uncovers fascinating glimpses into our culture and our history. more

Welcome to the Wrong Words Podcast, hosted by Oliver and Luvon. This is more than a podcast—it's a community of like-minded, contemporary, controversial, and unconventional thinkers.In each episode, we discuss a different word, unraveling the complexities of language and exploring how our words reveal more about us than we realize. Join us as we challenge how we think, speak, and connect.This is the Wrong Words Podcast. more

Every week on Butter No Parsnips, your hosts Emily Moyers and Kyle Imperatore take you on an adventure through the weird, wacky, wonderful, and sometimes wicked history of one wayside word. Strange characters, delightful bits, and general joyousness abound, join them as they test each other's etymological expertise! more

Release the nouns! It's linguistics and comedy, science and etymology. You'd better seize the dative because the name nerd will rock your word. more

Podcast about linguistics, history and fun.