Best 14 Podcasts for Word Nerds

A curated list of the best podcasts for word nerds to listen to. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. The Allusionist

The Allusionist
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Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

Host

Helen Zaltzman (Female)

Producer/Network

Helen Zaltzman

Email

****@gmail.com

Most Listeners in

United States

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Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

(US) 2961

Avg Length

42 mins
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2. Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics
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A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. 'A fascinating listen

Hosts

Gretchen McCulloch (Female), Lauren Gawne (Female)

Producer/Network

Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne

Email

****@gmail.com

Most Listeners in

United States

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Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 616

Avg Length

48 mins

3. Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.
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Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's

Host

Dani Vee (Female)

Producer/Network

Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

Email

****@gmail.com

Most Listeners in

Australia

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Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(AU) 81

Avg Length

41 mins

4. Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
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Words for Granted is a podcast that looks at how words change over time. Host Ray Belli uses linguistic

Host

Raymond Belli (Male)

Producer/Network

Ray Belli

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Language Learner, Linguistics Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United States

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Apple Rating

4.8/5

Apple Review

(US) 227

Avg Length

37 mins
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5. Better Words

Better Words
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A podcast for readers who want to know the stories behind the pages ? Join Caitlin and Michelle, two book

Producer/Network

Michelle Gately & Caitlin Toohey

Most Listeners in

Australia

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Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(AU) 20

Avg Length

42 mins

6. Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
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Jess Zafarris and Rob Watts unravel the stories behind everyday words.Want to watch our episodes too?

Hosts

Jess Zafarris (Female), Rob Watts (Male)

Producer/Network

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Language Enthusiast, Linguist

Most Listeners in

United Kingdom

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Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(UK) 35

Avg Length

46 mins

7. Things We Read Instead

Things We Read Instead
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A monthly podcast where two distractable nerds spend their time chatting bubbles about the enjoyment of

Producer/Network

Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Book Lover, Casual Reader

Most Listeners in

United Kingdom

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Apple Review

(UK) 4

Avg Length

40 mins

8. Something Rhymes with Purple

Something Rhymes with Purple
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Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language

Hosts

Susie Dent, Gyles Brandreth (Male)

Producer/Network

Sony Music Entertainment

Email

****@somethinelse.com

Listener Type

Educator, Writer

Most Listeners in

United Kingdom

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Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(UK) 2274

Avg Length

39 mins

9. Lexitecture

Lexitecture
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A Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) talking about the words in the English language that fascinate them most

Hosts

Ryan Paulsen (Male), Amy Hanlon (Female)

Producer/Network

Ryan Paulsen and Amy Hanlon

Email

****@lexitecture.com

Listener Type

Language Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United States

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Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

(US) 48

Avg Length

52 mins

10. Nerd Word

Nerd Word
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An electron-induced, vocabulary, edutainment podcast for building your speech, confidence and brain-ceps.

Producer/Network

Revision Sound

Email

****@revisionsound.com

Listener Type

Student

Most Listeners in

United States

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Guests

Sponsors

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(US) 23

Avg Length

14 mins

11. We'd Like A Word

We'd Like A Word
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A podcast & radio show about words: writers, readers, books, poetry, lyrics, scripts, comedy, illustrators,

Producer/Network

We'd Like A Word

Email

****@hotmail.com

Listener Type

Writer, Reader

Most Listeners in

United Kingdom

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Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(UK) 20

Avg Length

35 mins
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12. Live Laugh Lexicon

Live Laugh Lexicon
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Release the nouns! It's linguistics and comedy, science and etymology. You'd better seize the dative because

Producer/Network

Kit Foxley

Email

****@hotmail.com

Listener Type

Comedian, Linguistics Enthusiast

Most Listeners in

United Kingdom

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Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

(UK) 1

Avg Length

54 mins

13. The Ink Sink

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Celebrating all readers, leaders, and word-nerds — this is the publishing podcast for the rest of us! We

Producer/Network

Kali and Annie

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Literature Enthusiast, Student, Book Lover

Most Listeners in

United States

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Apple Rating

3.7/5

Apple Review

(US) 3

Avg Length

40 mins

14. A Way With Words

A Way With Words
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This podcast is a collection of my writing, ranging from poems to thrillers to horrors to short stories.

Producer/Network

Shri Nilaya’s World

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Apple Review

(QA) 2

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11 mins
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