Linguistics Podcasts
1. The Allusionist
About Podcast A podcast about language by Helen Zaltzman.
Frequency 3 episodes / month
Since Jan 2015
Also in Language Learning Podcasts
Podcast theallusionist.org
Facebook fans 7.5K ⋅ Twitter followers 17.3K ⋅ Instagram Followers 6.4K ⋅ Social Engagement 36ⓘ ⋅ Domain Authority 56ⓘ
2. Lexicon Valley
Washington, D.C. About Podcast If you've ever had curious thoughts and questions about the ways we speak, read, and write, Lexicon Valley is the show for you. Hosted by linguist John McWhorter. A podcast about language, from pet peeves to syntax.
Frequency 2 episodes / month
Since Feb 2012
Podcast slate.com/podcasts/lexicon-v..
Facebook fans 3.2K ⋅ Twitter followers 14.8K ⋅ Domain Authority 92ⓘ
3. A Way with Words
United States and the World About Podcast A Way with Words is a fun and funny radio show and podcast about language. Co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett talk with callers from around the world about linguistics, new words, grammar and much more.
Frequency 1 episode / week
Since Aug 2007
Also in Grammar Podcasts
Podcast waywordradio.org/download-al..
Facebook fans 119.8K ⋅ Twitter followers 27.4K ⋅ Domain Authority 61ⓘ
4. Lingthusiasm
About Podcast A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. Make your boring commute or chores feel like a lively, nerdy, language-y conversation with real linguists!
Frequency 1 episode / month
Podcast lingthusiasm.com
Facebook fans 2.7K ⋅ Twitter followers 12.4K ⋅ Instagram Followers 1.4K ⋅ Social Engagement 28ⓘ ⋅ Domain Authority 30ⓘ
5. The History of English Podcast
About Podcast The Spoken History of a Global Language. Kevin Stroud presents the History of English Podcast for word lovers and history buffs.
Frequency 1 episode / month
Since Jun 2012
Also in History Podcasts
Podcast historyofenglishpodcast.com
Twitter followers 6.5K ⋅ Social Engagement 10ⓘ ⋅ Domain Authority 40ⓘ
6. Talk the Talk
About Podcast Talk the Talk podcast is hosted by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skarsgard. This weekly show is about linguistics, the science of language.
Frequency 1 episode / month
Since Nov 2010
Podcast talkthetalkpodcast.com
Twitter followers 3K ⋅ Instagram Followers 423 ⋅ Social Engagement 2ⓘ ⋅ Domain Authority 36ⓘ
7. The Vocal Fries
About Podcast The 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.
Frequency 4 episodes / quarter
Since Jul 2017
Podcast vocalfriespod.fireside.fm
Facebook fans 433 ⋅ Twitter followers 4.6K ⋅ Instagram Followers 277 ⋅ Domain Authority 57ⓘ
8. Bunny Trails: A Word History Podcast
Wichita, Kansas, USA About Podcast Welcome to our whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, we delve into the origins of phrases to find out how they came into the English language. We tell the story of the phrase from its beginnings to where it is today. Shauna and Dan are two big nerds, so expect some geek culture references, random trivia facts, and loads of laughs!
Frequency 2 episodes / month
Podcast bunnytrailspod.com
Facebook fans 34 ⋅ Twitter followers 324 ⋅ Domain Authority 12ⓘ
9. EN CLAIR
Lancaster, England About Podcast A podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, spy codes, criminal slang, fake news, lie-detection, rare book heists and more!
Frequency 8 episodes / quarter
Since Dec 2018
Podcast wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair
Twitter followers 1.3K ⋅ Domain Authority 75ⓘ
10. Words for Granted
About Podcast 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.
Frequency 1 episode / week
Since Jun 2016
Podcast wordsforgranted.com
Facebook fans 436 ⋅ Twitter followers 648 ⋅ Domain Authority 23ⓘ
11. Accentricity
Glasgow, Scotland About Podcast Why do we love some accents and hate others? Why do we talk differently in different situations? Does learning a new language really teach you to think differently? In this linguistics podcast, she examines how the way we talk connects to who we are.
Frequency 9 episodes / year
Podcast accentricity-podcast.com/epi..
Facebook fans 332 ⋅ Twitter followers 734 ⋅ Instagram Followers 240 ⋅ Social Engagement 8ⓘ ⋅ Domain Authority 13ⓘ
12. Babbel | Multilinguish
New York, NY About Podcast Not multilingual, but language-curious? Explore how language connects us all from the producers at the language-learning app Babbel. In season 1, we dig into unsolved linguistic mysteries, sexist robots, the best travel advice you've never heard, if language affects our worldview, which accents are sexist, and more!
Frequency 1 episode / week
Since Feb 2019
Podcast spreaker.com/show/multilinguish
Facebook fans 1.5M ⋅ Twitter followers 2.5K ⋅ Domain Authority 86ⓘ
13. Field Notes
About Podcast Field Notes is a podcast about linguistic fieldwork hosted by Martha Tsutsui Billins. Field Notes aims to share the stories of linguists doing fieldwork to document, describe, and understand how languages (especially endangered/minority languages) work!
Frequency 12 episodes / year
Podcast fieldnotespod.com
Twitter followers 216 ⋅ Domain Authority 9ⓘ
14. Conlangery Podcast
About Podcast Conlangery is a fortnightly podcast focused on conlanging and the conlanging community. Each episode focuses on either linguistics or creative process topic, or a featured language (natural or constructed). We also put out short episodes on topics that don't warrant a whole hour of gabbing.
Frequency 3 episodes / quarter
Since May 2011
Podcast conlangery.com
Facebook fans 557 ⋅ Twitter followers 1.1K ⋅ Domain Authority 35ⓘ