Best 20 Linguistics Podcasts

Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

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That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Radio that explores our changing language. University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan studies linguistics and the history of the English language.Each week she'll discuss why we say what we say with Michigan Radio Weekend Edition host Rina Miller. more

At Every Word is Gross (EWIG), we firmly believe that any word you can think of is weird, revolting, disturbing, or just plain gross in some way. Join friends and co-hosts Cameron, Jake, and Sarah as they explore the unsettling nature of the way we talk. more

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. more

Talk the Talk podcast is hosted by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skarsgard. This weekly show is about linguistics, the science of language. more

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, slang, new words, jokes, riddles, word games, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, books, literature, folklore, and speaking and writing well. 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

From KMUW Studios, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong and what we sometimes get right when it comes to this English language. Hosted by KMUW's Fletcher Powell, each episode features a conversation with the sister and brother who wrote the book on it. more

Welcome to the Much Language Such Talk podcast! We love languages and know everyone has a connection to the language, or languages!, they speak. Here we're going to talk about the benefits of learning new languages and what it means for you, your brain, and the world! more

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

That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Radio that explores our changing language. University of Michigan English Professor Anne Curzan studies linguistics and the history of the English language.Each week she'll discuss why we say what we say with Michigan Radio Weekend Edition host Rina Miller. more

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages. more

Talking Appalachian is a podcast about the Appalachian Mountain region's diverse linguistic landscape (otherwise known as the 'voiceplace') and other aspects of its  culture, hosted by Dr. Amy Clark: linguaphile, maker, wanderer, and founding Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. more

Said & Done is a podcast from the Columbia University Language Resource Center that explores languages at the intersection of culture and biography. In conversation with host Chris Kaiser, guests share how they have been shaped by the languages they speak. more

It's the English Dictionary read by Spencer Parks.

From the Quick and Dirty Tips series, Grammar Girl aka Mignon Fogarty provides you tips to improve your writing in a short and fun format. From punctuation to style, the podcast has you covered in her weekly on-demand podcasts. more

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. more

A podcast that explores language and plays with it. Linguist Nicole Holliday and Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben Zimmer discuss the ways language is changing, talk to scholars and writers, and set and solve word puzzles. more

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