10 Best Etymology Podcasts

1. A Way with Words

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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 Hosts Martha Barnette, Grant Barrett
Producer/Network Hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 114.6KTwitter 26.7K Avg Length 54 min Since Aug 2007 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Slate Debates

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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 Hosts Nicole Holliday, Ben Zimmer, John McWhorter
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 90.8K Avg Length 56 min Since Feb 2012 Get Email Contact

3. Getting Down & Wordy

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Humorous Etymological Research Probing English Songs - A moderately researched, moderately funny chat show about popular music and language. We are a Podmoth Network podcast.
Hosts Russell Pirkle, Hannah Weyer
Producer/Network Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer
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4. Etymoleon

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Etymoleon is a podcast about etymology, the study of the origins of words. Leon Bailey-Green researches the history and meanings of words and names.
Producer/Network Leon Bailey-Green
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5. The Endless Knot

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Aven & Mark discuss etymology, history, literature, language, and cocktails, and the sometimes surprising connections between them all.
Producer/Network Mark Sundaram & Aven McMaster
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 556Twitter 2.1K Avg Length 72 min Since Jul 2015 Get Email Contact

6. Lexitecture

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Host Ryan and Scot 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 this might just be the podcast for you.MORE Producer/Network Ryan Paulsen and Amy Hanlon
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 882Twitter 1.8K Avg Length 51 min Since Mar 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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7. Science Diction

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What does the word 'meme' have to do with evolutionary biology? And why do we call it 'Spanish flu' when it was never Spanish? Science Diction is a podcast about words—and the science stories within them. If you like your language with a side of science, Science Diction has you covered. Brought to you by Science Friday and WNYC Studios.MORE Host Johanna Mayer
Producer/Network Science Friday and WNYC Studios
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 22.4KTwitter 7.8KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 18 min Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Words for Granted

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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.
Producer/Network Ray Belli
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 563Twitter 1.1K Avg Length 26 min Since Jun 2016 Get Email Contact

9. Why Is That Podcast

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The Why Is That Podcast is a history-based podcast exploring the origins of certain terms, systems, and traditions. It answers why we do things the way we do & also explores the origins of today's common occurrences from word etymology to holiday traditions and everywhere in between.MORE Producer/Network Travis
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 186Twitter 720 Avg Length 22 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

10. Talk the Talk » Etymology

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