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 that will change the way you see everyday communic...

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120: How (not) to kill a language - Interview with Sophia Smith Galer contributed by Lukas · 3 days ago
119: Irregularity is all over the place contributed by Lukas · Aug 21
118: Using tech to chat with bonobos, dogs, and whales contributed by Lukas · Jul 17
117: What makes for beautiful writing, scientifically speaking - Interview with Julie Sedivy contributed by Lukas · Jun 19
116: Cross-cultural communication (in space!) contributed by Lukas · May 22
115: The long shadow of Daisy Bates with This Guy Sucked contributed by Lukas · Apr 17
114: Begonia, average coral, and sea pink - Defining colour terms with Kory Stamper contributed by Lukas · Mar 20
113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics contributed by Lukas · Feb 20
112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL) contributed by Lukas · Jan 15
111: Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!! contributed by Lukas · Dec 19, 2025
110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate contributed by Lukas · Nov 20, 2025
109: On the nose - How the nose shapes language contributed by Lukas · Oct 17, 2025
108: Highs and lows of tone in Babanki - Interview with Pius Akumbu contributed by Lukas · Sep 19, 2025
107: Urban Multilingualism contributed by Lukas · Aug 22, 2025
106: Is a hotdog a sandwich? The problem with definitions contributed by Lukas · Jul 18, 2025
105: Linguistics of TikTok - Interview with Adam Aleksic aka EtymologyNerd contributed by Lukas · Jun 20, 2025
104: Reading and language play in Sámi - Interview with Hanna-Máret Outakoski contributed by Lukas · May 16, 2025
103: A hand-y guide to gesture contributed by Lukas · Apr 18, 2025
102: The science and fiction of Sapir-Whorf contributed by Lukas · Mar 21, 2025
101: Micro to macro - The levels of language contributed by Lukas · Feb 21, 2025
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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 peop...

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