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The best podcasts for people who love language

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Who am I?

cohost of the Vocal Fries podcast and former linguistics professor. I love all things language and will talk your ear off about it if you let me. got interested in linguistics in undergrad while searching for something less depressing than engineering. made it all the way to a professor type job. now working for a First Nations government in language revitalization.

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What is my podcast about and/or how does it relate to the playlist topic you chose?

Our podcast is about linguistic discrimination, or the way we judge each other by the way we speak. The playlist is about linguistics in some way or other.

What is my podcast playlist about?

I want everyone to find a linguistics podcast they enjoy. I tried to pick ones that complement each other, but don't overlap too much in content.

The podcasts I picked and why

1. Accentricity

Why this podcast?

Come for the Scottish accent, stay for the intimate portraits of linguistic discrimination and how identity and accent are intertwined.

Accentricity

Accentricity

Sadie Ryan

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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, I examine how the way we talk connects to who we are.

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2 Listeners

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2. en clair: forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, and more

Why this podcast?

If you love true crime and language, this is the podcast for you. The deep dive on the Yorkshire Ripper is especially fascinating.

en clair is a podcast about forensic linguistics, literary detection, language mysteries, cryptography, codes, language and the law, linguistic crime, undeciphered languages, and more, from past to present. Credits, links, podcast transcripts and more in the Case Notes: wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair

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3. Unstandardized English

Why this podcast?

Learn about whiteness, raciolinguistics, academia, capitalism, and sometimes pop culture in teaching English as a second language spaces.

Unstandardized English
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A podcast seeking justice for the racially, linguistically, and neurologically minoritized. Host JPB Gerald examines issues including whiteness, raciolinguistics, academia, capitalism, and sometimes pop culture.

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4. Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Why this podcast?

Learn about linguistics, the science of language, from all different angles. The hosts are fun and engaging and you'll learn a lot!

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

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A podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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7 Listeners

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5. The Allusionist

Why this podcast?

Probably the most popular podcast here, but just in case you don't know about it, it teaches you about language in a fun and pop-y way.

The Allusionist

The Allusionist

Helen Zaltzman

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Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

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