# Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

A podcast by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. 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 people who are enthusiastic about linguistics? Get bonus episodes and access to our Discord community at www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm Shownotes and transcripts: www.lingthusiasm.com

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## Latest episodes

- [121: Vampires, ghosts, imposters and more linguistic monsters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/f27a7e82e76b) (2026-10-15, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2420011887-lingthusiasm-121-vampires-ghosts-imposters.mp3
- [120: How (not) to kill a language - Interview with Sophia Smith Galer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/6c9452292db5) (2026-09-18, 41 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2402798139-lingthusiasm-120-how-not-to-kill-a-language.mp3
- [119: Irregularity is all over the place](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/66a521b58d76) (2026-08-21, 46 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2385450480-lingthusiasm-119-irregularity-is-all-over.mp3
- [118: Using tech to chat with bonobos, dogs, and whales](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/101cd5c7b31f) (2026-07-17, 46 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2362448444-lingthusiasm-118-using-tech-to-chat-with.mp3
- [117: What makes for beautiful writing, scientifically speaking - Interview with Julie Sedivy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/3922d6736de3) (2026-06-19, 50 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2342251949-lingthusiasm-117-what-makes-for-beautiful.mp3
- [116: Cross-cultural communication (in space!)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/fb0f63baacc9) (2026-05-22, 32 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2325460775-lingthusiasm-116-cross-cultural.mp3
- [115: The long shadow of Daisy Bates with This Guy Sucked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/bee30b78d949) (2026-04-17, 61 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2304028997-lingthusiasm-115-the-long-shadow-of-daisy.mp3
- [114: Begonia, average coral, and sea pink - Defining colour terms with Kory Stamper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/074135cd3f53) (2026-03-20, 55 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2287175330-lingthusiasm-114-begonia-average-coral-and.mp3
- [113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/3311b2c70efb) (2026-02-20, 49 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2269892903-lingthusiasm-113-why-its-a-diglossia.mp3
- [112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/8d7a8427ddb0) (2026-01-15, 50 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2248332920-lingthusiasm-112-when-language-become-s3sg-linguistic-example-spl.mp3
- [111: Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/c3fc1508f2d8) (2025-12-19, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2232419678-lingthusiasm-111-whoa-a-surprise-episode-for-me.mp3
- [110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/f767a63e0ddc) (2025-11-20, 61 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2216297720-lingthusiasm-110-the-history-of-the-history-of-indo-european-interview-with-danny-bate.mp3
- [109: On the nose - How the nose shapes language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/0cd1bead855d) (2025-10-17, 47 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2192116071-lingthusiasm-109-on-the-nose-how-the-nose-shapes-language.mp3
- [108: Highs and lows of tone in Babanki - Interview with Pius Akumbu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/bde665e659f2) (2025-09-19, 51 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2172991362-lingthusiasm-108-highs-and-lows-of-tone-in-babanki-interview-with-pius-akumbu.mp3
- [107: Urban Multilingualism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/6ea5a0571780) (2025-08-22, 40 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2157317172-lingthusiasm-107-urban-multilingualism.mp3
- [106: Is a hotdog a sandwich? The problem with definitions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/bc2a00578536) (2025-07-18, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2132102907-lingthusiasm-106-is-a-hotdog-a-sandwich-the-problem-with-definitions.mp3
- [105: Linguistics of TikTok - Interview with Adam Aleksic aka EtymologyNerd](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/01d096994808) (2025-06-20, 44 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2116455810-lingthusiasm-105-linguistics-of-tiktok-interview-with-adam-aleksic-aka-etymologynerd.mp3
- [104: Reading and language play in Sámi - Interview with Hanna-Máret Outakoski](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/19d2d3b09ba7) (2025-05-16, 48 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2096685375-lingthusiasm-104-reading-and-language-play-in-sami-interview-with-hanna-maret-outakoski.mp3
- [103: A hand-y guide to gesture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/0c188a1974f9) (2025-04-18, 49 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2080832760-lingthusiasm-103-a-hand-y-guide-to-gesture.mp3
- [102: The science and fiction of Sapir-Whorf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/089486223d7c) (2025-03-21, 52 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2059490308-lingthusiasm-102-the-science-and-fiction-of-sapir-whorf.mp3
- [101: Micro to macro - The levels of language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/e70ac2ba1451) (2025-02-21, 49 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2039025376-lingthusiasm-101-micro-to-macro-the-levels-of-language.mp3
- [100: A hundred reasons to be enthusiastic about linguistics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/54c23a6d5737) (2025-01-17, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2010856971-lingthusiasm-100-a-hundred-reasons-to-be-enthusiastic-about-linguistics.mp3
- [99: A politeness episode, if you please](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/2adf5dfbca73) (2024-12-20, 57 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1990325371-lingthusiasm-99-a-politeness-episode-if-you-please.mp3
- [98: Helping computers decode sentences - Interview with Emily M. Bender](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/9e1cd1ab5185) (2024-11-22, 57 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1964219699-lingthusiasm-98-helping-computers-decode-sentences-interview-with-emily-m-bender.mp3
- [97: OooOooh~~ our possession episode oOooOOoohh 👻](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/15ce9d1ac266) (2024-10-17, 45 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1936967339-lingthusiasm-97-ooooooh-our-possession-episode-oooooooohh.mp3
- [96: Welcome back aboard the metaphor train!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/831045906dca) (2024-09-20, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1919891033-lingthusiasm-96-welcome-back-aboard-the-metaphor-train.mp3
- [95: Lo! An undetached collection of meaning-parts!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/7861a561d689) (2024-08-15, 44 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1898062290-lingthusiasm-95-lo-an-undetached-collection-of-meaning-parts.mp3
- [94: The perfectly imperfect aspect episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/d9e0f25b7017) (2024-07-19, 40 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1875280386-lingthusiasm-94-the-perfectly-imperfect-aspect-episode.mp3
- [93: How nonbinary and binary people talk - Interview with Jacq Jones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/3f28433f9ada) (2024-06-21, 46 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1853308410-lingthusiasm-93-how-nonbinary-and-binary-people-talk-interview-with-jacq-jones.mp3
- [92: Brunch, gonna, and fozzle - The smooshing episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/5fd64e0e5dbb) (2024-05-17, 50 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1823730549-lingthusiasm-92-brunch-gonna-and-fozzle-the-smooshing-episode.mp3
- [91: Scoping out the scope of scope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/c90f13d2fa23) (2024-04-18, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1803243141-lingthusiasm-91-scoping-out-the-scope-of-scope.mp3
- [90: What visualizing our vowels tells us about who we are](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/509d2133f259) (2024-03-21, 48 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1781294502-lingthusiasm-90-what-visualizing-our-vowels-tells-us-about-who-we-are.mp3
- [89: Connecting with oral culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/9d0fb8bba994) (2024-02-16, 56 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1748517006-lingthusiasm-89-connecting-with-oral-culture.mp3
- [88: No such thing as the oldest language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/ee084d45fe47) (2024-01-18, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1721411178-lingthusiasm-88-no-such-thing-as-the-oldest-language.mp3
- [87: If I were an irrealis episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/1b6f396dc6b9) (2023-12-21, 35 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1696472622-lingthusiasm-87-if-i-were-an-irrealis-episode.mp3
- [86: Revival, reggaeton, and rejecting unicorns - Basque interview with Itxaso Rodríguez-Ordóñez](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/06e976546a4f) (2023-11-16, 48 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1666984320-lingthusiasm-86-revival-reggaeton-and-rejecting-unicorns-basque-interview-with-itxaso-rodriguez-ordonez.mp3
- [85: Ergativity delights us](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/e92054f6b118) (2023-10-19, 46 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1644915144-lingthusiasm-85-ergativity-delights-us.mp3
- [84: Look, it's deixis, an episode about pointing!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/84b225a645f7) (2023-09-22, 39 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1622334900-lingthusiasm-84-look-its-deixis-a-word-for-linguistic-pointing.mp3
- [83: How kids learn Q’anjob’al and other Mayan languages - Interview with Pedro Mateo Pedro](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/0ea4e494dfca) (2023-08-18, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1595776713-lingthusiasm-83-how-kids-learn-qanjobal-and-other-mayan-languages-interview-with-pedro-mateo-pedro.mp3
- [82: Frogs, pears, and more staples from linguistics example sentences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/8ad52255a118) (2023-07-21, 44 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1570719865-lingthusiasm-82-frogs-pears-and-more-staples-from-linguistics-example-sentences.mp3
- [81: The verbs had been being helped by auxiliaries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/b41898912a75) (2023-06-16, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1541432101-lingthusiasm-81-the-verbs-had-been-being-helped-by-auxiliaries.mp3
- [80: Word Magic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/79f070fa65d3) (2023-05-19, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1517283067-lingthusiasm-80-word-magic.mp3
- [79: Tone and Intonation? Tone and Intonation!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/8098db1bd3f6) (2023-04-20, 41 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1497282118-lingthusiasm-79-tone-and-intonation-tone-and-intonation.mp3
- [78: Bringing stories to life in Auslan - Interview with Gabrielle Hodge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/f8ebe1c4929e) (2023-03-17, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1470698392-lingthusiasm-78-bringing-stories-to-life-in-auslan-interview-with-gabrielle-hodge.mp3
- [77: How kids learn language in Singapore - Interview with Woon Fei Ting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/a26970daf9c7) (2023-02-17, 45 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1448770492-lingthusiasm-77-how-kids-learn-language-in-singapore-interview-with-woon-fei-ting.mp3
- [76: Where language names come from and why they change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/4a8a68d0dd43) (2023-01-20, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1428236755-lingthusiasm-76-where-language-names-come-from-and-why-they-change.mp3
- [75: Love and fury at the linguistics of emotions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/20ba4b02792b) (2022-12-15, 28 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1403594899-lingthusiasm-75-love-and-fury-at-the-linguistics-of-emotions.mp3
- [74: Who questions the questions?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/641d939ddda6) (2022-11-18, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1385438188-lingthusiasm-74-who-questions-the-questions.mp3
- [73: The linguistic map is not the linguistic territory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/b0c4551cd570) (2022-10-20, 40 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1367109766-lingthusiasm-73-the-linguistic-map-is-not-the-linguistic-territory.mp3
- [72: What If Linguistics - Absurd hypothetical questions with Randall Munroe of xkcd](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1186056137/68a70dcf2c85) (2022-09-16, 50 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1344745603-lingthusiasm-72-what-if-linguistics.mp3

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