
Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics
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
- 20 episodes
- monthly
- Avg 47 min
- English
July 17 · 45 min
May 22 · 31 min116: Cross-cultural communication (in space!)
April 17 · 1 hr115: The long shadow of Daisy Bates with This Guy Sucked

February 20 · 48 min113: Why "it's a diglossia!" explains so many social dynamics
January 15 · 49 min112: When language become-s(3SG) linguistic example-s(PL)
Dec 19, 2025 · 50 min111: Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!
Nov 20, 2025 · 1 hr110: The history of the history of Indo-European - Interview with Danny Bate
Oct 17, 2025 · 46 min109: On the nose - How the nose shapes language
Sep 19, 2025 · 51 min108: Highs and lows of tone in Babanki - Interview with Pius Akumbu
Aug 22, 2025 · 39 min107: Urban Multilingualism
Jul 18, 2025 · 33 min106: Is a hotdog a sandwich? The problem with definitions
Jun 20, 2025 · 43 min105: Linguistics of TikTok - Interview with Adam Aleksic aka EtymologyNerd
May 16, 2025 · 47 min104: Reading and language play in Sámi - Interview with Hanna-Máret Outakoski
Apr 18, 2025 · 48 min103: A hand-y guide to gesture
Mar 21, 2025 · 51 min102: The science and fiction of Sapir-Whorf
Feb 21, 2025 · 48 min101: Micro to macro - The levels of language
Jan 17, 2025 · 41 min100: A hundred reasons to be enthusiastic about linguistics
Dec 20, 2024 · 56 min99: A politeness episode, if you please