Random Etymology Podcasts

Does the “world” seem unstable? Do conspiracy theories seem more believable than not? This podcast deals with the big issues of our era. We examine the standard narratives in an effort to question why and what we have been taught. Your challenge is to question yours, find truths you “overstand” and be the heard, not the herd.

Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: beliefs, crazywise, etymology, Myths, religion, shamanism

Have you ever wondered why we use certain phrases or words? Where did they come from? What’s the origin of that saying? Why do we say “Rule of Thumb”? Why should we mind our “P’s & Q’s”? Father and son hosts Scott and Liam Kelly have the answers to those questions! We know you could just look it up online, but why not have us do the work for you and have a fun time listening! For Season 2 we are playing our world famous game show–What Word Am I? at the end of each episode! New episodes every Tuesday.

Categories: Comedy, History, Leisure

Tags: Comedy, etymology, game show, History, learning, origins, phrases, sayings, why

A Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) 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 (such as how the word ‘trivia’ relates to its Latin components meaning “three roads”), this might just be the podcast for you.

Categories: Education, History

Tags: english, etymology, language, learning, Literature, words

Have You Heard This One? is a sound-rich music anthology series dedicated to telling the stories of overlooked artists, fascinating characters, under-represented voices, funny moments, important events, forgotten chapters of history, and some of the greatest music stories seldom told. Each episode is hosted by a different journalist taking listeners on a deep dive into the heart of music and fandom.

Produced by an all-woman team, the stories range from epic to hilarious, poignant to shocking or downright strange. Whether told in one episode or over the span of a few, each story will leave you asking your friends, “Have You Heard This One?”

Categories: Music

Tags: american history, americana, country, electronic music, etymology, hip-hop, historiography, History, lgbtq+ musicians, lgbtqia, marginalized communities, music, music history, nevermind, pitchfork, punk, queer artist, record label, rolling stone, songs, true stories

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.

Categories: Education

Tags: etymology, language, linguistics

The podcast about the history and stories behind the words we read, write, and speak everyday. Plus, how Kale is from The Devil.

Categories: Arts, Comedy

Tags: bears, cats, Comedy, dogs, english, etymology, Germany, Idiom, Idioms, language, ologies, origin, origins, phrases, raining, words