Random Words Podcasts

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

Do we speak language or does language speak us? Word Salad brings you a mix of stories about how words shape our identity. Airs the third Friday of each month on CJSR 88.5 FM in Edmonton.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: CJSR, Culture, edmonton, english, language, linguistics, spanish, tongues, words

Two roomates conquer their boredom with a podcast about the most random things, their weapon of choice..Words

Categories: Comedy

Tags: Comedy, Funny, people, peoplesaywords, say, words

Comedian Myq (Mike) Kaplan is The Faucet. Except instead of water like from a literal faucet, what comes out are words, thoughts, ideas, jokes, rhymes, philosophies, fun, and more, in a stream of consciousness. A stream. Like water. See? Like this.

Categories: Arts, Comedy

Tags: best, Comedy, Fun, Funny, ideas, Keywords, linguistics, list, MyQ, myqkaplan, Philosophy, Podcast, podcasting, spirituality, tags, talking, words

Anand Sivakumaran (a.ka. THE CROC), writer, author and live storyteller spins tales using prompts from the audience. One story broken into four parts. But each story begins with a new prompt – a word or line – given by the audience. And yet all the parts need to tie in. That’s the fun. Words aap ke, kahani aap ke liye

Categories: Arts, Comedy, TV & Film

Tags: crocstales, Entertainment, fiction, Podcast, story, storytelling, words

Trivia Time is a weekly pub quiz style podcast. Each week, we will be presenting you with 5 rounds of 8 questions as well as a bonus anagram. Themes and categories will vary, but generally you can expect a music/audio round, a general knowledge round, a classic subject round, a celebrity/pop culture round, and a connection round. Get together with your trivia team or play solo, at home or on the go, because it’s Trivia Time!

Categories: Comedy, Leisure, Music

Tags: anagram, Bar, brain, facts, game, games, geek, knowledge, learn, nerd, pub, questions, quiz, test, trivia, trivia time, words

In ‘Tales from the Vault’, Scottish author Neil Colquhoun brings you a collection of 10 short stories that are linked by blood. In ‘Access Denied’ a man who is continually being targeted by a gang of local kids finally takes the law into his own hands with disastrous consequences. ‘Blind’ will make you look twice at some of the people in your neighbourhood, especially sweet little old ladies. ‘The Debt Collector’ is a dark tale in which one man realises that all debts have to be collected regardless of the consequences. A character in ‘Angel’ could really be what he thinks he is, or be something else completely. ‘Machine’ is a science-fiction story about a computer that will change the world. In ‘Genesis’, two men, The Boss and Kid A, are searching for a famous character who has floated away in space. ‘The Muse’ is a tale about a writer who has lost his inspiration and is looking for something to kick-start his creative process again. ‘Patient Number Two (Coma)’ is about wishing to live longer, not wanting to die and the dangers of a heart transplant. ‘Afraid of Sunlight’ has a stranger and a man who has memories of a dark period in his life. ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ is a tale of love with no boundaries. Be prepared to listen to things a bit weird, sometimes horrific, a little strange… but all have the same hybrid horror/sci-fi/fantasy mix that Neil Colquhoun does best.

Categories: Uncategorised

Tags: and, black, boiling, colquhoun, frank, From, Jimmy, Neil, point, scottish, short, story, TALES, The, vault, Walter, wind, words

ANIMALOGY is a podcast about language, the animal-related words and phrases we use every day, and how they reflect and affect our relationship with animals. Hosted by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, bestselling author, long-time podcaster, and self-proclaimed zoolinguaphile, Animalogy will change the way you talk — and think — about animals. For show notes and more, visit animalogypodcast.com.

Categories: Arts, History

Tags: AnimalRights, animals, Compassion, History, language, linguistics, Literature, vegan, words

Where Did That Come From? is a podcast or English learners and English lovers about the origin of English words, phrases and idioms! Take a trip back with host Paul Preston and learn where the words we use came from. It’s a great way to learn new vocabulary! Have a look at the list below and click on the episodes that interest you!

Categories: Education

Tags: english, ESL, Idioms, of, origin, origins, phrases, words

Learn Business English Vocabulary with English Video Lessons for ESL

Categories: Education

Tags: business, english, ESL, toeic, TOFEL, Vocab, vocabulary, words

This Podcast Will Change Your Life is a long-form interview show hosted by writer, teacher, trainer, coach and content creator Ben Tanzer and housed at This Blog Will Change Your Life. The show focuses on conversations with authors, creatives and changemakers from around the world.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: art, Authors, Books, Changemakers, conversation, Literature, Podcast, words

Prepare to hear soulful, meaningful, and inspired poetry. Alexandra hopes to transform the world with words, so every word is carefully performed with you in mind! When she’s not performing her own poems on the podcast, Alex is either bringing you selected poems from the finest minds or engaging in eye-opening discussions with poets like herself. You’re seriously in for a treat!

Categories: Arts, Education, Religion & Spirituality

Tags: christianity, open mic, poems, poetry, spirituality, spoken word, transforming worlds with words, words

Alice Ashcroft discusses songwriting and writing techniques used by a range of musicians and authors.

Categories: Arts

Tags: Books, discussion, interview, music, words, writing

You can’t spell Game Master without “pretentious.” Well, you can, actually. But let’s pretend you can’t so I can make a point. My point is a good Game Master needs a lot of big, fancy words at their disposal to make their flavor text as confusing as possible. Oops. I mean engaging, not confusing. More at www.GMWordoftheWeek.com

Yes, once again it is time for another of our world famous Lost Episodes.

The problem is, there’s been a whole bunch of extenuating circumstances, which we try to explain somewhat unsuccessfully. But at least you get to hear some bits about swords, socks, and ninjas, along with a couple of people who really were in charge, like it or not. The whole episode just oozes with predicaments for you to try to sort through.

We’re switching up our means of support. Now, if you’d like to help support the show and want less of a hassle than Patreon used to be, we can direct you straight to Buy Me A Coffee, instead. Check it out at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Fiddleback

Categories: History, Leisure, Society & Culture

Tags: and, angry, D, dm, dnd, dragons, dungeons, fantasy, Fiddleback, game, GM, History, mythology, Pathfinder, roleplaying, rpg, science, tabeltop, vocabulary, words

🎧 YOU CAN QUOTE ME PODCAST

📝 Where all types of quotes, from all types of people are sliced, diced, agreed, disagreed stewed upon and all that in between.

🎙️ So, join Zoié (Founder of Quote Bags) & Jaié (Founder of Breakthrough Radio) whilst they quote it out.

📢 Every other saturday at 11am.

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Categories: Arts, Fiction, Society & Culture

Tags: conversation, discussion, jokes, language, Quotes, words

This is a podcast dedicated to learning new, advanced words for the English language. If you’ll be taking the SAT or GRE soon, or if you just want to add a little spicy pretense to your everyday conversation, this is the podcast for you. Come join us! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nick-nordstrom/support

Categories: Education

Tags: definitions, GRE, language, SAT, Vocab, vocabulary, word, words

Welcome to our whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, we delve into the origins of phrases to find out how they came into the English language. We tell the story of how the phrase got from its beginnings to where it is today. Shauna and Dan are two big nerds, so expect some geek culture references, random trivia facts, and loads of laughs!

Categories: Education, History

Tags: Books, geek, Idiom, nerd, Quirky, Whimsical, whimsy, words, Writer

VictorPrep’s vocab podcast is for improving for English vocabulary skills while helping you prepare for your standardized tests! This podcast isn’t only intended for those studying for the GRE or SAT, but also for people who enjoy learning, and especially those who want to improve their English skills. If you have comments or questions and suggestions, please contact me at @SamFold or send me an email at sam.fold@gmail.com.

Categories: Education

Tags: english, ET’s, graduate, GRE, language, learning, prep, SAT, test, Vocab, vocabulary, word, words