Episodes

  • Podcast episode 50: Gerda Haßler

    Podcast episode 50: Gerda Haßler
    Oct 14 2025
    In this interview, Gerda Haßler discusses her career in Romanistik and the history of linguistics in the DDR and re-united Germany. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 50 Haßler, Gerda. 1984. Sprachtheorien der Aufklärung zur…Read more ›
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    31 mins
  • Podcast episode 49: Fritz Newmeyer

    Podcast episode 49: Fritz Newmeyer
    Sep 30 2025
    In this interview, Fritz Newmeyer discusses linguistics, history of linguistics, and politics. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 49 Newmeyer, Frederick J. 1986 [1980]. Linguistic Theory in America, 2nd edition. Orlando: Academic Press. Newmeyer, Frederick…Read more ›
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    31 mins
  • Podcast episode 48: A History of Modern Linguistics

    Podcast episode 48: A History of Modern Linguistics
    Sep 14 2025
    In this interview, Randy Harris interviews James McElvenny about his recent book A History of Modern Linguistics. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 48 McElvenny, James. 2024. A History of Modern Linguistics: From the beginnings…Read more ›
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    29 mins
  • Podcast episode 47: Geoff Pullum on Geoff Pullum

    Podcast episode 47: Geoff Pullum on Geoff Pullum
    Aug 31 2025
    In this interview, we talk to Geoff Pullum about his career, his contributions to linguistics, and how he sees the future of the field. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 47 Huddleston, Rodney, and Geoffrey…Read more ›
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    33 mins
  • Podcast episode 46: Philip Kraut on Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

    Podcast episode 46: Philip Kraut on Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
    Apr 30 2025
    In this interview, we talk to Philip Kraut about the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, their scholarly contributions and political engagement. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 46 See Wikisource for scans of the Grimms’…Read more ›
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    32 mins
  • Podcast episode 45: Beijia Chen on Neogrammarian networks

    Podcast episode 45: Beijia Chen on Neogrammarian networks
    Mar 31 2025
    In this interview, we talk to Beijia Chen about the citation networks binding the Neogrammarians as a school. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 45 Amsterdamska, Olga. 1985. “Institutions and Schools of Thought: The Neogrammarians.”…Read more ›
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    30 mins
  • Podcast episode 44: Ian Stewart on the Celts and historical-comparative linguistics

    Podcast episode 44: Ian Stewart on the Celts and historical-comparative linguistics
    Feb 28 2025
    In this interview, we talk to Ian Stewart about modern ideas surrounding the Celts and how these relate to historical-comparative linguistics. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 44 Crump, Margaret, James Cowles Prichard of the…Read more ›
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    25 mins
  • Podcast episode 43: Judy Kaplan on universals

    Podcast episode 43: Judy Kaplan on universals
    Nov 30 2024
    In this interview, we talk to Judy Kaplan about universals in American linguistics of the mid-20th century. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube References for Episode 43 Emmon Bach & Robert T. Harms, Universals in Linguistic Theory (New York: Holt,…Read more ›
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    27 mins