Episodios

  • Podcast episode 53: Paul Kiparsky on Pāṇini

    Podcast episode 53: Paul Kiparsky on Pāṇini
    Nov 30 2025
    In this interview, Paul Kiparsky introduces us to the ancient Indian grammarian Pāṇini and the philosophical significance of his grammatical description of Sanskrit. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Feature image: Pāṇini stamp, India (2004). Wikimedia Commons References…Read more ›
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    29 m
  • Podcast episode 52: Gereon Müller on Lanes to Language

    Podcast episode 52: Gereon Müller on Lanes to Language
    Nov 14 2025
    In this interview, Gereon Müller discusses his new book Lanes to Language, which unites the worlds of history of linguistics and cycling. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Intro and outro: Bach, Cello Suite no. 1 in G…Read more ›
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    34 m
  • Podcast episode 51: Martin Haspelmath

    Podcast episode 51: Martin Haspelmath
    Oct 31 2025
    In this interview, Martin Haspelmath talks about how he got started in linguistics, the rise of large-scale areal typology in the 1990s, language description vs language comparison, and the current state of the field. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts…Read more ›
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    38 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 m
  • 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 m