Love it, love it, love it
Lauren and Gretchen deliver interesting and sometimes complex information in an entertaining and relaxed format. They call their indie show “language nerdery”. The conversation between them is between amusing friends, between serious linguistic colleagues and between confused users of different Englishes (Australian and Canadian). All of this makes for a vibrant and fascinating conversation that has so easily been sustained for years of regular episodes - always fresh and always entertaining. My only minor criticism is just a criticism of many podcasts of this type - they spend many precious moments at the beginning and end of their episodes promoting their Patreon, website and Twitter presences, pushing merchandise, requesting reviews, etc, etc. It doesn’t really detract from the content however (especially if you skip through it).
Orble the Old via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 03/11/19
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Yerakina via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 06/13/19
I've been following Gretchen and Lauren on Twitter for a whole, and when I finally decided it was time to learn how to use podcasts, this was the first one I downloaded. It's so fun to learn about language phenomena from these two talented linguists! The podcasts are so engaging and I...Read full review »
Elevator 152 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/07/17
Lauren and Gretchen are unashamedly geeky and enthusiastic about linguistics. They make this podcast a joy to listen to, as well as learning about linguistics. These girls are following their passion, and it shows.
Nicknsmetaken via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 10/10/19
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