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One of the absolute treasures of our time is The History of English Podcast. 186 episodes in, and he's just gotten past Shakespeare. The first 30 or so episodes
by mauvehaus 8mo ago
One of the absolute treasures of our time is The History of English Podcast. 186 episodes in, and he's just gotten past Shakespeare. The first 30 or so episodes might run a little slow for you for lack of written sources, but it really does pick up and has been hours of joy.
https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/ https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/
For the prurient, Chaucer's Vulgar Tongue is a great place to dip a toe into it:
https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2019/09/25/episode-129-chaucers-vulgar-tongue-explicit-language/ https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2019/09/25/episode-129-c...
- rpicard 8mo agoI’m just ahead of you on episode 200! Just getting into the rise of printing in English. I absolutely agree. This has become my comfort podcast when I just want to decompress.
- mauvehaus 8mo ago200? The website only goes to 187. Do I need to get on Patreon or something?
- rpicard 8mo agoI think there’s a numbering difference. He went back and re did a bunch of earlier ones. I’m listening on Apple Podcasts. Season 5 episode 5 “Printin and Perkin” if it helps.
- Uncorrelated 8mo agoYou're thinking of the The History of England podcast, not The History of English. The History of English Podcast does cover English history, often going deeper than is strictly necessary for tracing the evolution of English, but its primary focus is language. It's also very cozy, something you could listen to while sipping tea by a warm fire, and its consistency, clarity, and depth has made it my favorite podcast.
- rpicard 8mo agoOh that’s funny. Yes you’re right. He has actually mentioned the History of English before, but I’ve never listened to it. Great to hear though!
- xeromal 8mo agoI haven't listened to this podcast, but if you want another one, the history of rome podcast by Mike Duncan holds a similar place in my heart. He's kind of monotone but I was entranced and would you believe that I couldn't listen to the episode for the final emperor because I didn't want the roman empire to fall. lol. What a good series.
- himlion 8mo agoHis subsequent podcast: "revolutions" is also really good.
- Meegul 8mo agoThe revolutions podcast is perhaps one of my favorite podcasts of all time. The American, French, and Russian revolution seasons are all incredibly enlightening to the world that we live in, while plainly also being just so entertaining.
- Taikonerd 8mo agoI've only listened to the French revolution, but it was absolutely electrifying. I would listen on my car ride home -- one day I burst through the door to my house and yelled "CHARLOTTE CORDAY MURDERED MARAT!!!" at my wife like it was breaking news.
- lqstuart 8mo agoI love this podcast, I've listened to it all the way through probably ten times. That acoustic guitar riff followed by "Hello, and welcome to the History of Rome" is how I'll know I'm dead and I've arrived at the gates of heaven
- Fuzzwah 8mo agoAcoustic picking 18 from garage band....
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- pests 8mo agoTo suggest another decompression / interesting podcast, "The Fall of Civilizations" by Paul Cooper. I do like the visual episodes he releases later on YT - its not just random stock photos but directly relevant to what's being discussed, but they release awhile after the audio. The audio is splendid as well though.
- rpicard 8mo agoI’ve listened to a few of these. Agree it’s also really well done.