Episodes

  • Podcast episode 57: Brigitte Nerlich

    Podcast episode 57: Brigitte Nerlich
    Mar 14 2026
    In this interview, we talk to Brigitte Nerlich about her career in the history of linguistics and the public understanding of science Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Intro and outro: Jean Ferrat, “Un cheval fou dans un…Read more ›
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    23 mins
  • Podcast episode 56: Nick Enfield on linguistic signs and concepts

    Podcast episode 56: Nick Enfield on linguistic signs and concepts
    Feb 28 2026
    In this interview, we talk to Nick Enfield about his research into the connections between linguistic signs and concepts. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Intro and outro: Von Wegen Lisbeth, “Podcast” Image from Nick Enfield’s website References…Read more ›
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    34 mins
  • Podcast episode 55: Janette Friedrich

    Podcast episode 55: Janette Friedrich
    Feb 14 2026
    In this interview, we talk to Janette Friedrich about her research and career. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Intro and outro: Silly, “Schlohweisser Tag” References for Episode 55 Bühler, Karl ([1934] 2009). Théorie du langage. La fonction…Read more ›
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    37 mins
  • Podcast episode 54: Neil Cohn on Speaking in Pictures

    Podcast episode 54: Neil Cohn on Speaking in Pictures
    Jan 31 2026
    In this interview, Neil Cohn tells us about his theory that visual art and spoken language draw on the same underlying cognitive abilities. Download | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Intro and outro: Louis Armstrong on trumpet, “It don’t…Read more ›
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    38 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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