A podcast I want to listen to

[luzula]

It would have a linguist as a host, and then for every episode, there would be a guest with a different dialect or accent. They would talk about what makes that dialect/accent distinctive, what features it has, and what its history is. I would listen to this either about English dialects/accents, or Swedish ones.

Sadly, such a podcast does not seem to exist, or if it does, I can't find it!

Comments

[chestnut_pod]

The Vocal Fries have a couple episodes like this! Not the whole podcast, but their other episodes have interesting topics as well.

[luzula]

I've listened to at least one of those! And I've found various single episodes of other podcasts that explore some specific accent, too--I'm just greedy and want an entire series of it. : )

[seascribble]

You should pitch this to Gretchen McCulloch, of Lingthusiasm/Because Internet!

[luzula]

I do like Lingthusiasm! But I feel she probably has enough projects without me wanting her to do another podcast... : )

[nyctanthes]

I would like to listen to this podcast as well!

[luzula]

Well, I'll certainly post if I find anything like it...

[regshoe]

That does sound like a great idea!

[luzula]

Yes! Different dialects and accents are fascinating.

One thing that I have seen around is videos by accent coaches for actors, but that's not really what I'm after, since I'm not trying to learn them myself...

[garonne]

I think you might enjoy this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ZNnlYvXw0

[luzula]

Thanks! Actually I should have searched on Youtube before, and I bet there's more interesting stuff there--I just tried searching for podcasts.