I have been listening to podcasts in the late evening for years. It is a good way to wind down, and I admit I usually fall asleep with them on in the background.
This leads me to listen to each several times to catch up to where I fell asleep, but that’s fine. YMMV.
I have mentioned several podcasts in previous versions of Things I Like, such as Mike Duncan’s, Dan Carlin’s, and David Crowther’s, but another one fits into my must-listen category: Kevin Stroud’s The History of English.
I know that to many of you, the thought of listening to a guy describe the evolution of a language may seem quite dull, but let me assure you that the opposite is true. Now, I admit that the history of the language is filled with fewer fascinating tales of interesting people doing amazing things, but the story of the language itself is fascinating and quite surprising if you don’t know the…
