History Of Words
An Etymology Podcast with Paul Alves
Paul Alves
Show overview
History Of Words has published 7 episodes during 2023. That works out to roughly 2 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 11 min and 15 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language History show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 2.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Paul Alves.
From the publisher
Why is today called Thursday? Who came up with the word Gazebo? What is the meaning of your name? These are all questions we will answer on every episode of History Of Words, a podcast about etymology and history.
Latest Episodes
Ep 7Chapter 7 : The Dirty Seven
Chapter 7: The Dirty Seven In this chapter, Paul goes through George Carlin's Dirty Seven. The seven words you couldn't say on television. Listener discretion is advised. Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith Background Song: Sunday Morning by Maarten Schellekens Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Support our show over at http://www.HistoryOfWordsPodcast.com Email us at [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/38e3c6bf-ac25-458b-9814-3f4104c02604 Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.
Ep 6Chapter 6 - A Trip To McDonalds
Chapter 6: A Trip To McDonalds In this chapter, Paul visits a McDonalds in 1940 to talk about the history of the names of burgers and their ingredients and the company that sells them. Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves Please subscribe to Twitter.com/StarshipAlves Special Guest (Voice of the Cashier and the menu) Abby Libby Visit her site at ConspiracyPilled.com and follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/abbythelibb_?s=20 Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Email us at [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/ed9a1c89-b05b-4104-8fe9-2d79178b48a0 Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.
Ep 5Chapter 5 - Company Names (Part 1)
Chapter 5: Company Names (Part 1) In this chapter, we will go through some interesting company names and their history and etymology. Coleco, Addidas, Google and more. Is there a company name you want us to talk about in Part 2? Contact us via Twitter or Email! Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith BACKGROUND MUSIC: Just Wondering by Maarten Schellekens Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Email us at [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/864f593f-5b49-4c53-87a5-fc9599b5018d Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.
Ep 4Chapter 4 - Shakespeare's Words (Part 1)
Chapter 4: Shakespeare's Words (Part 1) In this chapter we go through some of the words that William Shakespeare added to the English language. Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith Background music: Vitutes Instrumental by Kevin Macleod Background music: Various copyright-free Shakespearean era music Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Email us at [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/a204cb98-c9c8-44fb-a0a1-5c922c19411d Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.
Ep 3Chapter 3 - Cars
Chapter 3: Cars In this chapter, we look at the etymology of Car names. Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Email us at [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/41a70ec7-762a-4d19-b1a0-1f5126df3af8 Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.
Ep 2Chapter 2 - The Months Of The Year
Chapter 2 - The Months Of The Year In this chapter, we go through the months of the year. Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith Twitter: Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Email: [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/dd484b02-b419-46f0-8f2e-8b0aacb306c4 Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.
Ep 1Chapter 1 - The Days Of The Week
Chapter 1 - The Days Of The Week In this chapter, we go through the days of the week and find out why they are called by those strange names. Written, Produced and Narrated by Paul Alves MUSIC CREDITS: Original Theme Song composed and performed by Geoff Smith Sunday Morning by Maarten Schellekens Sakuya2 by Peritune Night Time Forest Sound by Silence Night Forest Sound Twitter: Twitter.com/historyofwords2 Email: [email protected] Support History Of Words by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/history-of-words Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/history-of-words/44d235ab-7dd3-41b3-8bb2-5bcf1698a11d Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code bookguys for 40% off for 4 months, and support History Of Words.