I Hate Talking
A podcast about talking, including etymology, frustrating topics, current events, and other random subjects.
Want to contact the hosts or have a suggestion for a future episode? Email us at ihatetalkingpodcast@gmail.com.
Special thanks to Tim Wright aka CoLD SToRAGE for his permission to use the song Operatique.
I Hate Talking
Latest Episodes
Fabricated Synopses of Well-Known Movies and Can AI Lie?
Episode 119 of I Hate Talking explores the word “fabrication,” tracing its roots from Latin and showing how it evolved from “making or constructing” to “deliberately making up a false story.” The hosts compare definitions from di...
The Mixed Morality of Toy Story 4
Episode 118 of I Hate Talking focuses on the word “debuted,” with the hosts unpacking its meaning, French origins, and why English keeps some borrowed spellings intact. From there, the conversation turns to Toy Story 4, ...
Offsides, Overtime, and the World Cup
Episode 117 of I Hate Talking shifts from Toy Story to the World Cup, with the hosts celebrating Spain’s victory and unpacking the rules behind extra time, stoppage time, and penalty shootouts. They use the match as a sp...
The Bigger They Are: Toy Story 3, Toy Sentience, and the Word “The”
Episode 116 of I Hate Talking digs into the word “the” and how it can function in comparative or conditional phrases like “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” The hosts connect that grammar quirk to Old English roots and ...
Story of Toys Continues - Toy Story 2 and Being Fuddled
Episode 115 of I Hate Talking centers on the word “befuddled,” which the hosts unpack through both meaning and origin. They define it as being confused or mentally clouded, then trace it back to its older sense of being intoxicat...