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Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing – Podcast Review

I don’t know about you, but I don’t think I paid good enough attention in grammar class. I remember thinking grammar was horribly boring. The Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast is not boring at all! Mignon Fogarty, the creator and host of Grammar Girl, manages to make grammar very interesting in her quick two to seven minute shows. Fogarty has a B.A. in English and a M.S. in biology. She’s also a writer and an editor. According to her website, she strives to a friendly guide in the writing world. The Grammar Girl podcast won … Continue reading →

Podictionary – Podcast Review

Word lovers, history lovers, and those wishing to increase their vocabulary will want to give Podictionary a listen. This short and often humorous daily podcast is hosted by Charles Hodgson, author of Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer’s Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia. Each podcast covers one word. In the cast Hodgson talks about the words origins, meanings and history. The words aren’t obscure things you’ve never heard of, but are often common words we use all the time. Recent casts have covered words like exotic, meter, chopsticks, siren, ginger, and icon. The podcasts are more like small short stories … Continue reading →

Coffee Break Spanish – Podcast Review

Coffee Break Spanish is a fun podcast that teaches conversational Spanish in fifteen minute increments. It is the winner of the 2007 European Award for Languages. The podcast is available for free at www.coffeebreakspanish.com. There’s also a forum for their listeners. Other educational materials are available for purchase on the website. According to the podcast there are over 400 million Spanish speakers worldwide. My husband and I started listening to the podcast in preparation for a trip. Your hosts for this podcast are Mark, an experienced languages teacher, and Kara who is learning along with the listeners. They are Scottish, … Continue reading →