I've always been interested by where words come from, so this podcast immediately caught my interest. Every day, the etymology of a word is discussed in 2-3 minutes, as well as its uses nowadays and the connotations that go with it.
The explanations were interesting and tried to look at all possible origins of the word, as it is often unclear where a particular expression originated from. There were a few sound effects, but most of the interest came from the script itself. The origin of the word was explained as a story, not a mere collection of facts. There were a few jokes as well, though they weren't really the greatest. The words chosen were also the type that you see everyday, not completely obscure ones such as acephalous or pacable.
One thing that bothered me, though, was the constant publicity. About half of the podcast was spent on advertisement, which I suppose was necessary to keep the podcast running. This shouldn't be too much of an issue with my own podcast, though. What I did find from listening to this one is that it's less confusing for the listener if the podcast has a clear chronology, some things to tie it all together.
Hogdson, Charles. "Talent." Podictionary. 20 Nov 2009: 1064. 29 Nov 2009 <"http://podictionary.com/?feed=rss2">
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