A fresh new bit of knowledge daily. New words or more depth for old friends

What happened to all the entries?! I have to use Spotify for it now but they stopped including the definitions in the descriptions and are now just repeating dictionary words. They have 4 episodes for the word noblesse oblige, one in 2006, 2015, 2020, and one for this year. It’s not like the definition changed either. There’s not any other dictionary podcast that I can find anywhere. If someone knows another podcast let me know!

I listened to episodes in January and February but now they’re all gone

I must get my daily dose of new words and their etymologies from Merriam Webster. Great podcast.

Edifying and entertaining podcast. Love it!

This is great, everything about it👍

Great program. The music at the beginning and the end is a bit too loud though. Would be perfect if the volume could be better adjusted.

Love these! Keep them coming!

One of my absolute favorites to start the day with! I just wish someone would work on the transition audio between the intro/outro and the narration. Short of that, dope

Recently played episodes will not go hidden and the next episode won’t automatically play. Setting does nothing for this podcast. I am so annoyed that I stop following this show.

Such a great idea for a podcast! And curative way to learn new words

HEHE STINK!!!!

I love this podcast but would appreciate it much more if I could slow it down a bit, not the 75% option on the Apple App. My audible app lets me slow down fast readers to about 90% which is perfect.

I’ve been a loyal listener for a number of years. This was my first podcast each day. I noticed a change in the writing and content a number of months ago. It’s shorter, not as playful, and there’s a dearth of related words. Hope you’ll return to the more interesting format.

The commercials seem longer than the stories and occur way too frequently. Goodbye!

Thanks for a wonderful podcast. The new music is great. I particularly enjoy the in depth etymology. Peter Sokolowski’s pace is perfect.

After getting “behind” due to a recent job change and moving, I was extremely disappointed to learn that only the last 10 episodes are available.

I enjoy the M-W dictionary podcast, and benefit from learning better pronunciations; but, if you are going to embarrass someone by using their name in your example, at least pronounce their name correctly. The brothers who are football coaches share the name Harbaugh. Suggestion: Re-record the segment on schadenfreude. In 2022, in all things, be kind.

Please revisit your merchandising schema. Your listener’s tolerance should be paramont.

20 second ads in a 1.5 min podcast is extremely annoying.

no thanks

This podcast by Merriam-Webster is the audio version of their Word of the Day email newsletter. Written to educate listeners on a fresh word every day. It covers the word’s meaning, uses over time, origins, and other fun facts about it. I really enjoy queuing a few at the beginning of my day’s feed. All of the contexts for each word makes it really easy to remember them. Even if I know the word, I can still learn something new about it. It might be one of the most useful podcasts I follow. Hosted by Peter Sokolowski the show is 4.4 out of 5 and 933 Ratings. Apple Podcasts only seems to have the latest 10 episodes but through art19.com I was able to find every episode back to the show’s air date on 10/24/2006. Since then, the show has posted a word of the day every single day including holidays for 5,389 three-minute-long episodes total. The pod has had some technical issues in the distant past but have since been cleared up including download issues, mistitled episodes, and uneven volume for intro and ads. The pod is 15 years old, so some growing pains are expected. Ads seem to be the chief complaint among listeners, but I think they’re fine especially if you only listen to one or two a day. Similar Pods: Spectacular Vernacular, The Allusionist, and A Way with Words. For more reviews check out @themastercast on instagram and @mastercastpods on twitter

Always entertaining and informative.

I don’t expect much from a podcast of what amounts to a reading of an entry in the dictionary. However, Webster does give more in ways of linguistic history and related words than expected, which is cool. Fewer adds and less of a penchant for picking words that fit the social agenda of the day would be appreciated.

I truly look forward to this every morning 🙃

I personally love this. I am an aspiring writer and love expanding my vocabulary. They go into every necessary detail of each word and give multiple examples and uses. It’s fantastic, I am so excited for more. Yes there is a single ad in every episode but let’s be honest here. It’s a podcast about 1 word every day. each episode is a couple minutes long at most and the developers need revenue. Don’t listen to the complaints about ads. You’re listening to a free podcast. Learn to live with the ads. Thank you to the team of this show and please never stop!

Quality, but slightly boring

I’ve been working on reading (listening) to books more in my free time and it is so nice to hear a word defined that I’ve never heard before and then a week or so later come across it in a book and already know what it means. Keep up the good work 😊

Good but too many ads.

This is a really engaging podcast and a great way to add to your word horde! I really enjoy the content and continue to learn a lot. Thank you, Merriam Webster!

This podcast is my total favorite!. I often listen several times to each one as they are so filled with such amazing information ! Lila0428

Peter Sokolowski has the most comforting voice, it’s lovely.

It is great

When people express an opinion about a word and Webster’s instantly changes the definition because of that opinion, it removes itself from the list of credible sources.

How can I trust this company when they change the meaning of words to appease leftists. Sad, I’m unsubscribing.

Love this quick podcast to deepen and enhance my vocabulary. I only wish the first and LAST thing I heard was the word and it’s definition. My HS kids listen as well to at the very least be familiar with ACTUAL words. I especially love the History of the word. Thanks again

please DO NOT turn the volume up at the beginning. most podcast are consumed with headphones. headphones are finely adjusted and close to delicate organs. please keep your intro at the same volume!

I don’t like it. It’s boring and goes way too fast and is confusing

Little word bites with morning coffee !

I mean they take time out of their day to to do this podcast but really!? Can’t they do one every day?!

I can not believe that they are literally changing the meaning of words for political purposes. A very sad day for literacy. I will definitely be unsubscribing.

Peter, could you not break one syllable when pronouncing a word? like longueur, it's better if you can say "lon", "gueur". Palmy, "pal", "my". Much easier for listeners to memorize.

I love to roll through a couple of these at the start of my walk. Especially appreciate the context and the word origins, which make it easier to remember the words later. I’m familiar with many of these words but I still learn a little something with each episode. Thank you, M-W!

It gives a little bit of context and a word that tends not to be over used.

Just the right amount of vocabulary for the discriminating word nerd

An immediate favorite!

I really enjoy this podcast! Don’t be lily-livered - listen to this and expand your vocabulary. Even for words I’m familiar with, I learn something I didn’t know (like the origin of White Elephant!)

I'm out. I can't take it anymore. 25-30% of this podcast is advertising. It's a magnitude higher than it should be.

I can look up the definition long before the intro ad is over. Advertisers ruin everything.

I honestly can’t get enough. I find myself repeating what I thought I could have embraced more. It’s an opportunity to be enlightened. I get to know little gems about culture, history, and life that are treasures for the mind. If I didn’t pick up the word for the day immediately, it is often used shortly after on another day. I feel like I’m getting to hang out with Aristotle, Plato, and you. Thank you, Vaniar Lander