Linguistics Careercast

Linguistics Careercast

Linguistics Careercast

Episodes 93
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Highly Active
Since Sep 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
Consistency
16%
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www.linguisticscareercast.com

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About This Podcast

Linguistics Careercast is the podcast devoted to exploring careers for linguists outside academia, through interviews with linguists employed in industry.

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Episode #88: Samantha Beaver

Jun 09, 2026 1h 5m

“The secret to wealth is not to be rich in money but rich in language” Samantha Beaver is a workplace communications analyst and linguist, business owner, wife, and mother. She earned a Masters in…

Episode #87: Danny Bate

May 12, 2026 1h 16m

“My mission is to show people how much language they already know without realizing it” A linguist, writer, and podcaster based in Prague, Danny Bate has turned a lifelong passion with language into…

Episode #86: Joan Barker

Apr 28, 2026 1h 4m

“My linguistics work has allowed me to experience humanity on different levels” Joan Barker received a Master’s in Linguistics at Central Connecticut State University and spent much of her career…

Episode #85: Jen Polk

Apr 17, 2026 1h

“Where you land in a job might not be where you want to stay” Jen Polk is a career coach for professors, postdocs and PhD students looking to make the jump from academia to industry. She got her PhD…

Linguistics Careercast Update!

Apr 13, 2026 2m

Just a quick update – we’ve taken a short hiatus but we have so much more content to come: Interviews! Panels! Webinars! If you’d like to support us, we have a Patreon and our first Patron is the…

Episode #84: Abby Bajuniemi

Jan 06, 2026 48m

“Networking is work, but it’s fun work – you get to talk to smart, fun people” Abby Bajuniemi is a linguist with 10+ years of experience leading UX research and content initiatives across multiple…

Episode #83: Shannon DeJong

Dec 09, 2025 1h 10m

“I thought: I don’t know which way to go. Wow – what a wonderful place to be!” Shannon DeJong is a linguist, namer, brand agency founder, writer, performer, artist, business advisor and coach; she’s…

Episode #82: Deborah Ball

Nov 04, 2025 58m

“There’s so much you can learn from linguistics when you apply it to the business of naming” Deborah Ball has been working in naming, branding, content creation, marketing, and communications for…

Episode #81: Emelia BensonMeyer

Oct 23, 2025 51m

“We take so much of communication for granted – until we can’t communicate” Emelia BensonMeyer is a speech-language pathologist specializing in evaluation and treatment of voice, airway, and…

Episode #80: Eukene Franco-Landa

Oct 02, 2025 52m

“I created Minority Languaging as a place to communicate, to share, and to debate” Eukene Franco-Landa is sociolinguist with a Ph.D. from the University of Miami who works at the intersection of…

Episode #79: The AI Con Discussion Panel (Live)

Sep 16, 2025 1h 34m

This episode is an audio version of a virtual panel held online via the Linguistic Society of America, on August 16, 2025. This is part two of our conversation on GenAI and linguistics, this time…

Episode #78: User Experience Research for Linguists (LCL Audio)

Sep 02, 2025 50m

This episode is an audio version of a virtual panel held at the Linguistics Career Launch in the summer of 2024, titled “User Experience Research for Linguists”. The moderator is Darrell Penta, and…

Episode #77: Erin Kuester

Aug 12, 2025 54m

“Don’t be afraid to reach for the job you want” Erin Kuester has a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University, and is a copywriter and content creator for service businesses, as well…

Episode #76: Societal Impacts and the Ethical Use of AI (LCL Audio)

Aug 05, 2025 47m

This episode is an audio version of a virtual panel held at the Linguistics Career Launch in the summer of 2024, titled “Societal Impacts and the Ethical Use of AI”. The moderator is Aubrie Amstutz,…

Live Linguistics Careeercast August 16 2025 – The AI Con Discussion

Jul 29, 2025 2m

Live Linguistics Careercast coming your way on August 16! Join us for part two of our conversation on GenAI and linguistics, this time focusing on Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, Ph.D.’s recent book…

Episode #75: Logan Kearsley

Jul 22, 2025 59m

“Software makes me money, but linguistics makes me happy” Logan Kearsley is an experienced software engineer with a history in the education, solar power, and entertainment industries. He earned a BS…

Episode #74: Content Creation – A Path to Alternative Careers (LCL Audio)

Jul 08, 2025 55m

This episode is an audio version of a virtual panel held at the Linguistics Career Launch in the summer of 2024, titled “Content Creation – A Path to Alternative Careers”. The presenter is Erin…

Episode #73: Kathryn Hymes

Jun 24, 2025 49m

“I’m happy for the winding path that took me to this work” Kathryn Hymes is a technologist and computational linguist, currently serving as a director of product and innovation at Doctors Without…

Episode #72: Tim Durgin

Jun 05, 2025 35m

“If you understand why you’re making a career move, then don’t worry about explaining it” Tim Durgin (杜腾飞) is an ATA-certified Chinese-to-English linguist, translator, and analyst based in the…

Episode #71: Andy Edmonds

May 20, 2025 56m

“The buzz in LLMs now is all about training data” Andy Edmonds has an MS in Human Factors, Applied Psychology from Clemson University. He started his working career as a webmaster in 1995 and has…

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Linguistics Careercast has published 93 episodes since September 2022, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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