I Hate Talking

About 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.

Publisher

Stephadam

Category

education · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 May 2024

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

141 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   St. Thomas Travel Tips: Customs, Kids, and Costly Sips - Part 5

   Send us Fan Mail In episode 128 of I Hate Talking, the hosts wrap up their five-part St. Thomas vacation recap with customs surprises, expensive airport refreshments, and a late-night journey home. They also celebrate a podcast milestone: September brought their highest monthly download total yet. The word of the episode is snorkel. The hosts explore its definitions, German origins, and connection to submarine air-intake systems before discussing the older “breathing tubes” that predate...

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   1 Oct 2026

   Spinning Toilets, Stingrays, and St. Thomas Shores - Part 4

   Send us Fan Mail In episode 127 of I Hate Talking, the hosts revisit the Coriolis effect after a previous discussion about the direction of a spiral staircase at Blackbeard’s Castle. They separate fact from fiction, explaining that Earth’s rotation affects large-scale moving systems such as weather patterns, ocean currents, and hurricanes—but does not determine which way water spins in toilets or household sinks. They also discuss French mathematician Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, whose ...

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   24 Sept 2026

   Bombast, Blackbeard, and Beachside Turtles of St. Thomas - Part 3

   Send us Fan Mail In episode 126 of I Hate Talking, the hosts continue their U.S. Virgin Islands travel series, picking up after their Water Island stay as they transfer back to the main island of St. Thomas. Before the travel recap, they explore the word bombastic—language or behavior that is extravagant, pompous, inflated, overly wordy, or exaggerated. They trace the word back to bombast, originally referring to cotton stuffing used to make clothing look fuller, before it evolved into ...

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• Dr Emily Carter
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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

98

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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