Roz's Random Ramblings: Language, History, and Other Adventures

About Roz's Random Ramblings: Language, History, and Other Adventures

I am a linguist and professional researcher who loves doing all kinds of research, especially about history. People sometimes ask me questions about language or history or various other things, and if I don't already know the answer, I do the research for them and explain it to them later. I decided to make a podcast out of some of the questions people have asked me, because if one person asked, then there must be a few more who asked or who would at least be interested. Right? Join me as I dive into a wide variety of topics, focusing mainly on the history and language related to those items, from word origins to people's origins (genealogy) to art, science, culture, food, literature, animals... almost anything is fair game for me to ramble about.

Publisher

Roz Hirch

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Is a hot dog a sandwich?

   Here's a question that has been thrilling the internet and swirling around my casual conversations for years. Is a hot dog a sandwich? In this episode, I attempt to answer the age-old question with good old-fashioned research and a sense of humor. See if my answer stands up under scrutiny!

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   How did universities become such a big deal? Part 2

   Check out the exciting conclusion to the 2-part episode about the development of universities. Where else can you get a thousand years of history in 20 minutes? Plus a bonus slap fight between Newton and Leibniz. Enlightening and entertaining.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   How did universities become such a big deal?

   In this episode, I look at the evolution of the university system, beginning 2500 years ago in what is today modern Pakistan. I look at some of the topics that were taught and how the university system gradually developed over time and across nations. No pop quizzes, but lots of fun facts and interesting background information.

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