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.
I Hate Talking
Latest Episodes
The Bigger They Are: Toy Story 3, Toy Sentience, and the Word “The”
Episode 116 of I Hate Talking digs into the word “the” and how it can function in comparative or conditional phrases like “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” The hosts connect that grammar quirk to Old English roots and ...
Story of Toys Continues - Toy Story 2 and Being Fuddled
Episode 115 of I Hate Talking centers on the word “befuddled,” which the hosts unpack through both meaning and origin. They define it as being confused or mentally clouded, then trace it back to its older sense of being intoxicat...
More Acronyms: OP and SPA, plus County Codes and Phone Codes
Episode 114 of I Hate Talking explores the acronym “OP” and how its meaning shifts depending on context. The hosts contrast the Reddit usage of OP as “original poster” with the gaming-world meaning of “overpowered,” then widen th...
Sapience and New Considerations from the World of Toy Story
This episode explores the difference between sentient and sapient, using Toy Story as the main example. The hosts define sentience as the ability to feel and experience surroundings, while sapience is tied to higher thought, reas...