Rebecca Ford of OUPblog in Publishers Weekly
“we try to provide readers with original material to make them feel like they are reading something educational and interesting”

What’s not to like?
Podictionary is exactly what it needs to be
informative, concise and often witty.
(strange brain radio)

John Gilhuly at KPSP (CBS affiliate in California)
“It’s fascinating, there’s a lot of trivia involved, it’s really cool.”
(as his favorite podcasts John grouped podictionary with The Onion and KCRW an NPR affiliate in Southern California.)

A great voice and a wonderful product
has both charm and a wonderful voice
(newto..)

Maria Puente at USA Today
It’s a hit…a comforting reminder that not everybody is as obsessed with America’s current mainstream entertainment fare as it might seem.

An excellent podcast! Amazing, the things Charles uncovers
and shares with his listeners. And best of all,
like the original idea of the Internet, its free!
(sandworm)

Slate Magazine
senior editor Andy Bowers recommends podictionary

podictionary rocks! witty, detailed, well-researched,
well-spoken, an amusing and practical podcast
(amosdriver)

Yahoo!
featured by podcasts.yahoo.com in “what we like this week”

Great Job a lovely interlude about words
(paulastruz)

Jane Magazine
“You’ll dig podictionary…it’s not all Oxford English stuffy…pulls from edgier sources.”

So cool! This podcast is right up my alley.
You rock, Charles!!
(jjenning)

iTunes
featured on the iTunes podcast page top banner

Excellent podcast. This is a daily must-listen on my list.
It’s short, straightforward, and always interesting
(isfullofcrap)

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CBC’s official blogger Tod Maffin responded to his audience’s questions on what podcasts he listens to and included podictionary.

Your fantastic podcast (my favorite thus far!) has awakened an interest
in etymology in me, and I thank you so much for it.
(Kristin in Cincinnati)

Arizona Republic
Kathy Cano Murillo recommended podictionary to readers as one of The Arizona Republic newspaper’s favorite podcasts.

We love this program…and we love his soothing voice.
(Rolandpopp)

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
If you like words, you will love this…a lovely thing to listen to while you sip your morning coffee. Rating: Brilliant. Short, sharp, succinct, with a look at historical origins and modern usage.

I would highly recommend it to anyone
(Bigrudy)

NPR
A Way With Words: Charles Hodgson played quizmaster & Richard Lederer gave podictionary a plug

Get your diction on! A wonderful podcast that is short and to the point.
Make it part of your daily listening and
you’ll be amazed by what you learn.
(mpenland)

University of Wisconsin
Mike Shapiro, award winning senior teaching assistant in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin – Madison said “Podictionary is a word-of-the-day podcast with a wonderful amateur etymologist. I highly recommend it if you are looking for a way to better understand our language.”

Excellent podcast. Kudos and many thanks to Charles.
(bigal811)

The Ottawa Citizen
The Citizen newspaper gave the better part of a page of coverage to Charles’s book and podictionary.

What a daily pleasure! Podictionary is well researched
with occasional touches of humor. What a treat.
(toymaker)

Oakland Tribune
journalist Candace Murphy listed podictionary as on of the “best podcasts”

Excellent Daily Podcast. One of my favorites, always very interesting.
(je)

State University of New York
State University of New York at Geneseo website has a writing guide web page that recommends podictionary.

Brilliant! This is what gives podcasting a good name
(Anon.)

Providence Rhode Island Public Library
Providence Rhode Island Public Library recommends podictionary

A daily treat. Witty and educational.
(cheplye)

Now Public
Michael Tippett, Now Public founder says “podictionary is great.”

Not bad [five stars] if I could put more stars I would.
(anon.)

CKCU
Canada’s oldest campus and community radio station plays podictionary episodes during The Friday Special Blend with Susan Johnston

Entertaining and informative
(jj2)

The Word Nerds
Dave Shepherd called podictionary “one of the coolest podcasts out there.”

Diction rocks! I really do like this show a lot.
Not boring and his voice is very soothing.
(butterflyvertigo)

Escape Pod
Stephen Eley referred to podictionary as “the highest value per minute” podcast

Brain Mints!
(danimal0416)

Podspider
gave podictionary a five star award

podictionary rocks! Scholarly and amusing, well worth listening to
(redneckjew1)

Worship the Glitch
Worship the Glitch blog chose podictionary as #2 out of 21 weekend chances for “digital entertainment nirvana”

A daily dose of smarts – Neat, a way to learn some history, improve vocabulary and have charming stories to tell at a party, all in one place
(LMR)

The Kitchissippi Times
The Kitchissippi Times newspaper headlined an article “The Talented Mr. Hodgson: Podcaster and author has many books on the go at any time”

Great! I’m going down the list word by word & love it. Thank you!
(Melissa Burnell)

The Boston Globe
a daily dictionary podcast

These are brief, educational but relaxing snippets about the history of words
(woodfv)

I would enjoy the podictionary podcast more if it were longer, but your work is quite appreciated. Thank you
(zhespelt)

I’m in love with this podcast – I’ve downloaded all the previous episodes that i’ve missed since the podcast started and now I listen to 20 words each day as i walk my dog through central park – so much fun! – thank you Charles!
(b_bazi)

Best podcast going! Listen every morning. Always interesting, and funny if you’re a nerd like myself.
(stevedymond)

The host , Charles Hodgson, has an uncanny way of presenting word definitions in a manner that keeps me coming back for more. These discrete podcasts make great listening while walking or biking. An engaging and always interesting podcast. If you never realized how intrinsically interesting words could be, this is a show for you.
(zenbones)

Great
(pariszwoo)

I listen to your podcast every week ( I prefer the weekly version). I like the way you weave various threads into it, and the dry humour you employ from time to time. Keep up the most fascinating podcast out there.
(Jeremy from Cheltenham UK)

Your podcast is soooo informative…. thank you for your time!!
(doxielover66)

Keep going. The more you ramble, the more we love you. Really!
(woodland)

I enjoy listening to this podcast and learn something new nearly every time.
(DGaston1875)

Wow Its amazing that this guy can take a fairly common word like Garble and squeeze so much out of it. Great show!
(yotto)

I love it! (m.schwarzbach)

Feeling smarter and I love it. I appreciate learning about everyday words.
(meltedcoins)

Quick, Informative, Entertaining! Charles takes just a few minutes a day to give an enjoyable bit of history and meaning to an interesting collection of words. Definitely one of my favorite podcasts.
(ultimate_ed)

podictionary rocks! Extremely informative, engaging. (brian.stuhlemmer)
Thoroughly enjoyable
(g_robert)

I confess… Im a logophile. Thanks, Charles! (jimmpodcast.blogspot.com)
Love the show!
(chugach124)

so cool for word-lovers and trivia buffs
(honeysmudge)

Fun Show. Charles does a nice job of explaining how the words we use came to be. There’s learning involved but it’s FUN!
(This and That Pat)

Great Word of the Day Podcast! Excelent production, daily updates, a charming and eloquent host: this is what podcasting should be. Nearly every day Charles Hodgson publishes a short, witty and entertaining look inside the secret life of one word. Highly educational and very much recommended
(istu)

Well done and well worth your 3 minutes per day! It’s quite fascinating
(JMA)

A great way to spend a few minutes. Mr. Hodgson’s dry wit and gentle delivery entertain, inform and relax. A free treasure.
(hamilt)

Great podcast. Outstanding work. Subscribe today. Maybe you’ll learn something.
(Q_Bern)

This is an excellent podcast
(spiritfingrs)

Excellent! Charles Hodgson has an excellent approach and an even better carryout.
(anon.)

Awesome podcast
(Ander6)

This is a staple of my daily podcast listening, always interesting, kind of relaxing to listen to and educational to boot ! I love it. It is conveniently sized at just a couple of minutes a time, so you can have it as a small snack of podcast when other things just won’t do.
(Russell Jenkins Fearn)

Just right! Charles Hodgson doesn’t say all his words the same as I do (which is, of course, the right way (wink), but he certainly knows about them. Daily episodes are short, 1-3 minutes, and each one is about only one word. There’s no heavy production, it’s just him talking about where English words came from, when they popped up, and words they’re related to. Like ‘flip-flop’, or ’smithereens.’
(whapa)

A great way to spend a few minutes. Mr Hodgson’s dry wit and gentle delivery entertain, inform, and calm me down a bit after a hard day’s work. Podictionary is a free treasure I found a few months ago and it keeps on giving. If you are a word lover and a lover of history of all kinds, this podcast is for you!
(hamilton_uci)

Very interesting show. Charles Hodgson provides a very interesting podcast about words. In every episode, he gives a short narrative about a common word, including its history, interesting facts, and related words and stories. I also like this podcast because it is short, and a good break from the other 1/2 hour or 1 hour podcasts that I listen to.
(ssafron)

Excellent podcast. I have stumbled upon some good podcasts and some pretty bad ones. Podictionary is very good. I like the author’s choices of words to explore and also the production values seem quite high. Easy to listen to; I’m regular from now on.
(Mikeyman)

This is my favorite podcast! I never miss it.
(louknits)

Long time listener. Keep up the good work, Charles.
(ddutson)

Great site for everything you wanted to know about words, but didnt know where to look. Thanks!
(cjlatendresse)

Word lovers will love this. This is THE best podcast for word lovers, clear and fun.
(comixmcj)

This is a great podcast; I enjoy listening to it every day, as it enhances knowledge of the lesser-known events of today as well as yesterday. Charles Hodgson puts together some great research and knowlege and translates it into plain English–as well as some other languages–for the rest of us.
(l_c_bickford)

Well done to Charles Hodson. Podictionary is consistently brilliant!
(cscleparis)

Charles Hodgson is my hero. Looking up a word’s etymology is one thing, but Hodgson tells you an entire story and history, often amusing and thought provoking. Language comes alive on this well-researched podictionary.
(surfinglibrarian)

I get so much out of your podcast. Just hearing your intro is enough to make me all relaxed and happy.
(Sifra)