<![CDATA[HMSP — Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/hmsp Each episode immerses you in a different world — historical, scientific, philosophical — where rare English words appear not as vocabulary lessons but as the natural language of the story. You absorb words like caliginous, tergiversate, and susurrant the way you would in life: from context, without interruption.

Every episode is produced with AI tools: the writing, narration, illustrations, and music are AI-generated under close human direction. We commission extensive research to ensure factual accuracy, but the nature of AI-assisted production means we cannot guarantee that every historical or scientific detail is correct. When in doubt, verify independently.

]]> RSS.com 2026.320.183334 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:52:34 GMT en 56501985-268d-52e3-8b60-5ff74f9746d5 https://media.rss.com/hmsp/20260213_020213_7cb1fdd6bfddb8ce694235e31a7758a6.jpg HMSP — Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia https://rss.com/podcasts/hmsp yes Dominik J. Otto Dominik J. Otto Dominik J. Otto false episodic podcast Seattle, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98104, USA true <![CDATA[The Eternal City]]> A forty-minute audiobook that teaches rare English vocabulary through vivid historical narrative. Trace the rise and fall of Rome from the Antonine golden age through the sack of 410 AD, encountering words like apotheosis, flagitious, vicissitude, and palimpsest in their natural context.

Full transcript and chapter illustrations included.

Produced with ElevenLabs (narration), Gemini (illustrations), and Claude (writing and orchestration).

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/hmsp/2648154 187f5c30-3421-499b-929b-6ffdc6d5231b 5522 full 1 1 3 3 false Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:35:56 GMT true Seattle, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98104, USA Rome, Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy <![CDATA[The Palimpsest of Ashworth Hall]]> A thirty-minute audiobook that teaches rare English vocabulary through vivid fiction. Follow archivist Eleanor Vance as she uncovers decades of corruption hidden in the palimpsest pages of a university's founding documents.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/hmsp/2547754 5369d9f3-16fb-4a37-89fa-7158bf61f511 2423 full 1 1 2 2 false Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:39:05 GMT true <![CDATA[The Salon on the Rue Saint-Honoré]]> Paris, 1753. A provincial widow arrives at Madame Geoffrin's salon and spends four decades among the great minds of the Enlightenment — Diderot, Voltaire, Rousseau, d'Alembert, Franklin — as the Age of Reason gives way to revolution.

One hour. Ten chapters. Over 300 rare English words woven into the narrative. Full transcript and chapter illustrations included.

Watch with illustrated visuals and time-synced subtitles on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e_n8nLSyluk

Produced with ElevenLabs (narration), Gemini (illustrations), and Claude (writing and orchestration). Based on extensive historical research, but AI-generated content may contain inaccuracies.

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