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Podlediad Yr Hen Iaith
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Cyflwyniad hwyliog i hanes llenyddiaeth Gymraeg, gyda Jerry Hunter, hogyn o’r Midwest yn America yn dysgu Richard Wyn Jones o Sir Fôn am drysorau’i iaith ei hun
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Podlediad Yr Hen Iaith @yrheniaith.bsky.social · Jun 7
CYHOEDDIAD: Bydd @jerryhunter.bsky.social a @richardwynjones.bsky.social nôl gyda cyfres 3 Yr Hen Iaith wythnos nesaf!

Tanysgrifiwch yn eich ap podlediadau, neu ar YouTube. Bydd pob pennod ar gael yng nghyntaf @ambobdim.bsky.social gyda talfyriadau Saesneg ar @nation.cymru. Ymlaen!
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Ein pennod diwetharaf nawr ar @ambobdim.bsky.social - Mae @jerryhunter.bsky.social a @richardwynjones.bsky.social yn trafod gwaith Ann Griffiths! 👇
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Pennod 80 - Ann Griffiths (1776-1805) - Ambobdim
Tan yn ddiweddar, Ann Griffiths oedd yr unig fardd benywaidd a welid mewn canonau llenyddol Cymraeg. Nid yw’n syndod felly i Richard Wyn Jones ddweud ei fod yn lled gyfarwydd â hi wrth i ni ddechrau t...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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If you haven't listened to it already, I can't recommend @yrheniaith.bsky.social enough, by the way!
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Iolo Morganwg matched his words with action. He was a vocal opponent of Britain’s involvement in the slave trade. Although he struggled financially for most of his life, Iolo turned away profit if it was connected to slavery ✍️Jerry Hunter wp.me/p8Mk4U-1dmE
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Pennod newydd Yr Hen Iaith! Mae @jerryhunter.bsky.social a @richardwynjones.bsky.social yn trafod un o'r enwau mwyaf cyfarwydd mewn llenyddiaeth Cymru (yn arbenigo mewn ffuglen 😆 ) - Iolo Morgannwg. Ar @ambobdim.bsky.social , YouTube, a phob ap podlediadau rwan.

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Pennod 79 - Bardd Rhyddid ac Arch-ffugiwr: Iolo Morganwg - Ambobdim
Edrychwn yn y bennod hon ar un o gymeriadau mwyaf enigmatig y traddodiad llenyddol Cymraeg (ac efallai un o gymeriadau mwyaf enigmatig hanes Cymru yn gyffredinol), sef Edward Williams neu Iolo Morganw...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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Pennod 78 – Jac Glan-y-Gors @yrheniaith.bsky.social

Yn y bennod hon, mae Jerry Hunter a Richard Wyn Jones yn cael hwyl yn trafod John Jones (1766-1821), cymeriad amryddawn a adwaenir yn well heddiw fel Jac Glan-y-Gors

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Split-screen video interview with two men on webcams, bookshelves behind them, titled ‘Pennod 78 – Jac Glan-y-Gors.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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Ein pod diwetharaf nawr ar gael ar @ambobdim.bsky.social . pob ap podlediadau ac ar YouTube:
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Pennod 77 - Marged Dafydd (c.1700-c.1785) - Ambobdim
Cawn gyfle yn y bennod hon i ystyried dwy wedd ar yrfa lenyddol Marged Dafydd. Yn enedigol o’r Coetgae-du ym mhlwyf Trawsfynydd, cafodd fywyd hir a chysegrodd lawer iawn o’i hamser i ddiogelu ac astud...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Rhaid cyfaddef nad oeddwn i erioed wedi clywed am Angharad James (bardd o’r 18fed ganrif) cyn hyn.

Os ydych chi’n yr un cwch yna dwi’n sicr y byddwch yn cael eich swyno…!

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Pennod 76 - Angharad James

Mwynhewch pennod 76 @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social ar Am nawr!

Enjoy the latest episode of Yr Hen Iaith with Richard Wyn Jones and Jerry Hunter on Am now!

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December 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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I freely confess that I’d never even heard of C18th century poet Angharad James until this episode of @yrheniaith.bsky.social but her work is remarkable

Read this lovely overview by @jerryhunter.bsky.social then please search your attic for the lost ‘llyfr coch’!

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Yr Hen Iaith part 76: A Friend’s Invitation and a Mother’s Grief: the poetry of Angharad James
Jerry Hunter As was noted while discussing the medieval poet Gwerful Mechain in episode 27 and the sixteenth-century poet Alis ferch Gruffudd in episode 38, one of the most exciting developments in We...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Pennod 76 - Angharad James

Mwynhewch pennod 76 @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social ar Am nawr!

Enjoy the latest episode of Yr Hen Iaith with Richard Wyn Jones and Jerry Hunter on Am now!

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December 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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From @yrheniaith.bsky.social podcast

Early Welsh language literature from the Americas includes a poem from 1596 imagining a dolphin carrying a message from a ship in the Caribbean home to Wales

Benjamin Franklin (yes, that one) printed a Welsh language book in 1730!

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Yr Hen Iaith part 75 – The earliest Welsh-American literature
Jerry Hunter The first Welsh-language American book was published more than half a century before the birth of the United States. Its author, Ellis Pugh, was one of a number of Welsh Quakers who immig...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Yn syth o Ohio, UDA! Y podlediad Cymraeg fyw cyntaf erioed (citation needed!) a recordiwyd yn America? Ein pennod diwetharaf gyda’r ein dau Americanwyr @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social yn trafod y dechreuadau llenyddiaeth Gymraeg America 👇👇
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Pennod 75 - ‘Bro coedydd, gelltydd gwylltion’: Dechreuadau Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg America
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Ein pennod 'coll' nawr arlein, joiwch dysgu am Goronwy Ddu!
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Pennod 74 – Hiraeth am Fôn: Goronwy Owen @yrheniaith.bsky.social

Caiff Richard Wyn Jones ragor o hanes llenyddol ei fro enedigol yn y bennod hon wrth i'r ddau drafod Goronwy Owen, bardd enwocaf Ynys Môn.

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November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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NEWYDD | NEW

Pennod 73 – Morrisiaid Môn

Gwyliwch a gwrandewch ar bennod ddiweddaraf @yrheniaith.bsky.social ar Am nawr!📺

Watch and listen to the latest episode of @yrheniaith.bsky.social on Am now!📺

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October 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Pennod 72: Y Ffŵl a’r Pregethwr: Yr Anterliwt (rhan 4)

Gwyliwch a gwrandewch ar bennod newydd Yr Hen Iaith @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social ar Am nawr:

Listen and watch now:

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October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Llongyfarchiadau i bob enillydd a diolch i’r British Podcast Awards - 🥈
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Pennod newydd @yrheniaith.bsky.social

Pennod 71 – Ffŵl heb Ffiniau: Yr Anterliwt (rhan 3)

Cewch gyfle yn y bennod hon i gyfarfod â Gwagsaw, Syr Caswir, Ffowcyn Gnuchlyd a rhai o ffyliaid eraill yr anterliwtiau

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September 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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‘Dynion dawnus yn dilyn chw’ryddiaeth’: Yr Anterliwt (rhan 2)

Ar Am nawr: Pennod 70 @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social!

Now on Am: the latest episode of Yr Hen Iaith with Richard Wyn Jones and Jerry Hunter!

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Pennod 70 - ‘Dynion dawnus yn dilyn chw’ryddiaeth’: Yr Anterliwt (rhan 2) - Ambobdim
Canolbwyntiwn yn y bennod hon ar yr actorion a oedd yn perfformio mewn anterliwtiau, gan graffu ar nifer o destunau llenyddol sy’n taflu goleuni ar eu gwaith a’u hunaniaeth.   Yn debyg i gwmni drama h...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Baledi’r Ddeunawfed Ganrif

Ar Am nawr: Pennod 68 Yr Hen Iaith @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social!

Now on Am: the latest episode of Yr Hen Iaith with Richard Wyn Jones and Jerry Hunter!

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August 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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"Eighteenth-century religious reformers worked energetically to kill some Welsh traditions... the best example is the gwylmabsant, an annual parish festival or wake (the gŵyl, ‘festival’, of the mabsant, the saint to whom the parish church was dedicated)."
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Yr Hen Iaith part 67: That Which Was Lost
Jerry Hunter We have been discussing the Methodist Revival in recent episodes, concentrating specifically on the work of William Williams, Pantycelyn, and highlighting some of the ways in which that p...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Ochr Arall y Geiniog

Mae Pennod 67 Yr Hen Iaith @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda
@richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social ar Am nawr!

The latest episode of Yr Hen Iaith with Richard Wyn Jones and Jerry Hunter is now on Am!

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July 31, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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It’s hard to find two eighteenth-century poets who had a more tangible influence on the development of Welsh-language literature than Goronwy Owen and William Williams Pantycelyn. And they approached poetry in completely different ways ✍️Jerry Hunter wp.me/p8Mk4U-130r
July 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Mae Pennod 66 Yr Hen Iaith @yrheniaith.bsky.social gyda @richardwynjones.bsky.social a @jerryhunter.bsky.social ar gael ar Am nawr!

The latest episode of Yr Hen Iaith with Richard Wyn Jones and Jerry Hunter is available on Am now!

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Pennod 66 - Bardd Diofal?: Williams Pantycelyn (rhan 3) - Ambobdim
Rydym ni’n gorffen trafod yr emynydd mawr yn y bennod hon trwy ofyn cwestiwn a fydd o bosib yn annisgwyl i’r rhan fwyaf o’n dilynwyr, sef a oedd Pantycelyn yn fardd diofal? Dyfynnwn nifer o ysgolheigi...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Recordiadau o benodau byw o @yrheniaith.bsky.social wedi eu cwblhau yma’n Ohio. Diolch i’r gynulleidfa - ‘da chi werth y byd…!!
July 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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By the time Yr Hen Iaith reaches Llyfr Glas Nebo, or wherever the series ends, I like many other readers and listeners will feel that they’ve had a university level education in the ways and wonders of llenyddiaeth Cymraeg ✍️Jon Gower wp.me/p8Mk4U-11m8
June 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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“Hunter, biau’r pod!”

Mae pennod 64 Yr Hen Iaith nawr ar gael ar @ambobdim.bsky.social , YouTube ac eich hoff ap podlediadau. Ymunwch â @jerryhunter.bsky.social a @richardwynjones.bsky.social yn trafod gwaith William Williams, Pantycelyn. 👇
June 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM