[Listen on buzzsprout] Carrie and Megan talk with Drs Emily M. Bender, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington, and Alex Hanna, Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), about their new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want, out May 13, … Continue reading The AI Con
Enough is Enuf
[Listen on Buzzsprout] Carrie and Megan talk with Gabe Henry about his new book, Enough is enuf: Our failed attempts to make English eezier to spell. Puerto Rico and English as an Official Language Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com Thanks for listening and keep calm … Continue reading Enough is Enuf
Language Oppression in Tibet
[Listen on buzzsrpout] Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Gerald Roche, Lecturer in the Department of Languages and Cultures at La Trobe University, about his new book, The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet, language oppression, solidarity, China and Tibet. LSA's response to the EO on English as the Official Language of the US Support … Continue reading Language Oppression in Tibet
The Italian N-Word
[Listen on buzzsprout] Megan Figueroa: Hi, and welcome to the Vocal Friars Podcast, the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Carrie Gillon: I'm Carrie Gillon. Megan: And I'm Megan Figueroa. Oh, Carrie, are we supposed to be enemies now? Carrie: Yeah. Well, as far as I can tell, yes, we are in the beginning of a trade … Continue reading The Italian N-Word
matkunsh 7mar
[Listen on buzzsprout] Carrie Gillon: Hi, and welcome to the Vocal Fries podcast. The podcast about linguistic discrimination. Megan Figueroa: I'm Megan Figueroa. Carrie: And I'm Carrie Gillon. Megan: You're bundled up. I'm bundled up. It's actually winter. Carrie: It's definitely winter. Yep. Still haven't had any snow yet, this fall to winter, but it … Continue reading matkunsh 7mar