Here are the Ben Zimmer articles mentioned in our latest episode: https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!fa194 Where Does Trump’s ‘Invasion’ Rhetoric Come From? Why Trump Uses Mock Spanish Why Donald Trump’s Racist Language Isn’t Debatable What Trump Talks About When He Talks About Infestations The frightening political history of the word “infest.”
Everybody Hertz
https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!3459d We talk to Dr Lisa Davidson, Professor of Linguistics at New York University, about the terms used by journalists to describe language and accents (and why they are so often problematic).
Your Language Sounds like it has a Drawbridge
https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!99800 Carrie and Megan talk to Dr Sadie Ryan, host of the Accentricity podcast, the podcast that examines the eccentricities of language and identity and how the way we talk connects to who we are.
To Be or Not to Be (Hamlet)
https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!62611 Megan and Carrie talk to Duane Daniels, actor, acting coach, director and producer, aka Principal Van Clemmons on Veronica Mars, about acting, singing and his new book You are Not Really Hamlet: And Everybody Knows It.
Megan Squared
https://radiopublic.com/the-vocal-fries-GOoXdO/ep/s1!4f528 Megan and Carrie talk to Dr Megan Strom, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, about the importance of interpretation services in the United States.
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