ableism – The Vocal Fries Pod

The AI Con

Posted on February 7, 2026February 4, 2026 by vocalfriespod

[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 →

The (In)Visibility of Disability Transcript

Posted on November 28, 2024 by vocalfriespod

Megan Figueroa: Hi, and welcome to the Vocal Fries podcast. The podcast about linguistic discrimination. Carrie: I’m Carrie Gillon. Megan: And I’m Megan Figueroa. Carrie, you’re about to get on a plane. Well, soon. Very soon. Carrie: Yeah soon, pretty soon. Yeah, Tuesday night, taking the red-eye, which I hate, but there wasn’t really a … Continue reading The (In)Visibility of Disability Transcript →