Listen on buzzsprout Send a text Carrie and Megan talk with Tim Brookes about his newest book, By Hand, about the importance of handwriting. NBER report Current Affairs WOTY: 6-7 rage bait parasocial vibe coding AI slop maple washing Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com Thanks … Continue reading By Hand
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Algospeak
Listen on buzzsprout Send a text Carrie and Megan talk with Adam Aleksic about his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language. Bromism and ChatGPT 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 and fry on Transcript … Continue reading Algospeak
A history of like
[Listen on buzzsprout] Send us a text Carrie and Megan talk with Megan C. Reynolds, Dwell magazine editor, about her book, Like: A History of the World's Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word. Putin and Russian Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com Thanks for listening and keep … Continue reading A history of like
Rare Tongues
[Listen on buzzsprout] We talk with Dr Lorna Gibb about her newest book, Rare Tongues: The Secret Stories of Hidden Languages. Steven Pinker: Harvard Derangement Syndrome vs. LSA Jews and IQ 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 and fry on … Continue reading Rare Tongues
The AI Con
[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
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