By Hand

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

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

Serving Language Ideologies

[Listen on buzzsprout] Carrie and Megan talk with Paulette van der Voet and Martina Terrazzano, PhD students at the University of Umea, about their class called “Linguistics and the Eurovision Song Contest”. Top 20 Eurovision songs Malta and Estonia Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespod Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com Thanks … Continue reading Serving Language Ideologies

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