Demystifying Language

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: I almost thought you forgot your name there for a second. Carrie: Oh, there must be a lag. Megan: Oh, is there a lag? Carrie: There … Continue reading Demystifying Language

Fear and Loathing in Politics and Academia

Megan Figueroa: Hi. Welcome to the Vocal Fries podcast, the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Carrie Gillon: I'm Carrie Gillon. Megan: And I'm Megan Figueroa, and I'm upright at my computer. Carrie: Oh, boy. The worst has arrived. Again. Megan: Yeah. Again. I know. I remember when he was in office last time, people had commented … Continue reading Fear and Loathing in Politics and Academia

Dogwhistles and Other Fig Leaves

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: Hey, I'm glad to see that you're up and not sick anymore. Carrie: Yeah, I'm finally not sick. I finally stopped coughing a few days ago. Megan: That sounds … Continue reading Dogwhistles and Other Fig Leaves

The Rhetoric of Racism Transcript

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: Well, Carrie, congratulations. I heard you had a book deal. Carrie: Right back at you. Yeah. Megan: So exciting. Carrie: Yes. So for people who are not on Twitter, … Continue reading The Rhetoric of Racism Transcript