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Dogwhistles and Other Fig Leaves

Posted on January 8, 2026 by vocalfriespod

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 →

Writing Beyond Writing Transcript

Posted on October 11, 2025 by vocalfriespod

Megan Figueroa: Hi, and welcome to The Vocal Fries Podcast, the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Carrie Gillon: I'm Carrie Gillon. Megan: And I'm Megan Figueroa. How's it going over there? Carrie: It's nice. It's a beautiful, sunny July day. It's full-on summer now. Megan: A sunny July day, that is not something that's true here. … Continue reading Writing Beyond Writing Transcript →

Fear and Loathing in Politics and Academia

Posted on November 12, 2024 by vocalfriespod

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 →

To Be or Not To Be Transcript

Posted on August 11, 2024 by vocalfriespod

Carrie Gillon: Hi, and welcome to the Vocal Fries Podcast, the podcast about linguistic discrimination.Megan Figueroa: I'm Megan Figueroa.Carrie: I'm Carrie Gillon. Megan: Well, we're both here. We haven't melted. Carrie: Well, no.Megan: If anyone's concerned about us here in the desert.Carrie: It's slightly cooler than it was. It's still too hot. Megan: Yeah. Actually, in Tucson yesterday, … Continue reading To Be or Not To Be Transcript →