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The Vocal Fries

@vocalfriespod.bsky.social
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a podcast about linguistic discrimination. “compelling and never preachy” - NYT

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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Can't help but be a little jealous of someone who can carve out this exact beat
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Our latest episode is all about the alphabet! @dannybate.com tells us about his book, Why Q Needs U www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Why Q Needs U - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Danny Bate about his book, Why Q Needs U. Check out his podcast, A Language I Love Is...BTS vs the GrammysBTS and Chris Brown
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Working on revisions to our @vocalfriespod.bsky.social book and it feels good knowing that we are goikg to be putting a product out there that is human made and AI was not used at any point in the process 🍟🧡
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Canuck is a Slur Podcast @canuckisaslur.preg4pay.biz · 02/08/2026
I recently went on the terrific @vocalfriespod.bsky.social to talk about the various ways linguistics intersects with CIAS topics, from Franco-Alberta to Canadian English and everywhere in between. Please go give it a listen, it was a lot of fun! www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Canuck is a Slur - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Kelly Gaumont, host of the podcast Canuck is a Slur, about his podcast, French Canadians in Alberta, and all things language in Canada.Spanish at the World Cup
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@dynamoe.bsky.social made us a new logo! Please go check out nobodyssweetheart.com for all your illustration/comedy needs
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Dyna Moe: Illustration and/or Comedy
personal website of illustrator and comedy writer Dyna Moe
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It’s our 9th anniversary episode! Listen as we chat with friend of the pod, the linguist’s dialect coach, overall great guy Erik Singer! Thanks, @dialectcoacherik.bsky.social! And thank you all for 9 amazing years! vocalfriespod.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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A Good Day to Di-alect - The Vocal Fries
The Fries are 9!Carrie and Megan talk with Erik Singer, dialect coach to the stars, to celebrate 9 years of the Fries!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It’s our 9th anniversary episode! Listen as we chat with friend of the pod, the linguist’s dialect coach, overall great guy Erik Singer! Thanks, @dialectcoacherik.bsky.social! And thank you all for 9 amazing years! vocalfriespod.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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A Good Day to Di-alect - The Vocal Fries
The Fries are 9!Carrie and Megan talk with Erik Singer, dialect coach to the stars, to celebrate 9 years of the Fries!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
If you only listen to one episode, let it be this one. @chadtopaz.bsky.social teaches us about how to use data to make the world a better place and becomes our instant bff www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Unlocking Justice - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Chad M Topaz, professor of complex systems at Williams College and cofounder of the QSIDE Institute, about his book Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequ...
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
If you listened to the Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social you would know this
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Turns out, colo(u)rs and colo(u)r terms are weird! @korystamper.bsky.social teaches us all about them
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I see your True Color(s) - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Kory Stamper, about her newest book, True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color from Azure to Zinc Pink. Out March 31, 2026!Chatbots and bias
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Carrie Gillon @carrieg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@korystamper.bsky.social ‘s book is out today! Happy bookday!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Turns out, colo(u)rs and colo(u)r terms are weird! @korystamper.bsky.social teaches us all about them
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I see your True Color(s) - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Kory Stamper, about her newest book, True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color from Azure to Zinc Pink. Out March 31, 2026!Chatbots and bias
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Q. Pheevr @q.pheevr.ca · 10/03/2026
When you use the plausible-looking-text-extrusion machine to extrude a plausible-looking brief, which you then file, you haven’t written a brief, but you’re still damn well responsible for anything in it that turns out to be merely plausible-looking and not actually true.
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
We're no. 12 😂 (I'll take it) podranker.com/language-pod...
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Check out the latest episode of The Vocal Fries! Listen to the full podcast here play.headliner.app/episode/31192806 (video made with www.headliner.app)
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Top 5% of Buzzsprout podcasts (again!) Plus our top city is Melbourne! (not pictured) Shout out to our Aussie friends and listeners, plus everyone from all 174 countries (!!)
2025 summary
8 years of podcasting 13 episodes published
top 5% of all Buzzsprout Podcasts
42.8k downloads 174 countries 664 minutes
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I meant to post this yesterday, but I got into the cleaning zone. Is my place still messy? Yes, but hush
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
It's that time of year again! our top 5 episodes for 2025 5. Peven Stinker, where we talk smack about Pinker www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Peven Stinker - The Vocal Fries
We have a few things to say about Pinker.Part of the War on ScienceThe Language InstinctPinker on Race RealismCo-authored paper on overregularizationThe Open Letter to the LSAThe article that Carrie w...
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
@timbrookes.bsky.social my friend just texted to tell me how fascinating our chat with you is! I have to say it again: I love this episode! Thank you for your time and wisdom! Everyone, check out the @vocalfriespod.bsky.social’s latest episode with Tim Brookes! www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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By Hand - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Tim Brookes about his newest book, By Hand, about the importance of handwriting.NBER reportCurrent AffairsWOTY: 6-7 rage baitparasocialvibe codingAI slopmaple washing
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
this is a new way to misspell my name (Gillow) blacknews.com/news/trump-t...
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Trump Thinks Black People Have Lower IQs Than White People
By Legrand H. Clegg II Nationwide -- On August 3rd, 2025, President Donald Trump referred to Charlemagne Tha God, a popular Black talk show host, as a “low IQ individual” because of the comments the h...
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Reminder that this is coming up soon!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
If you'd like to join in on the fun, you just need to be a member, free or paid Sept 13, 2025 11am PDT www.patreon.com/posts/join-f...
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
It’s US book release day for The AI Con! Check out our interview with authors @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social!
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This was one of the most fun interviews I've gotten to do!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Hyped for AI? Maybe don’t be
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
This was such a fun conversation!
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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Such a pleasure to speak with Carrie and Megan!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Exciting new episode out now! We chat with Drs @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social about their new book The AI Con, out May 13! www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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The AI Con - The Vocal Fries
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 th...
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
We just had the interview. Y’all are going to love the episode! Coming very soon.
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Y’all. I just finished The AI Con and it is so good and so necessary. I cannot wait to chat with @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social about it this weekend!
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social will release a special episode with Lorna Gibb chatting about this book soon!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Woo hoo!
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
We have a new episode out now! We chat with Gabe Henry about his new book, “Enough is enuf: Our failed attempts to make English eezier to spell” www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Enough is Enuf - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Gabe Henry about his new book, Enough is enuf: Our failed attempts to make English eezier to spell.Puerto Rico and English as an Official Language
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Sam Corbin @samcorbin.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
i and other hopeful spellers such as @timdonnelly.bsky.social are competing in gabe’s book launch party this weds at littlefield in brooklyn!!
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Because Language (becauselangpod) @becauselanguage.com · 14/04/2025
Go listen — you'll love it! And you're also going to love OUR episode with Gabe Henry
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
We have a new episode out now! We chat with Gabe Henry about his new book, “Enough is enuf: Our failed attempts to make English eezier to spell” www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Enough is Enuf - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Gabe Henry about his new book, Enough is enuf: Our failed attempts to make English eezier to spell.Puerto Rico and English as an Official Language
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan @lawandlanguage.org · 04/04/2025
Had a binge listen to vocal fries podcast episodes yesterday, including this one 🙌🏼
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I dream of having Kristen Schaal on @vocalfriespod.bsky.social.
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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This was a really engaging, interesting conversation and I thoroughly enjoyed being on the podcast. If you want to know why some people enjoy hating Richard Gere and what that has to do with language oppression, have a listen.
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Did ya hear? 🍟
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Our latest episode is out now! We talk Language Oppression in Tibet with Dr. @geraldroche.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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Language Oppression in Tibet - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Gerald Roche, Lecturer in the Department of Languages and Cultures at La Trobe University, about his new book, The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet, language oppr...
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
This interview was so much fun. I cannot wait for y’all to hear it.
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Have you listened yet? 🍟💛
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Stan Carey @stancarey.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
With thanks to @lisabdavidson.bsky.social and @vocalfriespod.bsky.social for a linguistically informed discussion of the weird word "twang" vocalfriespod.com/2019/09/09/l...
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Everybody Hertz
We talk to Dr Lisa Davidson, Professor of Linguistics at New York University, about the terms used by journalists to describe language and accents (and why they are so often problematic).
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Check out our new episode with @mcanzanella.bsky.social! We talk all about the Neapolitan language. www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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The Italian N-Word - The Vocal Fries
Megan and Carrie talk with Massimiliano Canzanella about the Neapolitan language and how it is perceived in Italy.Asian languages and the LA fires
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Elia Powers @eliapowers.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Late to this (wasn't on BlueSky yet), but enjoyed my appearance!
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Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Speaking Spanish is a crime in our country.
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-... Bonus is up and it's all about the importance of sign language in emergencies
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The Vocal Fries @vocalfriespod.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
It’s new episode day! We talk with Dr. Adam Benkato about Arabic! Matkunsh 7mar is transliterated from Arabic script and it means “Don’t be an asshole.” Enjoy! vocalfriespod.buzzsprout.com/1930383/epis...
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matkunsh 7mar - The Vocal Fries
Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Adam Benkato, Associate Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley, about Arabic.codeswitching in inca...
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