The Vocal Fries
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a podcast about linguistic discrimination. “compelling and never preachy” - NYT
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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”
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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
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16970321
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this is a new way to misspell my name (Gillow)
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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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Reminder that this is coming up soon!
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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
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Join the Fries | Patreon
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3 months ago
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Megan Figueroa
6 months ago
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
7 months ago
This was one of the most fun interviews I've gotten to do!
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Hyped for AI? Maybe don’t be
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Megan Figueroa
7 months ago
This was such a fun conversation!
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Alex Hanna
7 months ago
Such a pleasure to speak with Carrie and Megan!
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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!
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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...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/17096375
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Megan Figueroa
7 months ago
We just had the interview. Y’all are going to love the episode! Coming very soon.
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Megan Figueroa
7 months ago
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
7 months ago
The Vocal Fries
@vocalfriespod.bsky.social
will release a special episode with Lorna Gibb chatting about this book soon!
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Woo hoo!
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7 months ago
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The Vocal Fries
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
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16970321
7 months ago
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Sam Corbin
7 months ago
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)
7 months ago
Go listen — you'll love it! And you're also going to love OUR episode with Gabe Henry
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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
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16970321
7 months ago
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Dr Laura Smith-Khan
8 months ago
Had a binge listen to vocal fries podcast episodes yesterday, including this one 🙌🏼
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Megan Figueroa
8 months ago
I dream of having Kristen Schaal on
@vocalfriespod.bsky.social
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Gerald Roche
8 months ago
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
8 months ago
Did ya hear? 🍟
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Our latest episode is out now! We talk Language Oppression in Tibet with Dr.
@geraldroche.bsky.social
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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...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16813467
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Megan Figueroa
8 months ago
This interview was so much fun. I cannot wait for y’all to hear it.
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Megan Figueroa
9 months ago
Have you listened yet? 🍟💛
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Stan Carey
9 months ago
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).
https://vocalfriespod.com/2019/09/09/love-hertz/
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Check out our new episode with
@mcanzanella.bsky.social
! We talk all about the Neapolitan language.
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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
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16634404
9 months ago
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Elia Powers
10 months ago
Late to this (wasn't on BlueSky yet), but enjoyed my appearance!
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Megan Figueroa
10 months ago
Speaking Spanish is a crime in our country.
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Bonus is up and it's all about the importance of sign language in emergencies
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Bonus 85 | Vocal Fries Pod
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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!
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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...
https://vocalfriespod.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16481525-matkunsh-7mar
10 months ago
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Megan Figueroa
10 months ago
Have you listened yet? It’s a nice break from *gestures around*.
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Megan Figueroa
10 months ago
We’ve been wanting to do an episode on Arabic for so long, and we finally did it! And with a good friend of mine! Check it out. And thanks, as always, for supporting an indie podcast. 🍟
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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!
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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...
https://vocalfriespod.buzzsprout.com/1930383/episodes/16481525-matkunsh-7mar
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It's that time of year again! Our top 5 episodes for 2024, starting with #5 (which was technically released in 2023, but December episodes always get short shrift): Werthwhile Language, with Dr Suzanne Wertheim:
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11 months ago
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the last bonus episode of 2024 is up!
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Bonus 84 | Vocal Fries Pod
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We are a completely indie podcast that could use your help! With your Patreon membership, you will have access to all of our bonus episodes, past and present. And with your 💰 support, we pay our editor and for transcription. Thank you for supporting an indie podcast!
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It’s new episode day! We hope you take a listen! 🍟
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11 months ago
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Dr. Mike Mena
11 months ago
NEW VOCAL FRIES EPISODE!! So fun getting to finally jump on the line with the podcast I've been following for a couple years now! This was myself and Dr. Ayala Fader talking DLP! Podbean:
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Spotify:
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And, ALL the other places too!
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Massimiliano Canzanella
11 months ago
1000 people aged 18+ (52% women and 48% men) were asked by the company PrePly: “What is the Italian dialect you find most annoying?” I explain the reasons for this widespread language hatred in a forthcoming episode of
@vocalfriespod.bsky.social
Full survey data:
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We were in the top 5% Of podcasts this year! Thank you all for making this happen!
11 months ago
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Massimiliano Canzanella
12 months ago
Last Sunday 1st of December, I discussed the apartheid suffered by the speakers of Neapolitan with Dr Carrie Gillon and Dr Megan Figueroa, the creators and hosts of The Vocal Fries Pod – one of the most popular and inspiring podcasts on language discrimination.
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Megan Figueroa
12 months ago
Being a linguist is inherently political. We know that all language is equal and that being treated differently because of your languaging has to do with the body you inhabit and not the language itself.
#linguistics
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Some holiday cheer from Megan’s Christmas tree 🎄🍟
12 months ago
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Megan Figueroa
12 months ago
We just recorded a fascinating new
@vocalfriespod.bsky.social
episode. I feel so lucky to get to do this work 🧡🍟
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Megan Figueroa
12 months ago
It’s a great time to become a Patreon supporter of
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If you'd like to support our work on this podcast, we have a Black Friday sale on monthly and annual
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promo code: 783C5 until Nov 30
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12 months ago
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Megan Figueroa
12 months ago
The pod is a labor of love. If you support us via Patreon, you’re helping us exist 🧡
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Our newest bonus episode is up!
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L1 (Child Language Acquisition) | Vocal Fries Pod
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12 months ago
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Nelson Flores
12 months ago
Jonathan Rosa and I had the amazing opportunity to work with an undergraduate student and a high school student to "translate" our "Undoing Appropriateness" article for high school students. The final product is available for free here:
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Language is Not the Problem, Racism is the Problem – Demystifying Language Project
Students of color are always being told that they need to change the way they speak. But what if, instead, educators changed the way they listen?
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Hello to all of our new followers! We’re happy you’re here. 😊
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