The Vocal Fries
The Vocal Fries
The Vocal Fries
The monthly podcast about linguistic discrimination. Learn about how we judge other people's speech as a sneaky way to be racist, sexist, classist, etc. Carrie and Megan teach you how to stop being an accidental jerk. Support this podcast at www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod
Canuck is a Slur
Send us Fan Mail 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 CupSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Jul 6
53 min
Unlocking Justice
Send us Fan Mail 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 Inequity and Create Change. Yoda and BSLSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Jun 1
1 hr
Why We Talk Funny
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Valerie Fridland about her newest book, Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents. Maine Monitor interview with PlatnerPlatner's apologySupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Apr 27
1 hr 12 min
Language and Health in Action
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Drs Lynnette Arnold and Anna I. Corwin about their new co-edited book (with Jennifer R Guzmán and Emily Avera), Language and Health in Action (ebook), along with two authors in the same volume, Drs Stephanie Keeney Parks and Abby Mack about their chapters "Autism Diagnostics as White Public Space in US Clinics" and "In the Spirit, in the Flesh: Performative Language, Embodiment, and Sustaining Recovery in Appalachia". Code Switch episode on Trump's ...
Apr 20
1 hr 4 min
I see your True Color(s)
Send us Fan Mail 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 biasSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Mar 30
1 hr 6 min
Stop Protecting Chomsky
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk about the Epstein emails and Chomsky's correspondence with him. Carrie swears more than usual. Support Tim Brookes KickstarterSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Feb 27
55 min
WOTY2025
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk about the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year. TACO Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Jan 19
35 min
By Hand
Send us Fan Mail 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 baitparasocialvibe codingAI slopmaple washing Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Dec 15, 2025
1 hr 8 min
Trapped in Makaton
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk about Makaton, an artificial sign-based system, particularly Sara Novič's article about it. Support the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Nov 28, 2025
36 min
Scary Words for a Scary World
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk about random words that are scary or scary-adjacent. facsismeldritchghostvampireSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at [email protected] for listening and keep calm and fry on
Oct 31, 2025
30 min
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