Linguistic Discrimination against Uyghurs in China
Send us Fan Mail Megan and Carrie talk with Dr Lee Moore about the linguistic situation in China, particularly the hostile environment towards Uyghurs. He is also the author of "A dyslexic learning C...
16 Jan 202450min
Werthwhile Language
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Suzanne Wertheim about her book, The Inclusive Language Field Guide: 6 Simple Principles for Avoiding Painful Mistakes and Communicating Respectfully. ...
11 Dec 202354min
Don't Drown the Cat
Send us Fan Mail Megan and Carrie talk with Dr Rebecca Roache about her book, For F*ck's Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun. Great British Bake OffSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @...
20 Nov 202358min
We All Country
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Bryce McCleary, Lecturer in Linguistics at Rice University, about his paper “'We All Country': Region, Place, and Community Language among Oklahoma City ...
16 Okt 20231h
Shuffling off This Mortal Coil
Send us Fan Mail Megan and Carrie talk with Poppy Mardall, the founder and chair of Poppy’s, about the Dead Good Words campaign around dehumanizing and euphemistic language about death. Calm History...
11 Sep 202349min
Talking Tamarra
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Felicity Meakins, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Queensland, and Briony Barr, a visual-conceptual-teaching artist and co-founder of the Sc...
3 Aug 202346min
Mental Fries/Vocal Floss
Send us Fan Mail Megan and Carrie talk to Erin McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief of Mental Floss, about her new book (with the Mental Floss team), Mental Floss Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words: A Miscel...
10 Juli 202349min
A Braille as Old as Time
Send us Fan Mail Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Robert Englebretson, Associate Professor in Linguistics at Rice University, about all things braille. Sources: https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S01427164230...
20 Juni 202354min
