<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Carrie and Megan talk with Drs <a href='https://lynnettearnold.net/'>Lynnette Arnold</a> and <a href='http://www.annaicorwin.com'>Anna I. Corwin</a> about their new co-edited book (with Jennifer R Guzmán and Emily Avera), <a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/language-and-health-in-action-9780198933922?lang=en&amp;cc=mx'>Language and Health in Action</a> (<a href='https://academic.oup.com/book/62559'>ebook</a>), along with two authors in the same volume, Drs <a href='https://anthro.ucla.edu/person/stephanie-keeney-parks/'>Stephanie Keeney Parks</a> and <a href='https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/ajma359'>Abby Mack</a> about their chapters &quot;Autism Diagnostics as White Public Space in US Clinics&quot; and &quot;In the Spirit, in the Flesh: Performative Language, Embodiment, and Sustaining Recovery in Appalachia&quot;.<ul><li><a href='https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5755013'>Code Switch</a> episode on Trump&apos;s culty language</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us:<ul><li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a></li><li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a></li><li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li></ul>Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with Drs &lt;a href='https://lynnettearnold.net/'&gt;Lynnette Arnold&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='http://www.annaicorwin.com'&gt;Anna I. Corwin&lt;/a&gt; about their new co-edited book (with Jennifer R Guzmán and Emily Avera), &lt;a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/language-and-health-in-action-9780198933922?lang=en&amp;amp;cc=mx'&gt;Language and Health in Action&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href='https://academic.oup.com/book/62559'&gt;ebook&lt;/a&gt;), along with two authors in the same volume, Drs &lt;a href='https://anthro.ucla.edu/person/stephanie-keeney-parks/'&gt;Stephanie Keeney Parks&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://anthropology.as.uky.edu/users/ajma359'&gt;Abby Mack&lt;/a&gt; about their chapters &amp;quot;Autism Diagnostics as White Public Space in US Clinics&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;In the Spirit, in the Flesh: Performative Language, Embodiment, and Sustaining Recovery in Appalachia&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5755013'&gt;Code Switch&lt;/a&gt; episode on Trump&amp;apos;s culty language&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 ...

Language and Health in Action

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://korystamper.com/about/'>Kory Stamper</a>, about her newest book, <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914/true-color-by-kory-stamper/'>True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color from Azure to Zinc Pink</a>. Out March 31, 2026!<ul><li><a href='https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-chatbots-overemphasize-sociodemographic-stereotypes.html'>Chatbots and bias</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us:<ul><li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a></li><li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a></li><li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li></ul>Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with &lt;a href='https://korystamper.com/about/'&gt;Kory Stamper&lt;/a&gt;, about her newest book, &lt;a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914/true-color-by-kory-stamper/'&gt;True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color from Azure to Zinc Pink&lt;/a&gt;. Out March 31, 2026!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-chatbots-overemphasize-sociodemographic-stereotypes.html'&gt;Chatbots and bias&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 vocalfriespod@gmail.comThanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

I see your True Color(s)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Carrie and Megan talk about the <a href='https://jmail.world/'>Epstein emails and Chomsky&apos;s correspondence with him</a>. Carrie swears more than usual.<ul><li><a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home'>Support Tim Brookes Kickstarter</a></li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us:<ul><li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a></li><li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a></li><li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li></ul>Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk about the &lt;a href='https://jmail.world/'&gt;Epstein emails and Chomsky&amp;apos;s correspondence with him&lt;/a&gt;. Carrie swears more than usual.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/bringing-it-back-home'&gt;Support Tim Brookes Kickstarter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 vocalfriespod@gmail.comThanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

Stop Protecting Chomsky

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WOTY2025

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/'>Tim Brookes</a> about his newest book, <a href='https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/'>By Hand</a>, about the importance of handwriting.<a href='https://www.nber.org/papers/w34495'>NBER report</a><a href='https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself'>Current Affairs</a>WOTY: <ul><li><a href='https://www.dictionary.com/articles/word-of-the-year-2025'>6-7</a></li><li> <a href='https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/'>rage bait</a></li><li><a href='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/word-of-the-year/'>parasocial</a></li><li><a href='https://www.collinsdictionary.com/woty'>vibe coding</a></li><li><a href='https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2025/'>AI slop</a></li><li><a href='https://www.canadianenglishdictionary.ca/media/2025-cwoty-release.pdf'>maple washing</a></li></ul> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a>Contact us:<ul><li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a></li><li>Bluesky us <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'>@vocalfriespod.bsky.social</a></li><li>Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com</li></ul>Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with &lt;a href='https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/'&gt;Tim Brookes&lt;/a&gt; about his newest book, &lt;a href='https://www.endangeredalphabets.com/by-hand/'&gt;By Hand&lt;/a&gt;, about the importance of handwriting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nber.org/papers/w34495'&gt;NBER report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself'&gt;Current Affairs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WOTY: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.dictionary.com/articles/word-of-the-year-2025'&gt;6-7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;a href='https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/'&gt;rage bait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/category/word-of-the-year/'&gt;parasocial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.collinsdictionary.com/woty'&gt;vibe coding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2025/'&gt;AI slop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.canadianenglishdictionary.ca/media/2025-cwoty-release.pdf'&gt;maple washing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact us:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Threads us &lt;a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'&gt;@vocalfriespod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bluesky us &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iyvda3kefsnksrdyhfaadtik'&gt;@vocalfriespod.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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 vocalfriespod@gmail.comThanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

By Hand

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

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