<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Carrie and Megan talk about Makaton, an artificial sign-based system, particularly <a href='https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/signed-away-novic'>Sara Novič&apos;s article </a>about it. <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/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk about Makaton, an artificial sign-based system, particularly &lt;a href='https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/signed-away-novic'&gt;Sara Novič&amp;apos;s article &lt;/a&gt;about it.&lt;/p&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 a text 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 @vocalfriespod  Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social  Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com  Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

Trapped in Makaton

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Carrie and Megan talk about random words that are scary or scary-adjacent.<ul><li><a href='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism'>facsism</a></li><li><a href='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eldritch'>eldritch</a></li><li><a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/10/22/nx-s1-5580542/ghost-etymology-halloween-spooky-season'>ghost</a></li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99raFb-vxro'>vampire</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/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk about random words that are scary or scary-adjacent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism'&gt;facsism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eldritch'&gt;eldritch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.npr.org/2025/10/22/nx-s1-5580542/ghost-etymology-halloween-spooky-season'&gt;ghost&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99raFb-vxro'&gt;vampire&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 a text Carrie and Megan talk about random words that are scary or scary-adjacent. facsismeldritchghostvampireSupport the show Contact us:   Threads us @vocalfriespod  Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social  Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com  Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

Scary Words for a Scary World

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms">Send us a text</a>We have a few things to say about Pinker.<ul><li>Part of the <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5Xkk6TuE'>War on Science</a></li><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Language_Instinct'>The Language Instinct</a></li><li>Pinker on <a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6INhyTH_UPaSC3OUwq8g5SEhTSFGHyG-'>Race Realism</a></li><li>Co-authored paper on <a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/1166115'>overregularization</a></li><li>The <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ZqWl5grm_F5Kn_0OarY9Q2jlOnk200PvhM5e3isPvY'>Open Letter</a> to the LSA</li><li>The <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/steven-pinker-harvard.html'>article</a> that Carrie was interviewed for, but not named, about the Open Letter</li><li>Our episode on <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1930383/episodes/15631304-dogwhistles-and-other-fig-leaves'>dogwhistling</a></li><li><a href='https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/'>The Harper&apos;s Letter</a></li><li><a href='https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/07/harvard-steven-pinker-aporia-podcast'>Guardian</a> on his appearance on Aporia</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/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a few things to say about Pinker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Part of the &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5Xkk6TuE'&gt;War on Science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Language_Instinct'&gt;The Language Instinct&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pinker on &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6INhyTH_UPaSC3OUwq8g5SEhTSFGHyG-'&gt;Race Realism&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Co-authored paper on &lt;a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/1166115'&gt;overregularization&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ZqWl5grm_F5Kn_0OarY9Q2jlOnk200PvhM5e3isPvY'&gt;Open Letter&lt;/a&gt; to the LSA&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/steven-pinker-harvard.html'&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; that Carrie was interviewed for, but not named, about the Open Letter&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our episode on &lt;a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1930383/episodes/15631304-dogwhistles-and-other-fig-leaves'&gt;dogwhistling&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/'&gt;The Harper&amp;apos;s Letter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/07/harvard-steven-pinker-aporia-podcast'&gt;Guardian&lt;/a&gt; on his appearance on Aporia&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 a text 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 was interviewed for, but not named, about the Open LetterOur episode on dogwhistlingThe Harper's LetterGuardian on his appearance on AporiaSupport the show Contact us:   Threads us @vocalfriespod  Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social  Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com  Thanks fo...

Peven Stinker

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://www.etymologynerd.com/'>Adam Aleksic</a> about his new book, <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776856/algospeak-by-adam-aleksic/'>Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language</a>.<ul><li><a href='https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1260'>Bromism and ChatGPT</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/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with &lt;a href='https://www.etymologynerd.com/'&gt;Adam Aleksic&lt;/a&gt; about his new book, &lt;a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776856/algospeak-by-adam-aleksic/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1260'&gt;Bromism and ChatGPT&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 a text Carrie and Megan talk with Adam Aleksic about his new book, Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language. Bromism and ChatGPTSupport the show Contact us:   Threads us @vocalfriespod  Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social  Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com  Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

Algospeak

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://megancreynolds.com/'>Megan C. Reynolds</a>, <a href='https://www.dwell.com/'>Dwell</a> magazine editor, about her  book, <a href='https://www.harpercollins.com/products/like-megan-c-reynolds?variant=43182606647330'>Like: A History of the World&apos;s Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word</a>.<ul><li><a href='https://www.eurasiareview.com/14062025-putin-turns-to-linguistics-like-dictators-before-him-analysis/'>Putin and Russian</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/twilio/text_messages/1930383/open_sms"&gt;Send us a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Carrie and Megan talk with &lt;a href='https://megancreynolds.com/'&gt;Megan C. Reynolds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://www.dwell.com/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dwell&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; magazine editor, about her  book, &lt;a href='https://www.harpercollins.com/products/like-megan-c-reynolds?variant=43182606647330'&gt;Like: A History of the World&amp;apos;s Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.eurasiareview.com/14062025-putin-turns-to-linguistics-like-dictators-before-him-analysis/'&gt;Putin and Russian&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 a text Carrie and Megan talk with Megan C. Reynolds, Dwell magazine editor, about her  book, Like: A History of the World's Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word. Putin and RussianSupport the show Contact us:   Threads us @vocalfriespod  Bluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.social  Email us at vocalfriespod@gmail.com  Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on 

A History of Like

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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