84: Diego's Discourse (with Diego Diaz)
What's happening with signed language in Argentina? How are terms for gender changing in the Spanish language? And are Zoomers making work language more casual? Listener and friend of the pod Diego Di...
18 Okt 20231h 44min
83: You're All Talk (with Rob Drummond and Robbie Love)
Our accents are great! They represent our origins, our languages, our community, and our identity. But too many of us feel like we can't speak with our authentic voice. Accent prejudice is real. Lingu...
2 Okt 20233h 1min
82: Girl Dinner (live with our patrons and friends)
Our patrons are joining us live to give us their news, words, and stories. That's right, it's a Potluck episode! What's a "girl dinner"? What's the other name of India? And how is AI helping translate...
16 Sep 20231h 26min
81: Mother Tongue (with Jenni Nuttall)
Women's bodies, women's occupations, women's experiences. So often in history, the discourse about women has been by men, about women. And that means that women's words have been lost. Dr Jenni Nuttal...
2 Sep 20231h 49min
80: Mailbag of TLAs
Listeners have once again sent us some great questions, and we have answers! Why do we TALK SHIT and not SPEAK SHIT? Do we KEEP OUT, or STAY OUT? Why are so many acronyms three letters long? How do w...
13 Aug 20231h 30min
79: A.I. Hype Hosedown (with Emily Bender and Jack Hessel)
Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
26 Jul 20233h 1min
78: Forensic Linguistics, Really (with Helen Fraser, Georgina Heydon, Diana Eades, Seán Roberts, and Steph Rennick)
For decades, forensic linguists have been pushing back on harmful language ideologies, and fighting for better representation for linguistic minorities in the legal domain. We're talking to three lege...
29 Jun 20232h 39min
77: Big Tent (live with Aris Clemons, Caitlin Green, Rikker Dockum, and friends)
How do we make the discipline of linguistics — and our world — a more just, diverse, and equitable place? Why does our personal history and personal perspective matter when doing science? How do we bu...
15 Jun 20231h 50min
