On today’s episode of Spectacular Vernacular, Nicole and Ben talk about the new Siri voices. They also interview Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne, hosts of Lingthusiasm, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics. And finally, they put a listener’s anagram skills to the test. You don’t want to miss this! You could win a year’s membership to Slate Plus.

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Produced by Jasmine Ellis and June Thomas. 

Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

Consumer Reports, “Hey Siri, Is That You? Apple’s New Voices Resonate With Some Black iPhone Users” 

Spectacular Vernacular interview with VocalID founder Rupal Patel on “choosing your voice” 

Axios, “Apple gives Siri a less gendered voice”

Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne’s podcast, Lingthusiasm 

Lingthusiasm on Patreon 

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