Language Therapy with Dr. K

Rearranging Armenian: Authenticity, Listening, and Learning


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How does active listening shape a conversation? And what happens when we bring colloquial language into public discourse? In this episode, Dr. K sits down with Narek Amirkhanyan, host of Rearrange, Armenia’s most popular podcast, to explore the power of authenticity in language and media. They dive into the origins of Rearrange, its impact on the Armenian media landscape, and what it means to have smart, unfiltered conversations in everyday Armenian. Together, they unpack the cultural, personal, and political weight of speaking colloquially in public media—examining how language can be an act of inclusion, how communications styles shift across societies, and why asking ինչի [“why” in colloquial Armenian] might be the most radical question of all.

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