Slate Debates

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Slate Debates episodes

June 01, 2013 Special Announcement
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo announce a new run of Lexicon Valley episodes.

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4 min
February 13, 2013 Special Announcement
Lexicon Valley will be back with a run of all-new episodes in the spring.

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4 min
January 28, 2013 Lexicon Valley #26: The Fawth Flaw, Part II
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss R-dropping and the New York accent.

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32 min
January 14, 2013 Lexicon Valley #25: The Fawth Flaw
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a defining feature of the classic New York accent.

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25 min
December 31, 2012 Lexicon Valley #24: Get Your Creak On
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss creaky voice.

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29 min
December 17, 2012 Lexicon Valley #23: Good Is Up
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss metaphor and the "fiscal cliff."

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30 min
December 03, 2012 Lexicon Valley #22: Talking Leaves and Lightning Paper
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the Cherokee syllabary.

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32 min
November 12, 2012 Lexicon Valley #21: Undocumented Illegals
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the debate over "illegal" versus "undocumented" at the heart of U.S. immigration policy.

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36 min
October 29, 2012 Lexicon Valley #20: Death to Potatoes
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo speak with Nataly Kelly, coauthor of Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World.

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35 min
October 15, 2012 Lexicon Valley #19: Here's to You Mrs. Malaprop
Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss what malapropisms might reveal about the way we organize our mental dictionary.

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34 min

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A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like…