The Vocal Fries

By The Vocal Fries

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

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How many episodes does The Vocal Fries have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.

The Vocal Fries episodes:

July 12, 2026A Good Day to Di-alect
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The Fries are 9!
Carrie and Megan talk with Erik Singer, dialect coach to the stars, to celebrate 9 years of the Fries!
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52min
July 06, 2026Canuck is a Slur
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Carrie and Megan talk with Kelly Gaumont, host of the podcast Canuck is a Slur, about his podcast, French Canadians in Alberta, and all things language in Canada.
Spanish at the World Cup
Unlock The Mind Atlas
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54min
June 01, 2026Unlocking Justice
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Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Chad M Topaz, professor of complex systems at Williams College and cofounder of the QSIDE Institute, about his book Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change.
Yoda and BSL
Unlock The Mind Atlas
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1h 2min
April 27, 2026Why We Talk Funny
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Carrie and Megan talk with Dr Valerie Fridland about her newest book, Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents.
Maine Monitor interview with Platner
Platner's apology
Unlock The Mind Atlas
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1h 13min
April 20, 2026Language and Health in Action
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Carrie and Megan talk with Drs Lynnette Arnold and Anna I. Corwin about their new co-edited book (with Jennifer R Guzmán and Emily Avera), Language and Health in Action (ebook), along with two authors in the same volume, Drs Stephanie Keeney Parks and Abby Mack about their chapters "Autism Diagnostics as White Public Space in US Clinics" and "In the Spirit, in the Flesh: Performative Language, Embodiment, and Sustaining Recovery in Appalachia".
Code Switch episode on Trump's culty language
Unlock The Mind Atlas
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1h 6min
March 30, 2026I see your True Color(s)
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Carrie and Megan talk with Kory Stamper, about her newest book, True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color from Azure to Zinc Pink. Out March 31, 2026!
Chatbots and bias
Unlock The Mind Atlas
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1h 8min
February 27, 2026Stop Protecting Chomsky
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Carrie and Megan talk about the Epstein emails and Chomsky's correspondence with him. Carrie swears more than usual.
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Unlock The Mind Atlas
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56min
January 19, 2026WOTY2025
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Carrie and Megan talk about the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year.
TACO

Unlock The Mind Atlas
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37min
December 15, 2025By Hand
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Carrie and Megan talk with Tim Brookes about his newest book, By Hand, about the importance of handwriting.
NBER report
Current Affairs
WOTY:
6-7
rage bait
parasocial
vibe coding
AI slop
maple washing

Unlock The Mind Atlas
Hear The Mind Atlas now on Spotify original score by mystery composer , narrated by Campo
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1h 9min
November 28, 2025Trapped in Makaton
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Carrie and Megan talk about Makaton, an artificial sign-based system, particularly Sara Novič's article about it.

Unlock The Mind Atlas
Hear The Mind Atlas now on Spotify original score by mystery composer , narrated by Campo
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Thanks for listening and keep calm and fry on
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38min

FAQs about The Vocal Fries:

How many episodes does The Vocal Fries have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.

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