The Vocal Fries

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://www.michaelerard.com/about/'>Dr Michael Erard</a> about his newest e-book, <a href='https://www.michaelerard.com/blog/introduction-to-the-language-beat/'>The Language Beat: Essays and Reporting on Language and Life</a>. </p><ul><li><a href='https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/artificial-intelligence-indigenous-journalists-9.7345554'>AI Indigenous co

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://dannybate.com/'>Dr Danny Bate</a> about his book, <a href='https://geni.us/WhyQNeedsU'>Why Q Needs U</a>. Check out his podcast, <a href='https://dannybate.com/podcast/'>A Language I Love Is...</a></p><ul><li><a href='https://theworld.org/segments/2026/07/29/k-pop-supergroup-bts-withdraws-from-the-grammys'>BTS</a> vs the Grammys</li><li><a href='http

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>The Fries are 9!</p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://www.eriksinger.com/'>Eric Sanger</a>, dialect coach to the stars, to celebrate 9 years of the Fries!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriespod">Support the show</a></p><p>Contact us:</p><ul><li>Threads us <a href='https://www.threads.net/@vocalfriespod'>@vocalfriespod</a></li><li>Bluesky us <a href='htt

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with Kelly Gaumont, host of the podcast <a href='https://www.patreon.com/cw/CanuckIsASlur/home'>Canuck is a Slur</a>, about his podcast, French Canadians in Alberta, and all things language in Canada.</p><ul><li><a href='https://x.com/AllFutbolMX/status/2065860292462919826'>Spanish at the World Cup</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/vocalfriesp

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with Dr <a href='https://chadtopaz.com/'>Chad M Topaz</a>, professor of complex systems at Williams College and cofounder of the QSIDE Institute, about his book <a href='https://chadtopaz.com/book/'>Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change</a>.</p><ul><li><a href='https://theconversation.com/why-talking-like-yoda-can-help-you-to-master-b

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with Dr <a href='https://www.valeriefridland.com/'>Valerie Fridland </a>about her newest book, <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744046/why-we-talk-funny-by-valerie-fridland/'>Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents</a>.</p><ul><li><a href='https://themainemonitor.org/graham-platner-success-explained/'>Maine Monitor interview with Platner</a><

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with Drs <a href='https://lynnettearnold.net/'>Lynnette Arnold</a> and <a href='http://www.annaicorwin.com'>Anna I. Corwin</a> about their new co-edited book (with Jennifer R Guzmán and Emily Avera), <a href='https://global.oup.com/academic/product/language-and-health-in-action-9780198933922?lang=en&cc=mx'>Language and Health in Action</a> (<a href='https://academic.oup.c

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1930383/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>Carrie and Megan talk with <a href='https://korystamper.com/about/'>Kory Stamper</a>, about her newest book, <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914/true-color-by-kory-stamper/'>True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color from Azure to Zinc Pink</a>. Out March 31, 2026!</p><ul><li><a href='https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-chatbots-overemphasize-sociodemogr