In a Manner of Speaking
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Welcome to Paul Meier's free, monthly "In a Manner of Speaking" podcasts, which he began in February 2018. Each podcast tackles a topic related to the spoken word, including idiolects, news reading, pragmatics, code-switching, Original Pronunciation, phonetics, dialect clichés and stereotypes, and dialects of indigenous peoples. Paul also invites guests, such as renowned linguist David Crystal, indigenous-speech expert Eric Armstrong, Audie Award-winning audiobook narrators Tavia Gilbert and Julia Whelan, renowned dialect coaches and designers Jim Johnson and Amy Stoller, actress Laraine Newman, and Australian bestseller writer Mem Fox. (Bach's Cello Suite #1 in G Major BMV 1007 Prelude (by Ivan Dolgunov) courtesy o...
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Recent episodes
- Episode 90 (A Retrospective: 2018-2025)
- Episode 89 (Voice Coaching, Sound Design, and Amplification in the Theatre)
- Episode 88 (AI and the Human Voice)
- Episode 87 (Rhoticity: Watch Your Rs)
- Episode 86 (How Playwrights Hear Their Characters’ Voices)
- Episode 85 (The World of Puppets)
- Episode 84 ("Why Animals Talk")
- Episode 83 (“Just How Boring Are You?” Be a Better Podcast Guest)
- Episode 82 (American and British Dialects in Popular Song)
- Episode 81 (Voices of the Civil Rights Movement)