Say That Again?
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Say That Again?
Accent is identity. The way we speak is shaped by our families, communities, histories, beliefs, and experiences. This podcast shares stories of people finding pride and dignity in their accents, dialects, and voices. Their journeys bring to life our shared human desire to be understood – and to und...
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Bonus Episode: Our Listeners Speak
In this episode, we break format to have a conversation about accent, language, and identity with special guest and recurring contributor Katherine Ki...
Episode 6: To Build a Voice
For someone with a speech disability, what does it mean to have a voice? In our final episode, we pose the question to two families: one with a husban...
Episode 5: Language Lesson
Imagine teaching a language you’re still learning. Or raising your kids to speak it when you’re not yet fluent. For communities trying to revive their...
Episode 4: Talking Black, With Pride
Language has power. This was a hard-earned lesson for Vivian Nixon and Elaine Richardson, two women who were told all their lives that their way of ta...
Episode 3: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Legally, you can discriminate against someone because of their accent. Dominic Amegashitsi found this out firsthand when he first came to the U.S. fro...
Episode 2: Hey Ma, I’m on TV!
Diversity in media isn’t just about the way characters look; it’s also about how they sound. The creators of “Molly of Denali” knew that when they sta...
Episode 1: You Are How You Sound
After years of trying to blend in as a Los Angeles transplant, Cynthia Santos DeCure realized she had all but lost her Puerto Rican accent. So she set...
Introducing: Say That Again?
What do our voices say about us? “Say That Again?” is a new podcast series about how our identities and experiences shape how we sound – and how the w...