It’s time to talk about the alphabet in the room

It’s time to talk about the alphabet in the r...

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Song of the summer, 2026

We have done a version of this show every single year since 2013. And we did it in 2011. We probably even did one in 2010. (We just can’t prove it.) So it’s a bit of a tradition. It’s a tradition that … makes some people angry, we realize. And that has a lot to do with how we def ...  Show more

Regional accents: Why we sound the way we do

Millions of Americans speak English, so why do we all sound so different? And what might accents of the future sound like? This hour, we explore the past, present, and future of regional accents–from Carter to Colin. Plus, we discuss why hearing different regional accents might m ...  Show more