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“First, I’ve listened to every Lexicon Valley episode since Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield were doing them. John McWhorter took it to a deeper valley, and I loved every episode (frankness: I also love his musical selections, but his “language voices” sometimes mask the words. I have no idea what he is saying when he does the “Old English” voice. This is small potatoes). Second, I’ve had a hard time with his political positions. I’ve paid attention to what he has said and talked with friends about them. (A small point: I found his use of the word “elected” counterproductive - I know he wants to coin the term for impact, but if you don’t know that, it sounds like Q speech.) Nonetheless, I’ve learned to appreciate his point of view. I don’t agree with much of it, but that's the point of dialectics. And, I’ve uncovered some blind spots in doing so. Thank you, John.”Read full review »
Kilio’opu via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/21
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“Most academic podcast’s leave you with a very bad taste in your mouth in regards to their political leanings, but in the case of this podcast I have no clue as to the host’s leanings. It is so nice to just learn without being bombarded by the host’s biases. I wish more academics would teach this...”Read full review »
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“I have loved John McWhorter’s books and am sad that I have only JUST learned about this podcast…but I relish being able to go back through its archives! Prof. McWhorter makes his subject such a joy to learn about, and his broad breadth of knowledge about so MANY languages gives the listener such...”Read full review »
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