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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 of Jamendo Licensing.)
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 of Jamendo Licensing.)
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The September 2026 episode of Paul's "In a Manner of Speaking" podcast explores colloquial and vernacular speech. For extra free content, listen to the podcast at PaulMeier.com/In-a-Manner-of-Speaking.
For the August 2026 episode, Paul explores text to speech -- but NOT just the AI type. Instead, this episode explores the ancient art of turning the written into the spoken word. For extra free content, listen to the podcast at PaulMeier.com/In-a-Manner-of-Speaking.
The podcast is back! After a 12-month hiatus, Paul returns to "In a Manner of Speaking" for episode 91 (July 2026). In this episode, he discusses yod, the linguistic term for the "y" sound one hears in words such as "you" and "yes."
Join Paul Meier and his past guests for this retrospective of the first eight years of the podcast. Paul will be taking a hiatus and plans to return in 2026, so, for this last episode of 2025, let us reminisce. To watch the video version, go to the webpage for this podcast episode at PaulMeier.com/In-A-Manner-of-Speaking.
For the June 2025 episode, Paul and his guest, voice/dialect coach and IDEA Senior Editor Sarah Nichols, discuss the relationship, or lack thereof, between voice coaches and sound designers in the theatre, with particular emphasis on the use of microphones. Visit the podcast page at PaulMeier.com/In-A-Manner-of-Speaking for more free information related to the topic.
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