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The Highly Problematic "Dark L"

The Highly Problematic "Dark L"

Update: 2025-10-16
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12 - Zohran Mamdani went on Fox News yesterday to defend his socialist views against Martha McCallum. Is he sane or insane for wanting a 52% tax on the wealthy?

1210 - Who is your favorite Cabinet member? Why is it overwhelmingly Marco Rubio?

1215 - Side - favorite local colloquialism

1220 - What does Nancy Pelosi have to say to reporters asking about the new January 6th Committee? Why does that question need Frank Scales? Your calls.

1235 - Dom returns to a case from a few years ago where an officer was fired. Now the officer is suing for racial discrimination. And he’s white! What will the State Police’s response be?

1240 - Your calls.

1245 - Susanne Sulby, actress and dialect coach, joins us today. Can she tell that Dom has an accent? How helpful was Susanne in teaching actors about the local dialect by changing the way they would physically pronounce words? Can actors just pick up on these accents or is it a struggle? How is it transitioning European accents to Philadelphia ones? What are the differences between a Delco and a South Philadelphian accents? What is the “Dark L”? Why can’t Dom get rid of his? What is the prestige dialect? What does Susanne do in her work aside from movies? How unique is Trump’s accent? What are her favorite words to say?
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The Highly Problematic "Dark L"

The Highly Problematic "Dark L"