What happened Lexicon Valley?
Lexicon Valley is moving! will remain host but we're leaving Slate. Please visit booksmartstudios.org for details and to sign up to get the show. Thanks!
Does John McWhorter have a podcast?
McWhorter is a member of FIRE's Board of Directors and the host of the popular Lexicon Valley podcast.
What is Lexicon Valley?
Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter. From Booksmart Studios. A true polymath, John McWhorter analyzes the words and phrases that dominate our discourse and make the headlines.
When was John McWhorter born?
October 6, 1965 (age 56 years)John McWhorter / Date of birthJohn Hamilton McWhorter V (/məkˈhwɔːrtər/; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist with a specialty in creole languages, sociolects, and Black English. He is currently associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history.
About the Podcast
Lexicon Valley is a podcast about language, from pet peeves, syntax, and etymology to neurolinguistics and the death of languages. Hosted by linguist John McWhorter.
About the Host
John McWhorter teaches linguistics at Columbia University, writes for CNN, and hosts Lexicon Valley at Slate.
Who is Mike Vuolo?
Mike Vuolo is a radio and podcast producer and the host of Lexicon Valley.
Who said "I would think that would be a very, um, precocious elementary school student who made?
O’CONNOR: [laughing] I would think that would be a very, um, precocious elementary school student who made that argument.
