EPISODE 3: Jumpin' Salty in The O

LV: Remastered

0:00

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -31:37

-31:37

Paid episode

The full episode is only available to paid subscribers of Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

EPISODE 3: Jumpin' Salty in The O

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the vernacular wrapped in a dialect inside a language that some call Ebonics.

Michael Vuolo

and

Bob Garfield

Dec 02, 2021

∙ Paid

Kathryn Stockett’s dialogue-heavy The Help, a novel that was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie, caused a stir over whether a white writer should depict African-American English. But wait, what is African-American English exactly? And isn’t it called Ebonics? Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield sift through the history, misconceptions and reality of a vernacul…

Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

LV: Remastered

Do you pine for the past? Before John, before even Booksmart, there was Mike and Bob. Now, for subscribers only, embrace the nostalgia of the very first episodes of Lexicon Valley — remastered for your aural enjoyment.

Listen on