John McWhorter

John McWhorter

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Stephen Colbert & John McWhorter 03 May 2025 • EN

Linguist John McWhorter

Columbia University linguistics professor and bestselling author John McWhorter discusses some of the quirks of the English language and explains why one of Stephen’s favorite Southern words will always be considered slang. McWhorter’s book “Pronoun Trouble” is available now.  To learn more about listener data and our

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Jonah Goldberg & John McWhorter 10 Apr 2025 • EN

Pronouns In Bio

Jonah Goldberg knows many a public intellectual, but linguist extraordinaire John McWhorter is one of his favorites. John returns to the show to discuss his new book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Topics include: grammars of the elite, the imposition of language rules, the they-shaped elephant

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Brian Lehrer & John McWhorter 04 Apr 2025 • EN

How Pronouns Evolve

John McWhorter, Columbia University linguistics professor, host of the Lexicon Valley podcast, opinion writer at The New York Times, and the author of Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words (Avery, 2025), talks about his new book that digs into the cultural and linguistic history of pronoun usage in Eng

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Brian Kilmeade & John McWhorter 01 Apr 2025 • EN

Professor John McWhorter: Pronoun Trouble

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Nick Gillespie & John McWhorter 26 Feb 2025 • EN

John McWhorter: Is 'Wokeness' Finally Dead?

New York Times columnist and linguist John McWhorter discusses the rise and fall of "woke," DEI and affirmative action, and his new book on the history of pronouns.

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Mike Pesca & John McWhorter 12 Jul 2023 • EN

Welcome Back To McWhorter's Quarters

John McWhorter is a professor of linguistics at Columbia University, a New York Times columnist, and host of the Lexicon Valley podcast. He's back for another iteration of McWhorter's Quarters, wherein we discuss language, society, and the intersection (though not intersectionality) thereof. Plus, the Willy Wonka origi

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