Flightless Bird: American Accents

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

This week on Flightless Bird, David Farrier seeks to be better understood by his co-hosts by diving headfirst into the American accent. He meets with dialect coach Joel Goldes, who\u2019s helped coach actors like Viola Davis through her various accent roles. As \u201cThe Dialect Coach\u201d (www.thedialectcoach.com), Joel teaches David how to place his tongue to sound more American, and takes Farrier through what he\u2019s been doing wrong. Monica, Rob, and David also take an accent quiz to see how good they are at picking American accents (which you can try at home too: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliafurlan/pahk-the-cah-nomaaaaaah) \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices