![]() Mara Effin Wilson Carrie and Megan talk with Mara Wilson about her voice, her neurodivergence, and the IPA. ![]() I Ain’t Messing With You Carrie and Megan talk with Deion Broxton about his Baltimore accent, his career and speech therapy, and going viral.Įverybody Wants to Rural the World Carrie and Megan talk to Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King (among others), about his YA books set in Appalachia, why he doesn’t use eye-dialect, and why representation matters. What’s in a NameCarrie and Megan talk to Dr Laurel MacKenzie, Assistant Professor at NYU, about all things names.Īccent-uate Your Performance Carrie and Megan talk with Erik Singer, dialect coach to the stars, about what dialect coaches do, how to become one, and his strategies for teaching different accents to actors. ![]() Practice Makes Easier Megan and Carrie talk with Dr Melissa Baese-Berk, Associate Professor at the University of Oregon, about native and non-native English and the different levels of effort required to understand each. Your Language Sounds Like it has a Drawbridge Carrie and Megan talk to Dr Sadie Ryan, host of the Accentricity podcast, the podcast that examines the eccentricities of language and identity and how the way we talk connects to who we are.Įverybody Hertz Megan and Carrie talk to Dr Lisa Davidson, Professor of Linguistics at New York University, about the terms used by journalists to describe language and accents (and why they are so often problematic). Ope, Just Gonna Sneak Right Past Ya and Grab the RanchCarrie and Megan talk with Amanda and Lucy from the Wine and Crime podcast about all things Minnesota. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.Īlready subscribe? Click here to support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation.For those who might want to use our episodes in the classroom, we have some suggested topics, with associated episodes: Accentsĭon’t be an Accenthole Carrie and Megan talk with Ethan Kutlu, PhD student at the University of Florida about foreign accented speech (FAS), which foreign accents are judged more harshly, and why we should stop judging FAS. Ricardo Muñoz was charged the same day with federal wire fraud and money laundering.Īustin was appointed to her ward seat by former Mayor Richard M. Daley, was charged in April with income tax fraud and making false statements to regulators. Daley and grandson of former Mayor Richard J. RELATED: A List Of Chicago Aldermen Indicted, Raided Or Implicated By The Feds, Criminally Charged Or Convicted Since 2019Īustin is the third current or former City Council member indicted on federal crimes this year. The feds raided Austin’s ward office in June 2019, but it remains unclear what prompted that or whether Thursday’s indictment is connected to that investigation. Wilson was also charged in a separate plan to buy Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits at a discount. Wilson, who was not eligible for SNAP benefits because of his $118,000 city salary, allegedly obtained a card containing $377 in SNAP benefits by paying cash to the recipient in an amount below the face value of the card, the indictment states. ![]() The feds also alleged “that on multiple occasions in 20 Austin coordinated with the construction company owner to seek the city’s release of TIF and other payments.” In October 2017, the contractor told Wilson he would pay for a portion of a new HVAC system at Wilson’s rental property because, “you help me a lot, and I’ll help you,” the indictment states.Īustin and Wilson later authorized giving taxpayer money from Austin’s “aldermanic menu funds” to help the construction company with infrastructure improvements in the ward, according to the indictment. Individual A is described as a real estate developer and contractor who owned construction companies before his death. She denied taking anything from Individual A “other than a cake,” according to the indictment. In June 2019, Austin was questioned by the FBI. The unnamed contractor, referred to as Individual A, provided her with kitchen cabinets, two “brand new” and “expensive” sump pumps, and a dehumidifier, according to the indictment. That company was slated to build a 91-unit apartment building, plus make infrastructure upgrades throughout the property, like new streets, lighting, landscaping, and sidewalks. According to the indictment, Austin accepted home improvements, appliances and furniture starting in 2016 from a contractor working on a $49.6 million project in her Far South Side ward.
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