When Podcast Hosts Speak, What Do We Hear?
This article highlights how “podcast voice” reflects broader social norms about authority, authenticity, and identity in spoken media. While it aims to sound natural and intimate, this voice is often shaped by implicit biases favoring white, male, urban speech patterns. Speakers from marginalized groups may feel pressured to code-switch or alter their natural voices to align with perceived standards of professionalism. [Published on 02-25-2021]