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The wonder of the human voice | Fresh Air
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January 13, 2023
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40:29Now PlayingWe talk with 'New Yorker' writer John Colapinto, author of This Is the Voice, about how voices work, how they evolved in our prehistoric ancestors, how babies learn to vocalize words of their parents' languages so quickly, and what makes voices sexy or authoritative. Colapinto's own vocal injury led him to explore this subject.
This episode originally aired April 29, 2022.
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