HeyJaredSpeaking Tongues Podcast
Newsletter and podcast sharing stories, voices, and reflections from the heart of language, culture, and diaspora.
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Atlantic City’s Historic Black Legacy Endures, But You Have To Go Searching For It (opens the original)
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I noticed something just as I was getting ready to leave Atlantic City.Walking down the Boardwalk, just between Caesar’s and the Rainforest Cafe, the wooden street marker* that identified the beach entrance at Missouri Ave. was now covered with a sign for Caesar’s Beach Club.I went to Atlantic City this September like most visitors— looking to experience a cheap oceanside getaway, maybe play the penny slots and take advantage of the outlet shopping.I ended up exploring some history and thinking
When someone says they want an 'authentic' restaurant, what exactly are they asking for? (opens the original)
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Last night, I got a sudden craving for Banh Mi. I vaguely remembered the first time I ever tried one at a spot on MacDougal Street in the West Village back in 2012. With how fast restaurants open and close in New York, I was certain that it was gone by now, either a victim of greedy landlords raising the rent or a tragic COVID era closing. But opening my Google Map and zooming in to the area where I remember it being, there it was. Saigon Shack. Open now until 11pm.Out of habit, I took a look at
In search of French Language in the Caribbean (opens the original)
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I learned the French word for “cornrows” 1 in 2021. And the word the French use for the sound when you kiss your teeth2? That entered my vocabulary in 2022. I finally learned the words for my favorite fruit and seafood, soursop3 and conch4 respectively, in 2023. After several decades of dabbling in French, why did it take so long for me to learn the vocabulary that I needed to talk about my experiences and the elements that are part of my Caribbean heritage?I’d always wanted to learn to speak Fr
A Brief Encounter at This Year’s West Indian Day Parade (opens the original)
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Art Can Give Voice to What We Keep Silent (opens the original)
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