Linguist John McWhorter
Linguist John McWhorter  
Podcast: The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
Published On: Sat May 03 2025
Description: Columbia University linguistics professor and bestselling author John McWhorter discusses some of the quirks of the English language and explains why one of Stephen’s favorite Southern words will always be considered slang. McWhorter’s book “Pronoun Trouble” is available now.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices