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05/21/2026

Our spring sale continues!

Don't miss our spring sale of "Accents & Dialects for Stage and Screen" Deluxe Streaming Edition, through June 21!

05/20/2026

Submissions for the 2027 Love Your Shorts Film Festival are now open.

The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is an annual showcase in the heart of Sanford, Florida, where short films from all over Florida, theUnited States, and the world come to life!“The Love Your Shorts film festival is one of the classiest film festivals I’ve ever been to. They treat you like gold....

04/28/2026

Some big news today!

This is an important announcement from Paul Meier Dialect Services regarding the future of our CD products. Plus, don't miss our spring sale!

04/25/2026

Our lookback at old podcast episodes continues with a legendary guest from 2021: Mem Fox.

A Conversation with Australia's bestselling writer For the May 2021 podcast, Paul discusses reading to children with Mem Fox, Australia's bestselling writer and author of more than 40 books, including "Possum Magic" and "Time for Bed." For more about Mem, visit https://memfox.com/about/.

04/23/2026

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04/22/2026

Our look back at old podcast episodes continues today with this gem from 2023 about the Irish language:

A Conversation with Malachy O'Neill The Irish language is the podcast topic for February 2023, and Paul's guest is Professor Malachy O'Neill, Irish language scholar and director of Regional Engagement at Ulster University. Paul and Malachy discuss all aspects of the Irish language, including its his...

04/20/2026

We continue our look back at old podcast episodes with this fascinating one with David Crystal, from 2023.

A Conversation with David Crystal The September 2023 episode of "In a Manner of Speaking" features a trip through time: a conversation between Paul and renowned linguist David Crystal about the history of the English language. David traces the development of English from the Roman occupation of Brit...

04/15/2026

Here's another one of our favorite old podcast episodes, from 2019. Remembering our friend Kristin Linklater.

A Conversation with Kristin Linklater For the May 2019 edition of his podcast, Paul discusses voice and speech with Kristin Linklater, a towering figure in the world of voice and speech training. Read about Kristin at www.LinklaterVoice.com.

04/15/2026

We're proud to welcome a new country to IDEA!

Please welcome a new nation to IDEA: Albania.

04/14/2026

While the podcast is on hiatus, here's another one of our old favorites.

A Conversation with Patrick Feaster The December 2020 podcast focuses on the earliest sound recordings: the experiments of Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville and Thomas Edison. Paul Meier's guest is Patrick Feaster, principal of First Sounds.org (along with David Giavannoni) and creator of Phonozoi...

04/10/2026

As we revisit old podcast episodes, let's take a look at one of the several we have devoted to Shakespeare.

A Conversation with Gideon Burton For the November 2022 episode, Paul welcomes Gideon Burton, professor in the English Department at Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, Utah, and creator of the website "Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric." Paul and Gideon discuss Shakespeare's use of r...