Your accent… explained
29 March 2026

Your accent… explained

Today, Explained

About
How you talk reveals where you’re from and who you’d like to be.

This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill.

A still from the movie "Clueless". Photo by CBS via Getty Images.

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