Orality
Model
87%
Highly oral (epic poetry, sermons, hip-hop)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(2,040 words)
M:94%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,807 words)
M:27%
GuestLee Vinsel(634 words)
M:94%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic22%
totally, very, basically
Engagement73%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, like
Repetition100%
like (67x), about (54x), innovation (53x)
Parallelism83%
And I'm Tracy Alloway, executi..., So I'm sorry...., So I'm kinda I'm I'm I haven't...
Sound Patterns100%
66 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases8%
you know what, i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging8%
probably, maybe, might
Passive Voice6%
been reduced, be forgiven, is often
Abstract Nouns23%
investment, business, transportation
Subordination6%
while, because, since
Sentence Length33%
Avg: 13.3 words/sentence
Word Complexity49%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style27%
359 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style78%
potentially, actually, probably
Description
"Disruption," "incubation," "innovation"... you hear these words nonstop these days as people talk about the incredible changes taking place in society thanks to technology. This week on the Odd Lots podcast our guest tells us we all need to stop. Or at least use these words a lot less. Lee Vinsel is a professor of science and technology studies at the Stevens Institute of Technology and he explains the harmful impact of language and buzzwords, and why we need to focus more on "maintaining" the infrastructure and technology that sustains everyday life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.