The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week - Introducing Inside Voice, A New Audiobook from Lake Bell

Episode Date: November 3, 2022

Today, we’re shaking things up and bringing you a preview of a new audiobook we’re think you'll enjoy! Writer, director, and actress Lake Bell has a new audiobook all about the voice – Inside Voice is a humorous, insightful, and personal deep dive into the cultural constructs, social science, and psychology around our voices. Featuring contributors like Drew Barrymore, Pam Grier, and Jeff Goldblum, Lake explores everything from how our vocal cords work to the cultural phenomenon around what she calls "sexy baby voice.” You can buy Inside Voice, exclusively on audio, now at https://bit.ly/insidevoicebtb or wherever you get your audiobooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Lake Bell is obsessed with why we sound the way we do and why we feel so many feels about it. And her book gets into the physiology, psychology, psychology, social science, and cultural aspects of how it all works. It also features some stunning familiar voices like Drew Barrymore, Jeff Goldblum, and Pam Greer. It's smart, surprising, and funny, so we know that Weirdest Thing listeners are going to enjoy it. Okay, time for the trailer, and we will see you for the next episode of Weirdest Thing very soon. Thanks for listening, Weirdos. When you hear your voice on like a voice note or a voicemail, I hate it. Somewhat embarrassed.

I cringe when I hear my voice, like every time. Oh, I love my voice, but everyone says I have an accent. I just don't think I do, you know. I don't know. Hi, this is Lake Bell, and that was me rolling up on a bunch of random people chatting to them about their voice and the way they sound. Do you like the way you sound? Most people don't. But our voice is our most outward-facing trait.

As a writer, director, and actress, I spend way too much time thinking about voices. In my audiobook, Inside Voice, I peel back the social science, cultural constructs, quirks, trends, mechanics, and psychology. around a piece of our identity from which we rarely take much inventory, but probably should. At the end of the day, it's all about identity, who we are and who we strive to be. We'll talk to a variety of experts and famous and iconic voices to create a safe space for insight. We need to be more accepting and supportive. of fellow Americans whose linguistic and cultural backgrounds may be very different from our own.

Play. Oh, how peachy! You're talking to Lake Bell. Wow. I do love her audiobook, but it blocks my view of Venus. Feminism. If a woman dares to access public power, she's going to be motivated to want to approximate the sound of public power that we're used to, this more masculine sound. humor. My old friend gross me be swirlo. She used to say, you're going to have to talk to my supervisor.

You know, she was a telephonist. I talk out of the side of my face and I lisp, and I'm from the valley. That's exactly how I got here. And humility. The sound of courage comes in many forms. The fact that we think of some varieties is better than others is not justifiable on linguistic grounds. And we're going to exercise.

Yeah, exercise with our voice. We are at the ballet bar. We are working every single muscle. Lipity, lippity, lippity, lop. Lipity, lippity, lippity, lipiddy, lop. Yes, yes, yes. The whole body gets involved. We will play games.

We asked a panel of also anonymous judges, is do they trust it or will they bust it? To reclaim the American dream and reaffirm the fundamental truth that out of many we are one that while we breathe, we hope. Do you trust it or do you bust it? Trust it. This kid's got it.

And in addition to the fun and games, we're gonna get pretty deep into the serious business of Voice 2. Saddle up, people, because we're going on a ride. You can buy Inside Voice at Inside voice audiobook.com, Audible, Spotify, and wherever audiobooks are sold. Ambition comes in all shapes and sizes. At First Citizens Bank, we roll with your goals, because we're built for what you're building. Fit for your ambition. For Citizens Bank.