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Selects: How Foreign Accent Syndrome Works

47 minutes | Saturday, 18 January 2025

Foreign accent syndrome isn't when your mom talks funny when she goes abroad. It's an actual condition where people wake up one day with an entirely different accent, usually from some kind of head trauma. Learn all about this decidedly rare affliction in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: How Foreign Accent Syndrome Works
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