John McWhorter on Pronouns | The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk

John H. McWhorter teaches linguistics, American studies, and music history at Columbia University. He is the host of the podcast Lexicon Valley and writes a weekly column for The New York Times. McWhorter is the author of twenty-three books, including Nine Nasty Words, Woke Racism, The Power of Babel, and Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and John McWhorter explore how language evolves, why English only has one form of you, and if we should embrace the singular they. This episode was published on April 9th, 2025. Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight. Podcast production by Mickey Freeland and Leonora Barclay. Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.persuasion.community Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nhfO2X... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk & @joinpersuasion LinkedIn: Persuasion Community