David Byrne talks about his life and music. The Talking Heads movie Stop Making Sense – which many people consider the best concert film ever made – has been restored and remastered for its 40th anniversary. Also, we'll talk about the capabilities and consequences of facial recognition technology with New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill. Her book is called Your Face Belongs to Us. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
On the Ted radio hour, linguist Ann Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is the history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
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David Byrne, co founder of Talking Heads.
If you never understood his lyrics for burning down the house, here's why I.
Thought, let me see if I can make a song that is basically a lot of non sequiturs that have some kind of emotional impact.
The Talking Heads concert film stopped making sense, which many people consider the best concert film ever, has been restored with a remastered soundtrack and released for the film's 40th anniversary.
Later, we'll talk about the capabilities and consequences of facial recognition technology with New York Times Tech reporter Kashmir Hill, author of your face belongs to us.
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