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Amanda Montell

Amanda Montell
Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist from Baltimore. She is the author of the acclaimed books Wordslut, Cultish, and The Age of Magical Overthinking. Along with hosting the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and more. She holds a degree in linguistics from NYU and lives in Los Angeles with her partner, plants, and pets. Find her on Instagram @Amanda_Montell.


Information Overload: How Overthinking Feeds Our Innate Superstitions

Amanda Montell on the Mental Magic Tricks We Play On Ourselves
April 10, 2024  By Amanda Montell
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On the Great Old White Guy Vocal Fry Panic of 2013

Actually, When We Take Vocal Patterns Seriously, It Tells Us a Lot
August 12, 2019  By Amanda Montell
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