Call In: Accents in the Movies

This year's Oscar nominations are full of actors donning accents other than their own. Kristen Stewart embodied the Princess of Wales. Andrew Garfield once again made a convincing New Yorker. Nicole Kidman played Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball. And Lady Gaga did what she did as well. So, what goes into learning another accent? Dialect coach Erik Singer, known for his popular Wired YouTube series, joins us to explain and answer listeners' accent questions. This episode is guest-hosted by Matt Katz.