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Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama

Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP

What lies beyond the words we speak? Hosted by speech-language pathologist, musician, and communication PhD student Garrett Oyama, this podcast explores the rich space where communication, music, neuroscience, and creativity converge. Through conversations, sound, and story, we go beyond the clinical and into the poetic dimensions of human connection.

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01:01:20

Language as a Complex Adaptive System with Dr. Joan...

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/12/18

Beyond Words Ep. 17 | Language as a Complex Adaptive System with Dr. Joan BybeeIn this episode of Beyond Words, Garrett Oyama speaks with Dr. Joan Bybee, pioneer of usage-based linguistics, about how language emerges through use, repetition, and social interaction rather than abstract rules.They explore why sounds don’t exist in isolation, how frequency and predictability shape speech and sound change, and what this means for child language development, speech therapy, and learning. Along the way,

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01:01:11

Speech Therapy in the Age of AI with Dr. Kathy...

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2025/12/12

Beyond Words Ep. 16 | Speech Therapy in the Age of AI: Play, Screens, and Language DevelopmentIn this episode of Beyond Words, Garrett sits down with renowned developmental scientist Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek—professor at Temple University, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, bestselling author, and one of the leading voices in early learning, language development, and play.Kathy breaks down what quality language input really looks like, why back-and-forth interaction is the engine of learning,

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01:04:11

Before Words: Understanding Babbling with Dr....

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/12/04

Beyond Words Ep. 15 | Before Words: Understanding Babbling with Dr. D. Kimbrough OllerWhat do a baby’s coos, squeals, and growls reveal about the origins of language? In this episode of Beyond Words, Dr. D. Kimbrough Oller — a leading voice in speech and language development — joins Garrett Oyama to explore protophones, functional flexibility, and why spontaneous infant vocalizations may hold the key to understanding how language evolved.Topics include:What protophones are and why they matterThe

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01:00:36

Inside the Language Network: Brains, AI, and What...

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2025/11/11

Beyond Words Ep. 14 | Inside the Language Network: Brains, AI, and What Words Really MeanIs language the same as thought? Dr. Idan Blank (UCLA) joins Beyond Words to explain why the answer is no — and why that matters for neuroscience, speech therapy, and AI. We explore the brain’s language network, how large language models learn, why Broca’s area is misunderstood, and what this all means for testing, development, and the future of cognition.Topics include:Why language and thought are separate

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01:01:43

Bilingual Brains and Sound Processing with Dr....

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/10/28

Beyond Words Ep. 13 | Bilingual Brains and Sound Processing with Dr. Jennifer KrizmanWhat does it mean to hear the world through two languages? In this episode, host Garrett Oyama speaks with Dr. Jenn Krizman, research scientist at the Brainvolts Lab (Northwestern University), about how bilingualism reshapes the brain’s sound processing networks.Together they explore how speaking multiple languages enhances inhibitory control, boosts consistency in auditory encoding, and even provides a kind of

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59:43

The Developing Sound System: From Canonical...

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2025/10/14

Beyond Words Ep. 12 | The Developing Sound System: From Canonical Proportion to Cochlear Implants with Dr. CychoszIn this episode of Beyond Words, Dr. Meg Cychosz (Stanford University) joins host Garrett Oyama to explore how children develop speech and language—from babbling and canonical proportion to cochlear implants and multilingual environments. We dive into naturalistic data, cultural variation, and the surprising ways infants make sense of sound.Join the Beyond Words NewsletterGet ASHA CEUs:

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54:11

The Inner Voice: Exploring Intrapersonal...

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/10/07

Beyond Words Ep. 11 | The Inner Voice: Exploring Intrapersonal Communication with Constance BainbridgeIn this special archive episode, Garrett sits down with fellow UCLA PhD student Constance (Connie) Bainbridge, a researcher in the Department of Communication who studies the inner voice—how we communicate with ourselves. Connie is the Principal Investigator of the Stream of Mind Lab and her work blends evolutionary, developmental, and cognitive science to better understand intrapersonal

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57:49

The Magic of the Sound Mind with Dr. Nina Kraus

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/09/30

Beyond Words Ep. 10 | The Magic of the Sound Mind: Bridging Neuroscience and Speech Therapy with Dr. Nina KrausIn this special archive episode of Beyond Words, host Garrett Oyama sits down for his very first conversation with Dr. Nina Kraus — renowned auditory neuroscientist and author of Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World.Dr. Kraus shares her journey from studying chinchilla neurons to developing clinically relevant tools for measuring how the human brain processes

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01:00:02

The Power of Gesture in Language Development with Dr....

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/09/23

Beyond Words Ep. 9 | The Power of Gesture in Language Development with Dr. Susan Goldin-MeadowGet ASHA CEUs: Speech Therapy PD Watch on YouTubeJoin the Beyond Words NewsletterJoin host Garrett Oyama as he sits down with Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow, one of the world’s foremost experts on gesture and language development. Together, they explore how our hands reflect what we know, how gesture supports learning and communication, and why paying closer attention to movement can reshape how we teach, think,

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57:53

Memory, Language, and Meaning with Dr. Charan Ranganath

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/09/16

Beyond Words Ep. 8 | Memory, Language, and Meaning with Dr. Charan RanganathJoin the Beyond Words Newsletter Get ASHA CEUs: Speech Therapy PD Watch on YouTubeIn this episode, neuroscientist Dr. Charan Ranganath (author of Why We Remember) joins Garrett Oyama to explore how schemas, event boundaries, and the structure of language shape what we remember — and why. We discuss how memory works not just in the brain, but in real life: through storytelling, attention, emotion, and meaning. SLPs,

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01:02:47

The Neuroscience of Language: Brain Networks and...

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/09/09

Beyond Words Ep. 7 | The Neuroscience of Language: Brain Networks and Individual Difference with Dr. Ev FedorenkoJoin the Beyond Words NewsletterGet ASHA CEUs: SpeechTherapyPD Watch on YouTubeDr. Ev Fedorenko (MIT) joins host Garrett Oyama to explore how the brain processes language — and why the language network is far more distinct and specialized than previously thought. From the surprising isolation of this network to what this means for aphasia, speech therapy, and AI, this episode dives into

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01:01:55

The Music and Speech Connection with Dr. Anita Collins

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/09/02

Beyond Words Ep. 6 | The Music and Speech Connection with Dr. Anita CollinsGet ASHA CEUs: SpeechTherapyPDJoin the Beyond Words NewsletterWatch on YouTube Join host Garrett Oyama in this Beyond Words archive episode with internationally renowned educator and author Dr. Anita Collins to explore one of the most practical and powerful tools for child development: music.Best known for her TED-Ed video How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain, Dr. Collins brings science down to earth, showing how

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56:20

What Big Data Reveals About How Kids Learn to Talk...

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/08/26

Get ASHA CEUs: Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTube Join the Beyond Words NewsletterLearn more about Dr. Michael Frank: XYouTube talksJoin host Garrett Oyama on Beyond Words for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Michael C. Frank, the Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology at Stanford University. Dr. Frank directs the Language and Cognition Lab and the Symbolic Systems Program, and his research asks some of the biggest questions about how children learn language and how social interaction

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01:04:18

The Shape of Language with Dr. Edward Gibson

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/08/12

Join the Beyond Words NewsletterGet ASHA CEUs: SpeechTherapyPD Watch on YouTube Description:What shapes the way humans speak? In this episode of Beyond Words, Garrett Oyama sits down with Dr. Ted Gibson, professor of cognitive science at MIT and director of the MIT Language Lab, to explore how language emerges from cognitive and communicative pressures.From Amazonian hunter-gatherer languages with no number words, to cross-linguistic patterns explained by dependency length minimization, Ted shares

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01:03:27

Rhythm, Voice, and Emotion with Dr. Daniel Bowling

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/07/22

Exploring Music, Language, and Cognition with Dr. Daniel Bowling | Beyond Words Ep. 1Join My Beyond Words NewsletterEarn 0.1 ASHA CEUs for this episode: Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTubeSocials: IG @goyamaJoin Garrett Oyama, a musician and PhD student, as he begins his new podcast series 'Beyond Words,' focusing on language, music, and cognition. In this inaugural episode, Garrett is joined by Dr. Daniel Bowling, assistant professor at Stanford and director of the Music and Brain Health Lab. They

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04:12

Beyond Words Preview Episode

Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama ·

2025/07/08

Beyond Words: Conversations on Language, Music, and Mind is a new podcast from Garrett Oyama with Speech Therapy PD. Many episodes of Beyond Words will be available for ASHA CEUs through Speech Therapy PD, visit https://www.speechtherapypd.com for more information.What lies beyond the words we speak? Hosted by speech-language pathologist, musician, and communication PhD student Garrett Oyama, this podcast explores the rich space where communication, music, neuroscience, and creativity converge

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