Edison Research and NPR presented the new spoken word data Tuesday which showed, since 2014, share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20%, while time spent with music decreased ...

Thanks to the power of the internet, these days it’s easy for K-pop fans who don’t speak Korean to find translations and romanizations of K-pop song lyrics so that all fans can learn the words to ...

Why authentic listening isn't about performing the right behaviors, but about genuine presence, how to move from parroting words to mirroring meaning, and transform conversations.

This week, we’re taking a look at NPR/Edison Research’s new report on spoken word audio. While the latest NPR/Edison Spoken Word Audio Report defines spoken word as anything other than music, ...

If rap music is an attempt to make sense of this world out of rhythm and rhyme, then the music of Young Thug is the sound of that world being dismantled. You can hear what he’s doing as a sluice of ...

When sitting face-to-face in conversation with someone—a friend, child, partner, or work colleague—how frequently are you actually thinking about nothing else other than the words that are coming out ...

This has been a big week for words. We've heard a lot of words. We've said a lot of words. We've typed and tweeted and texted a lot of words. We've struggled to find the right words. We've hung our ...

Steve Cooper is the co-founder of Excella, an information technology firm in Arlington, Virginia. He says that the need to feel heard — truly heard — is universal, and yet most of the world still ...

Gibbs, a former writer and editor in chief at TIME, is the director of the Shorenstein Center and the Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy ...