Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama

Garrett Oyama, MS, CCC-SLP

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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. Each episode of Beyond Words is worth 0.10 ASHA CEU when you complete the accompanying course on www.speechtherapypd.com.

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Comics have grammar; your next 'I just looked at the pictures' defense may need a lawyer.

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  • to hear why understanding a friend's gossip takes more than parsing the words
  • to have airplane noise make you curious about how your brain processes sound
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Understanding Autistic Language with Rhiannon Luyster

    Host Garrett Oyama interviews Dr.

    Apr 20, 2026·1h 6m
  2. 2

    Neural Encoding of Speech with Dr. Jill Kries

    Interview with cognitive neuroscientist Dr.

    Apr 13, 2026·1h
  3. 3

    Comics and Visual Language with Dr. Neil Cohn

    Hidden gem

    Host Garrett Oyama interviews cognitive scientist Dr.

    Apr 6, 2026·1h 16m·2 clips
  4. 4

    Brain-to-Brain Synchrony and Attention in Early Development with Dr. Sam Wass

    Host Garrett Oyama interviews Dr.

    Mar 2, 2026·1h 5m
  5. 5

    Language as a Complex Adaptive System with Dr. Joan Bybee

    Host Garrett Oyama interviews linguist Dr.

    Dec 18, 2025·1h 2m
  6. 6

    Speech Therapy in the Age of AI with Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

    Dec 12, 2025·1h 2m
  7. 7

    Before Words: Understanding Babbling with Dr. Kimbrough Oller

    Dec 4, 2025·1h 5m
  8. 8

    Inside the Language Network: Brains, AI, and What Words Really Mean with Dr. Blank

    Nov 11, 2025·1h 1m
  9. 9

    Bilingual Brains and Sound Processing with Dr. Jennifer Krizman

    Oct 28, 2025·1h 2m
  10. 10

    The Developing Sound System: From Canonical Proportion to Cochlear Implants with Dr. Cychosz

    Oct 14, 2025·1h
  11. 11

    The Inner Voice: Exploring Intrapersonal Communication with Constance Bainbridge

    Hidden gem

    Constance Bainbridge, a UCLA Communication PhD candidate and Stream of Mind Lab PI, defines intrapersonal communication as using communication to influence or understand yourself.

    Oct 7, 2025·55m·3 clips
  12. 12

    The Magic of the Sound Mind with Dr. Nina Kraus

    Hidden gem

    Garrett Oyama interviews auditory neuroscientist Dr.

    Sep 30, 2025·58m·4 clips
  13. 13

    The Power of Gesture in Language Development with Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow

    An interview with Dr.

    Sep 23, 2025·1h
  14. 14

    Memory, Language, and Meaning with Dr. Charan Ranganath

    Hidden gem

    An interview with Dr.

    Sep 16, 2025·58m·2 clips
  15. 15

    The Neuroscience of Language: Brain Networks and Individual Differences with Dr. Ev Fedorenko

    Hidden gem

    A conversation with Dr.

    Sep 9, 2025·1h 3m·2 clips
  16. 16

    The Music and Speech Connection with Dr. Anita Collins

    An interview with Dr.

    Sep 2, 2025·1h 2m
  17. 17

    What Big Data Reveals About How Kids Learn to Talk with Dr. Michael Frank

    Aug 26, 2025·57m
  18. 18

    Rhythm, Voice, and Emotion with Dr. Daniel Bowling

    Host Garrett Oyama interviews Dr.

    Jul 22, 2025·1h 4m