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What is foreign accent syndrome? After a stroke, one man’s southern drawl turned British

What makes a man who grew up in the American south suddenly sound like he has a British accent?

Hear from Kenley Byrd, who’s had this accent since he had a mini-stroke thirteen years ago. He is one of fewer than 100 known people in history to have Foreign Accent Syndrome.

And find out what we know - and what we don’t know - about this extremely rare condition.

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  • : Professor Emeritus at the University of Central Florida in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and co-author of
  • Kenley Byrd: Developed Foreign Accent Syndrome after having a mini-stroke in 2010. He runs a for people who have this condition

Jessica Severin de Martinez, Khaleel Rahman, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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Jessica Severin de Martinez is a producer for Audacious with Chion Wolf.
Khaleel Rahman is a producer for 'Audacious with Chion Wolf.'
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, featuring conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions.