On the Ted Radio Hour, linguist Anne Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.

I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me but it can't be

singular and I will say but it is.

The history behind words causing a lot of debate that's on the Ted Radio Hour from NPR.

Furious.

Furious, a Mad Max saga, is a film packed with bone-crunching practical stunts and lots of

gnarly diesel-powered chase scenes and like its predecessor Mad Max Fury Road

it shows a commitment to world-building that grapples with themes of feminism,

brutality, and humanity.

It's the story of a girl taken from her home

and raised to be a warrior in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Anya Taylor Joy plays Furiosa as she gets swept up in the clash

between two ruthless warlords. I'm Stephen Thompson.

And I'm Glen Weldon and today we're talking about Furiosa, a Mad Max saga on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining us today is NPR producer Mallory, you hey there Mallory.

Hey, Gwen.

Hey, also with this is Vulture TV Criticana Hadadhi, hey Roxana.

Hello, hello.

Furiosa, a Mad Max saga, is a prequel.

It's the story of how the character of Furiosa, played in the 2015 film by Charlie's Theron, came to be.

We meet her at age 10 when she's played by Aulula Brown.

She's abducted from her green idyllic home by a biker-hoard led by Dementus. He's played by Chris Hemsworth.

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