Episode Notes In this week’s episode, we took on the mystery of the “Boston movie”—a cinematic subgenre whose appeal is closely tied to the distinctive Boston accent. We invited Boston University linguist Dr. Daniel Erker to share his expertise on stage at the WBUR Festival, but we had more questions for him after the lights came down. So for this member-exclusive bonus episode, we got Danny back on the phone to explain the historical origins of the Boston accent, class-based distinctions