In their new film Rebel with a Clause, grammar guru Ellen Jovin and director Brandt Johnson head off on a road trip to all 50 states to show how comma fights, rather than divide, can bring us closer together. Join Roberta as they talk about the power of language, taking a grammar stand, and the New York Times bestselling book that started it all.
Things we talked about in this episode:
Rebel with a Clause film
Rebel with a Clause book and Ellen Jovin’s Grammar Table
Brandt Johnson
Oxford (Serial) Comma
Syntaxis Communication
Episode Credits:
Our thanks to Ellen Jovin and Brandt Johnson for joining us today. You can learn more about Ellen, Brandt, and the book and film at rebelwithaclause.com and grammartable.com.
A Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims.
Our Assistant Producers for this episode are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner.
Our Editors are Roberta Panjwani and Elias Rosner.
Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Matt Giannotti and Elias Rosner.
Our Digital Media Producer is Melissa Egan.
Original Music is written and performed by Diane Sims.
Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas.
