The Cellar / Podular casting - Archive 81. Anyone recognize this accent?

**Posted by footfootfoot** 9/10/2021 9:41 pm

https://soundcloud.com/archive81/episode-8-a-chemical-experiment

I've been binging on podcasts while I'm chained to the bench in my shop.
The guy has a very familiar accent with a bit of twang or drawl to it and I can't quite Identify where it's from. Mutual of Omaha? IDK.

Once, Clodfobble posted a link to something about regional accents but I can't remember what.

Anybody got any ideas?

**Posted by TheNeverWas** 9/11/2021 3:30 pm

A ten second listen gives me shades of William Shatner.

Not him , of course, but sounds a little like him at times...

**Posted by Clodfobble** 9/11/2021 8:39 pm

My gut says west, but not south--like Nevada, California, maybe Arizona. That said, it also feels artificial to a certain degree, which could account for the William Shatner effect and throws all theories out the window.

**Posted by footfootfoot** 9/12/2021 9:11 pm

The artificial nature really smacks of management to me. Like the manipulative manager's equivalent of the Mid-Atlantic accent.

Back to the grind.

**Posted by griff** 9/13/2021 6:12 am

Is it the dude at the beginning? He seems to be attempting a 1950's NYC detective thing. It's a hot mess, I'll say a Californian not tethered to any reality.

**Posted by fargon** 9/20/2021 8:51 am

Northern California, or Oreygun.

**Posted by Flint** 9/20/2021 3:40 pm

I agree with Clodfobble, et al, that it sounds like an affectation.

I think what they're going for is "Johnny Cash" ..
..so I suppose, "Arkansas" (like Glen Campbell, Bill Clinton, and Billy Bob Thornton)

**Posted by Flint** 9/20/2021 4:02 pm

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I believe I have discovered the real answer, which can be shown in three links, if you're interested.

I don't know if you want the answer spoiled. ... ???

**Posted by griff** 9/20/2021 4:06 pm

Spoil it!

**Posted by Flint** 9/20/2021 4:07 pm

https://archive81.fandom.com/wiki/08_-_A_Chemical_Experiment
“Tape 1: It is a recording of conversation between Davenport and Iris Vos.”
https://archive81.fandom.com/wiki/Liam_Davenport#Trivia
“He is voiced by the real Dan Powell's father”
https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/one-odd-job-turns-into-creative-pursuit-for-darlington-grad/article_0bfe8a0c-9067-11e8-b964-83a0d8072961.html
“Since a young age, he remembers his mom and dad, who taught at Darlington and later was an administrator at the school…”
https://www.darlingtonschool.org/AboutDarlington
Darlington is a private Boarding School in Rome, Georgia.

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Okay, four links.

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eta (via Wikipedia): Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_County,_Georgia]Floyd County, Georgia[/url], United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_Georgia_metropolitan_area]Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statistical area[/url], which encompasses all of Floyd County. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 36,303.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_Georgia#cite_note-Census_2010-7][7][/url] It is the largest city in Northwest Georgia and the 22nd-largest city in the state.

Last edited by Flint (9/20/2021 4:16 pm)

**Posted by footfootfoot** 9/22/2021 3:15 pm

That is some tenacious googling! I wasn't able to get that far.
The way he says 'while' as HWhy ull, is something I've heard before on some TED talks and the slightly false-bonding manipulativeness of his language sounded managerial to me but considering his job as an administrator that would explain it. He sounds like he has entirely too much experience leading the listener to his conclusion.

Anyway, I'm now onto Mission the ZYXX, which I love. It has a lot of Sifl and Olly vibes, as well as a Saturday Sci-Fi matinee theme music score. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_to_Zyxx
I entirely recommend it.

Also Welcome to Nightvale if for no other reason than they sell a shirt that says "Sleep like there's nobody watching"

Flint wrote:
https://archive81.fandom.com/wiki/08_-_A_Chemical_Experiment
“Tape 1: It is a recording of conversation between Davenport and Iris Vos.”
https://archive81.fandom.com/wiki/Liam_Davenport#Trivia
“He is voiced by the real Dan Powell's father”
https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/one-odd-job-turns-into-creative-pursuit-for-darlington-grad/article_0bfe8a0c-9067-11e8-b964-83a0d8072961.html
“Since a young age, he remembers his mom and dad, who taught at Darlington and later was an administrator at the school…”
https://www.darlingtonschool.org/AboutDarlington
Darlington is a private Boarding School in Rome, Georgia.

...

Okay, four links.

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eta (via Wikipedia): Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_County,_Georgia]Floyd County, Georgia[/url], United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_Georgia_metropolitan_area]Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statistical area[/url], which encompasses all of Floyd County. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 36,303.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_Georgia#cite_note-Census_2010-7][7][/url] It is the largest city in Northwest Georgia and the 22nd-largest city in the state.

**Posted by Flint** 9/22/2021 3:59 pm

It makes sense to me-- deep Southerner from the metropolitan side of Appalachia, hones his accent through years of boarding school experience. Interesting, to me, you heard something of "Mid-Atlantic" since this was a fake accent taught at prep schools (albeit earlier in the 20th century).