Episode Day 9 Daily Show and Nominations - 17/11/2025

I asked AI for an explanation of dyslexia and forgetting names.

Dyslexia primarily affects the way the brain processes written language (reading, spelling, and writing), but many people with dyslexia also experience difficulties with naming things quickly and accurately—even when reading isn’t involved. This is often called rapid naming difficulty or a naming-speed deficit, and it’s one of the core features of dyslexia alongside phonological processing problems.Here’s why name confusion (mixing up names, calling people by the wrong name, swapping similar-sounding names, etc.) is common in dyslexia:
  1. Phonological retrieval issues
    Dyslexia involves weaker connections in the brain’s language networks. Retrieving the exact sound pattern (phonology) of a word—even a familiar name—can be slower or less automatic. So “Jacob” might come out as “Joshua” or “Jason” because the brain grabs a similar-sounding phonological template.
  2. Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) deficit
    A huge percentage of people with dyslexia are noticeably slower (or make more errors) on rapid naming tasks (e.g., quickly naming a list of colors, objects, letters, or digits). Names of people are essentially another category that requires fast, accurate retrieval from memory. When this system is weak, mix-ups are more likely.
  3. Weak orthographic-phonological mapping
    Even when the confusion is spoken (not written), the brain often uses visual-letter information subconsciously to help retrieve spoken words. In dyslexia, this mapping is less reliable, so similar-looking or similar-sounding names (e.g., Sarah/Sharon, Emily/Amelia) get cross-wired.
  4. Working memory/attention load
    Keeping track of who is who in a conversation taxes working memory. Dyslexia often co-occurs with slightly reduced verbal working memory or slower processing speed, so under cognitive load the brain defaults to the “closest” name it can grab quickly—often the wrong one.
  5. It’s very common—even in high-functioning adults
    Many adults with dyslexia report things like:
    • Calling their own kids by the wrong name (or the dog’s name)
    • Mixing up colleagues with similar names for years
    • Accidentally introducing someone by their sibling’s or spouse’s name
This isn’t just “carelessness” or normal forgetting; brain-imaging studies show the left-hemisphere language areas activate more slowly or less efficiently in dyslexia during naming tasks.In short: confusing names is a classic, well-documented symptom of dyslexia that stems from the same underlying phonological and rapid-naming difficulties that make reading hard. It doesn’t mean the person doesn’t know or care about the other person—it’s a genuine neurological glitch in retrieving the right word at the right time.
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I love that they're using the 2001 theme where possible but, yet again, the live sound mixer is cueing it wrong and playing irrelevant sections to what's happening on stage. It sounds terrible.

For those that know the industry, these live shows are so poorly directed and produced, it's not even funny. How are they getting the production so wrong? This is the third live show now... :(
 
…WHAT - THE - FUCK - WOULD - HOLLY - SEE - IN - COLIN - OUTSIDE - THE - HOUSE?… seriously… Colin is a complete fucking dimwit in thinking he would ever meet her standards… I mean… he looks like a bagful of wet arseholes with that haircut alone!… sheesh!… cheers.
 
KTOM said:
they gave him one today haha

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the Theorist said:
I love that they're using the 2001 theme where possible but, yet again, the live sound mixer is cueing it wrong and playing irrelevant sections to what's happening on stage. It sounds terrible.

For those that know the industry, these live shows are so poorly directed and produced, it's not even funny. How are they getting the production so wrong? This is the third live show now. :(
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I mean we knew you’d stick around. And we’re glad 🤗
 
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