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The Booj Strikes Back: Why all modern trailers sound the same
Episode 158
In the 80s and 90s, movie trailers were ruled by “voice-of-God” narrators who used stock phrases like, “In a world…” Today, movie studios have a diff…
3 years, 10 months ago
The weird, wild world of 1-900 numbers
Episode 157
In the late 80s and early 90s, 900 numbers were all the rage. For a couple bucks a minute, you could call and hear from Hulk Hogan and Freddy Kreuger…
3 years, 10 months ago
Tokyo Rose: World War II’s most controversial radio DJ
Episode 156
In World War II, the Japanese military operated a propaganda station called Radio Tokyo. Along with jazz music, the station featured several English-…
3 years, 11 months ago
TikTalk: The woman who sued TikTok for using her voice
Episode 155
In 2018, voiceover artist Bev Standing recorded 10,000 sentences for the Chinese Institute of Acoustics. Bev was told the recordings would be used fo…
3 years, 11 months ago
The sonic secrets behind Ted Lasso
Episode 154
Ted Lasso is about more than just an incompetent soccer coach—it’s about overcoming challenges by working together. And that’s exactly what the show’…
4 years ago
Sonic Happiness: A guide to feeling better through sound
Episode 153
We spend a lot of time curating for taste, touch, smell, and vision. But too often, sound gets overlooked. We forget that we can get rid of sounds th…
4 years ago
Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Dun, dun, duuun!”
Episode 152
There’s a certain musical phrase that you’ve probably heard hundreds of times. It’s used to emphasize dramatic moments in movies, cartoons, commercia…
4 years ago
Sleight of Ear: Behind the scenes w/ Dallas Taylor
Episode 151
What does a sound designer do all day? How do noise canceling headphones really work? And why do modern movie trailers all sound the same? In this fo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Introducing MicroHertz
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of MicroHertz, a brand new bonus series available exclusively to our premium subscribers. MicroHertz will featu…
4 years, 1 month ago
Breathe: My Unexpected Journey
Episode 150
What if you woke up one day, and found that you could no longer do the thing that gave you the most joy in your life? The thing that gave you purpose…
4 years, 1 month ago