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Sonic Bubbles: Escaping noise, but at what cost?
Episode 130
For over a century, humans have been using technology to shape our sonic environment. White noise machines, nature recordings, noise canceling headph…
4 years, 11 months ago
Domestic Symphony: Why your dryer has a theme song
Episode 129
Not long ago, our home appliances made nothing but abrasive beeps and harsh buzzes. In recent years though, these devices have started to chirp and s…
4 years, 11 months ago
The mysterious “Windsor Hum” is finally solved!
Episode 128
In 2011, residents of Windsor, Ontario started experiencing a strange rumbling hum that rattled dishes and kept people awake at night. Then, after ye…
5 years ago
The Buzzer: Are there secret spy messages on the radio?
Episode 127
Since World War I, countries around the world have been broadcasting mysterious numerical messages via shortwave radio. Though concrete evidence is h…
5 years ago
Stay Tuned: The new voices of the Looney Tunes
Episode 126
Nearly a century after they first appeared, the Looney Tunes are back in an all-new series. To bring this iconic franchise into the present, the crea…
5 years, 1 month ago
Inside the Foley Prop Room: Frozen, Jurassic Park & more
Episode 125
In part 2 of our exploration of Foley, the Warner Brothers Foley team takes us into the all-important prop room. Along the way, they demonstrate how …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Art of Foley: Bringing Slimer & Batman to life
Episode 124
When it comes to film sound, "Foley Artist" might be the most important job you've never heard of. These performers record custom, synchronized sound…
5 years, 2 months ago
Leaky Pipeline: The fight that revolutionized cinema sound
Episode 123
In the late 80s, a small French company found a way to pair analog film with pristine digital audio. But getting their system into theaters would inv…
5 years, 2 months ago
Auditory Icons: Credit card beeps to driverless car melodies
Episode 122
We live in a designed world, and alert tones are no exception. Every beep and ping that your phone or laptop makes probably went through multiple rou…
5 years, 2 months ago
Progression Obsession: Pop music’s most used chord changes
Episode 121
There are a few specific chord progressions that show up again and again in popular music. Across hundreds of hit songs, the same basic musical formu…
5 years, 2 months ago