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Vroom Vroom: The symphony of high-performance engines
Episode 82
When was the last time you turned off your radio and just listened to your car? What’s really going on under the hood? We chat with our own Nick Spra…
6 years, 8 months ago
Baby Shark: From summer camp song to viral earworm
Episode 81
Baby Shark is a mega viral YouTube video, an unstoppable earworm, a top 40 hit, a Eurodance smash, a decades old campfire song, and the center of an …
6 years, 9 months ago
Virtual Choir: 8,000 Voices, One Song
Episode 80
Singing with others is a powerful form of expression. That's why the composer Eric Whitacre started the Virtual Choir; an experiment that connects si…
6 years, 9 months ago
The Price is Right: The drama behind TV’s catchiest theme song
Episode 79
As a young composer, Edd Kalehoff was looking for his break. In the early 70s he struck gold, writing the theme song and music cues for The Price Is …
6 years, 9 months ago
The Loudness War: Can streaming finally end it?
Episode 78
In part 2 of the story of mastering, we explore the consequences of the Loudness War and call out some of the worst offenders. We’ll also hear about …
6 years, 10 months ago
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The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering
Episode 77
Join us on a musical journey from the Golden Age of analog mastering to the digital methods of today. We’ll find out why the music industry became ob…
6 years, 10 months ago
You’ve Got Mail: The voice behind AOL
Episode 76
How a simple soundbite on America Online became one of the most recognizable sounds of the internet age, plus the creation of a whole new musical ins…
6 years, 10 months ago
From Spinal Tap to The Simpsons: Voice acting w/ Harry Shearer
Episode 75
We rarely think about the way we speak. For most of us, it just happens. In this episode, we catch up with two professional voice artists and chat ab…
6 years, 11 months ago
Hear Here: The messy history of architectural acoustics
Episode 74
Humans have been fascinated with acoustics since our earliest ancestors. From Roman amphitheaters to modern symphony halls, we’ve designed our spaces…
6 years, 11 months ago
What makes Stradivarius violins so special?
Episode 73
Stradivarius violins are reputed to have an exquisite sound that cannot be replicated or explained. Why is that? And what, exactly, is a Stradivarius…
6 years, 11 months ago