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He was deaf for 35 years + Listener Stories kickoff
Episode 236
Last year, we ran three full episodes of listener-produced stories. But one beautiful story was just a little too long for the final cut… and we coul…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Harry Potter and the Sound Designer’s Stone
Episode 235
Harry Potter has been brought to life on page and screen. But what would it take to make the wizarding world come alive using sound alone? In this ep…
5 months ago
When Everything Stopped, He Started Listening
Episode 234
David Jeffers has always understood the world through sound. As a kid, he bounced beats between tape decks and built speaker boxes from spare parts. …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The State of the 20K Multiverse™
Episode 233
What happens when a podcast about sound gets into video? In this special behind-the-scenes episode, producer Grace East flips the script and intervie…
6 months ago
Doctor Who & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Episode 232
What does a time machine sound like? Or a magic carpet? For the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, that was just another day at the office. For 40 years, this…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Butterfly in the Synth: Reading Rainbow’s Magical Theme Song
Episode 231
The theme song to Reading Rainbow has been delighting kids (and nostalgic grown-ups) for over 40 years. But how did this instantly iconic track come …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Auld Lang What? The surprising origins of the New Year’s song
Episode 230
Every New Year’s at midnight, we raise our voices to sing a song that few of us understand: “Auld Lang Syne.” So when and why did this become the ant…
7 months, 1 week ago
Guess That Sound 2025: Youtube Channel Champs
Episode 229
For our sixth annual Mystery Sound game show, we’ve invited three guests from our video series to test their sonic knowledge on 18 sounds, including …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Sound of Fallout: From Iconic Games to Prestige TV
Episode 228
Behind Fallout’s apocalyptic sci-fi and retro nostalgia is a masterclass in sound design. In this episode, we explore how the audio teams behind both…
8 months, 1 week ago
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals
Episode 227
In movie musicals, the vocals are almost never recorded live on-set. Instead, the actors pre-record their songs, then lip sync to those recordings wh…
8 months, 3 weeks ago