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Amen Break: The world’s most sampled drum beat
Episode 42
There’s a sample of music that’s been heard in over 2,000 songs. Odds are you’ve heard it many times and didn’t even realize you were listening to th…
8 years, 2 months ago
Ultrasonic Tracking: Are our phones really listening to us?
Episode 41
Did you know your phone is a really good listener? Apps on your phone might be sending and receiving data over ultrasound. Ultrasonic communication i…
8 years, 2 months ago
ASMR: Why certain sounds give you tingles
Episode 40
Do certain sounds give you the head tingles? If yes, this episode is full of ear candy for you! In this episode, we learn all about the phenomenon ca…
8 years, 3 months ago
Broadway to Cirque du Soleil: Sound design for the stage
Episode 39
Amazing concerts, Broadway musicals, Cirque du Soliel performances, and other live shows live and die on their sound design. This is the story of how…
8 years, 3 months ago
Hidden Melodies: Discovering the music in our speech
Episode 38
The way you speak has rhythm, timbre, and pitch. It’s more like music than you might think. We chat with The Allusionist host Helen Zaltzman, Martin …
8 years, 4 months ago
Epileptic Symphonies: Turning seizures into music
Episode 37
Brant Guichard has heard "The Music" for as long as he can remember. Brant has a particular type of epilepsy where he hears what are called "musical …
8 years, 4 months ago
Hamilton: Crafting the sound of the Broadway smash hit
Episode 36
Broadway’s award-winning, record-breaking, smash hit, Hamilton, is a musical unlike any other. Get the story from people in the room where it happens…
8 years, 5 months ago
False Alarm: How the Emergency Alert System went wrong
Episode 35
When people in Hawaii were falsely alerted of a Ballistic Missile threat, the first thing they heard was the sound of an emergency alert. For decades…
8 years, 5 months ago
Muzak: How background music took over the world
Episode 34
“Elevator music” was once the sound of restaurants, offices, and elevators in mid-20th century America. But ironically these bland, string-driven ins…
8 years, 6 months ago
Six O'Clock Soundtrack: The art of TV news music
Episode 33
Ever wonder how the music on your favorite news stations is created? Dive in with news music appreciator + journalist Victor Vlam; Composer Matthew K…
8 years, 6 months ago