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The Organic Sound of Bluey w/ Sound Designer Dan Brumm
Episode 201
Since its debut in 2018, Bluey has become one of the most popular and beloved TV shows of all time. In this episode, Bluey’s sound designer and mixer Dan Brumm walks us through how the show began, th…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
"Blah, blah, blah" and the Ungooglable Phrase
Episode 200
“Blah, blah, blah” and “yada, yada, yada” have had plenty written about them. But there’s a longtime cousin of these phrases that’s much less understood. We use it all the time, yet it’s not in the d…
Published on 11 months ago
Lofi Girl: The story behind 📚 beats to relax/study to Girl
Episode 199
The Lofi Girl YouTube channel has over 14 millions subscribers, and at any given time, tens of thousands of people are listening together. Created by a mysterious French producer named Dimitri, the c…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
How Doctors Listen: A sonic journey through the body
Episode 198
The sounds our bodies make can tell doctors all kinds of surprising things about our health. In this episode, we unpack the history of sound in medical diagnosis, from Hippocratic times, to the inven…
Published on 1 year ago
The Sound of Apple: Marimbas, Radars & Reflections
Episode 197
In Part 2 of our deep dive into Apple’s iconic sound design, the Apple Design Team unpacks the iPhone’s trio of default ringtones, the evolution of their alarm sounds, the UX sounds of the AirPods Pr…
Published on 1 year ago
The Sound of Apple: Tritones, Chords & Origins
Episode 196
Over the last few decades, Apple has produced some of the most recognizable sounds ever made. In this episode, the Apple design team pulls back the curtain on their sound design philosophy and proces…
Published on 1 year ago
Listener Stories: Auditory hallucinations & family whistles
Episode 195
For this special episode, we’ve passed the mic to our listeners to hear six unexpected stories about sound. Featuring auditory hallucinations, amplified heartbeats, long remembered voices, and whistl…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The dark history of nursery rhymes
Episode 194
Many of the songs we sing to our children are hundreds of years old, with their original meanings obscured by history. In this episode, producer Leila Battison takes Dallas on a dark, surprising jour…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Sounds of the Deep: Mysteries and threats beneath the waves
Episode 193
Whale songs are some of the most beautiful, cathartic sounds in nature. These extraordinary creatures use sound to socialize, to mate, to find food, and avoid predators. But for aquatic animals, the …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Boom Bling: TikTok's sonic guerrilla marketing
Episode 192
TikTok’s sonic logo is one of the fastest growing sonic logos in history. Today, that little sound is being heard millions of times a day on apps like Instagram, Reddit and Youtube… but creating it w…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago