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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 c…
2 years ago
Listener Stories 2024: 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, amplif…
2 years, 1 month 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 Leil…
2 years, 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, …
2 years, 2 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 lik…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mixing Seth Meyers: Behind the sound of late night TV
Episode 191
The sound of Late Night television is a complex beast with many moving parts. In this episode, we step inside the daily hustle of Broadcast Mixer Fre…
2 years, 3 months ago
Untranslatable Words: Guess That Meaning!
Episode 190
What do you call it when you’re homesick for a place you’ve never been? Is there a word for letting books pile up in your house without reading them?…
2 years, 4 months ago
Inside Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Studios
Episode 189
Hans Zimmer is responsible for some of the most iconic film scores of the last 35 years. So how does one person create so much amazing music? It turn…
2 years, 4 months ago
Hidden Sounds of America: NYC Hum & Underground Organ
Episode 188
All over the world, there are unique and breathtaking sounds that you can only hear in one specific place. In this episode, we travel to two of the m…
2 years, 5 months ago
All About That Bass: How pop became obsessed with the 808
Episode 187
If you listen to vintage music, one of the first things you’ll notice is the complete lack of bass. But turn on a Top 40 station today, and you’ll he…
2 years, 5 months ago