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Industrial Musicals: The Golden Age of corporate showtunes
Episode 186
For more than three decades, it was common for American companies to put on “industrial musicals” for their employees. These elaborate productions co…
2 years, 5 months ago
Into the Huluverse: The sonic evolution of Hulu
Episode 185
Today, virtually every streaming platform has a sonic logo, from HBO’s classic “Static Angel” to the iconic Netflix “Tudum.” For Hulu, standing out i…
2 years, 6 months ago
Welcome to Twenty Thousand Hertz
The world of sound is full of great stories. To get in touch with your sonic world, follow Twenty Thousand Hertz right here in your podcast player. I…
2 years, 6 months ago
Guess That Sound 2023: Tournament of Champions
Episode 184
For our fourth annual Mystery Sound Game Show, we pitted the winners from the past three years against each other. The result? Chaos and hilarity. So…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tune Tech: Distortion, sequencers, Auto-Tune, and more
Episode 183
From electric guitars to samplers to drum machines and beyond, the music we love is only possible thanks to the technology used to create it. In many…
2 years, 8 months ago
Headphone Handbook: How to pick your perfect pair
Episode 182
The world of headphones is a deep rabbit hole. With thousands of options and endless technical jargon, it’s hard to know which factors really matter,…
2 years, 8 months ago
Sounds That Sell: How companies entice us with sonic candy
Episode 181
Since the earliest days of commercial radio, companies have been using sound to worm their way into our brains. And over the decades, they’ve come up…
2 years, 9 months ago
Auto-Tone: What will cars sound like in the future?
Episode 180
The sound of a roaring combustion engine is a fixture of modern life. But as electric vehicles become more and more common, these mechanical sounds w…
2 years, 9 months ago
Wilhelm Screamix: The sound effect that never dies
Episode 179
For more than seventy years now, filmmakers have been using and reusing a particular scream. Without a doubt, this is Hollywood’s most famous sound e…
2 years, 10 months ago
Subtitles On: Why is movie dialogue so hard to understand?
Episode 178
In recent years, the dialogue in movies and TV shows has gotten harder and harder to understand. No one seems to agree on who or what the main culpri…
2 years, 10 months ago