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Gremlins, War Rigs, & Star Trek Punks
Episode 177
Mark Mangini is one of the most prolific sound designers of all time. He’s been credited on over 150 films, including Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Aladd…
2 years, 11 months ago
Do you talk to yourself in your head? (Not everyone does)
Episode 176
Many of us talk to ourselves in our heads pretty much all day long. But it turns out that there are plenty of people who don’t. In fact, thinking com…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Legend of Zelda: Tones of the Kingdom
Episode 175
The original Zelda game featured three melodies that would come to define the franchise: the Secret Unlocked Sound, the Treasure Chest sound, and the…
3 years ago
The Legend of Zelda: A Beep to the Past
Episode 174
Music is a quintessential part of the Zelda series. And some of Zelda’s most iconic melodies go all the way back to the original game, on the Nintend…
3 years ago
From Vinyl to Streaming: How music formats shaped our world
Episode 173
The history of recorded sound stretches back over a hundred and fifty years, starting with a device that could “record” a voice on a piece of paper. …
3 years, 1 month ago
The secret history of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
Episode 172
Baseball fan or not, there’s one song that virtually every American knows… or at least, we think we do. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the …
3 years, 2 months ago
Vocal Stratosphere: The world’s most extreme singing techniques
Episode 171
Our vocal system is incredibly complex. What we call “the voice” starts with very precise movements of our vocal cords, and then goes through an enti…
3 years, 2 months ago
Bug Translation Guide: Decoding Buzzes, Chirps, & Clicks
Episode 170
Why do bugs make the sounds they do? And how do they make them? In this episode, we explore the un-bee-lievable world of insect sounds, including cri…
3 years, 3 months ago
Breathe Deep: How I lost my passion and found my purpose
Episode 169
In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, we’ve revamped one of the most personal episodes we’ve ever worked on. To create it, Dallas worked with th…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Spatial Race & the forgotten genius who invented stereo
Episode 168
In the 1960s, stereo sound revolutionized the music industry. But it turns out, a pioneering engineer named Alan Blumlein had actually invented ster…
3 years, 3 months ago