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Found In Translation: Guess That Meaning!
Episode 167
Have you ever seen something so cute that you just wanted to squeeze it? Have you ever felt sleepy after a big meal? Or enjoyed bouncing on a puffy c…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why insurance jingles never die
Episode 166
For decades, the jingle was king. But in the last twenty years, jingles have nearly gone extinct. Many brands have now dropped their melodic earworms…
3 years, 4 months ago
Soundalikes: The secret voice behind Toy Story’s Woody
Episode 165
“Soundalikes,” also called “voice doubles,” are voice actors who perform as characters that were originally played by someone else. They’re used exte…
3 years, 5 months ago
Golden: Finding silence in a world of noise
Episode 164
In a noisy, tumultuous world, how can we find inner peace? This episode features two stories about the transformative power of silence. In the first,…
3 years, 5 months ago
Recalculating: The surprising lives of GPS voices
Episode 163
The voices inside our navigation systems are with us nearly every day. They frustrate us when they lead us astray, and guide us through our most memo…
3 years, 6 months ago
Guess That Sound 2022: Endless Thread
Episode 162
In our third annual Mystery Sound Game Show, the crew from Endless Thread compete to guess the most sounds from this year’s batch. Get ready to liste…
3 years, 7 months ago
Update: Jessie Unmasked
After months of speculation, the person behind TikTok’s current text-to-speech voice reveals her true identity. This is an update to episode #155, Ti…
3 years, 8 months ago
Synth Showdown: Digital vs. Analog
Episode 161
In the 1960s, Bob Moog and Don Buchla built synthesizers that changed the world. But by the early 80s, they faced a new challenger who threatened to …
3 years, 8 months ago
Synth Showdown: Moog vs. Buchla
Episode 160
In the United States, the East Coast and West Coast have rivalries across food, sports, music and more. But there’s another rivalry that’s less well …
3 years, 9 months ago
A Thousand Words: Audio description for all!
Episode 159
Audio description allows you to enjoy a movie or TV show without the need for any visuals. But how do these narrators strike the right tone for a sce…
3 years, 9 months ago