| 1. |
Becoming the voice of Siri… by accident? |
Nov. 1, 2016 |
| 2. |
The NBC Chimes: How three notes made history |
Nov. 15, 2016 |
| 3. |
How 8-Bit sounds became iconic |
Nov. 29, 2016 |
| 4. |
The Windsor Hum: Canada’s Most Mysterious Sound |
Dec. 13, 2016 |
| 5. |
Sounds We've Lost: Echoes of the Past |
Dec. 27, 2016 |
| 6. |
From Analog to Digital (and back again) |
Jan. 10, 2017 |
| 7. |
Inside Movie Soundtracks: How every layer tells a story |
Jan. 24, 2017 |
| 8. |
Audio Descriptions: Not just for the visually impaired |
Feb. 7, 2017 |
| 9. |
Car Sounds: Crafting every click, rev, and beep |
Feb. 21, 2017 |
| 10. |
Dolls That Talk (and some that listen) |
March 7, 2017 |
| 11. |
What do other planets sound like? |
March 21, 2017 |
| 12. |
Foley: Hollywood’s hidden sound heroes |
April 4, 2017 |
| 13. |
From Screams to Serenity: How sound shapes us |
April 18, 2017 |
| 14. |
Hearing Loss: What causes it and how to prevent it |
May 2, 2017 |
| 15. |
The voices behind Dragon Ball Z & Firewatch |
May 16, 2017 |
| 16. |
The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s most iconic sound effect |
May 30, 2017 |
| 17. |
Forensic Audio: How sound solves crimes |
June 13, 2017 |
| 18. |
Evolution of Accents: From Shakespeare to Valley Girl |
June 27, 2017 |
| 19. |
Silent Sea: Whalesong & Undersea Noise Pollution |
July 11, 2017 |
| 20. |
Noise Pollution: The hidden costs |
July 25, 2017 |
| 21. |
Sound Firsts: Landmark recordings in history |
Aug. 8, 2017 |
| 22. |
Fight or Flight: Why airplane sounds make us anxious |
Aug. 22, 2017 |
| 23. |
Sonic Seasoning: Can sound affect our taste buds? |
Sept. 5, 2017 |
| 24. |
Watergate: How a tape recorder brought down a president |
Sept. 19, 2017 |
| 25. |
Level Up: How video games tell an immersive story through sound |
Oct. 3, 2017 |
| 26. |
Acoustical Umbilical Cord: Why crying makes us human |
Oct. 17, 2017 |
| 27. |
Spooky Sounds: The secrets of horror sound design |
Oct. 30, 2017 |
| 28. |
Disney Parks: How Imagineers use sound to enchant visitors |
Nov. 13, 2017 |
| 29. |
Let It Beep: The rise and fall of the Mac startup chime |
Nov. 27, 2017 |
| 30. |
Facebook & Google Pixel: Designing the perfect alert sound |
Dec. 11, 2017 |
| 31. |
The Gift: Dr. Amar Bose’s audio legacy |
Dec. 25, 2017 |
| 32. |
314-914-6093: When Michelle Obama tweets your phone number |
Jan. 8, 2018 |
| 33. |
Six O'Clock Soundtrack: The art of TV news music |
Jan. 22, 2018 |
| 34. |
Muzak: How background music took over the world |
Feb. 5, 2018 |
| 35. |
False Alarm: How the Emergency Alert System went wrong |
Feb. 19, 2018 |
| 36. |
Hamilton: Crafting the sound of the Broadway smash hit |
March 5, 2018 |
| 37. |
Epileptic Symphonies: Turning seizures into music |
March 19, 2018 |
| 38. |
Hidden Melodies: Discovering the music in our speech |
April 2, 2018 |
| 39. |
Broadway to Cirque du Soleil: Sound design for the stage |
April 16, 2018 |
| 40. |
ASMR: Why certain sounds give you tingles |
April 30, 2018 |
| 41. |
Ultrasonic Tracking: Are our phones really listening to us? |
May 14, 2018 |
| 42. |
Amen Break: The world’s most sampled drum beat |
May 29, 2018 |
| 43. |
The THX Deep Note: From chaos to cinematic legend |
June 11, 2018 |
| 44. |
THX Deep Note Part 2: How a lost file shaped movie history |
June 25, 2018 |
| 45. |
Misophonia: Why we can't stand certain sounds |
July 9, 2018 |
| 46. |
Slot Machines: The addictive power of sound |
July 23, 2018 |
| 47. |
Loop Groups: The art of movie background chatter |
Aug. 6, 2018 |
| 48. |
“Intel Inside” and other sonic branding brilliance |
Aug. 20, 2018 |
| 49. |
Jingles: How they hooked us and why they vanished |
Sept. 4, 2018 |
| 50. |
Behind the Mic: The making of Twenty Thousand Hertz |
Sept. 17, 2018 |
| 51. |
Cartoon Sound Effects: From Steamboat Willie to The Jetsons |
Oct. 1, 2018 |
| 52. |
Theremin: The instrument that defined classic sci-fi & horror |
Oct. 15, 2018 |
| 53. |
Theater for the Mind: The Golden Age of radio dramas |
Oct. 29, 2018 |
| 54. |
The Xbox Startup Sound: Crafting a console classic |
Nov. 12, 2018 |
| 55. |
Being George Clooney: Dubbing Hollywood celebrities |
Nov. 26, 2018 |
| 56. |
Boots ’n Cats: The scientific secrets of beatboxing |
Dec. 10, 2018 |
| 57. |
A sonic journey through the Solar System |
Dec. 26, 2018 |
| 58. |
Introducing Twenty Thousand Hertz |
Aug. 1, 2020 |
| 59. |
Silence: Dispatches from the quietest place on Earth |
Jan. 14, 2019 |
| 60. |
Blue! 42! How helmet radio changed the NFL |
Jan. 28, 2019 |
| 61. |
Do Not Disturb: The unseen impacts of alarms and alerts |
Feb. 11, 2019 |
| 62. |
Dining on Decibels: Why are restaurants so noisy? |
Feb. 25, 2019 |
| 63. |
The Booj: The secret sound formula behind blockbuster trailers |
March 11, 2019 |
| 64. |
Phone Tones: The hidden language of phone number beeps |
March 25, 2019 |
| 65. |
Bird Translation Guide: Decoding Tweets, Hoots, & Warbles |
April 8, 2019 |
| 66. |
The Voyager Golden Record: Humanity’s message to the cosmos |
April 22, 2019 |
| 67. |
Sound Escapes: Nature’s untouched soundtrack |
May 6, 2019 |
| 68. |
Mother of Dragons(sounds): Game of Thrones’ bittersweet sounds |
May 20, 2019 |
| 69. |
Sonic Illusions: Can you really trust your ears? |
June 3, 2019 |
| 70. |
Plants That Listen (and some that sing) |
June 17, 2019 |
| 71. |
Deaf Gain: The promise and controversy of cochlear implants |
July 1, 2019 |
| 72. |
Soundmarks: AT&T, United Airlines, and inventive sonic branding |
July 15, 2019 |
| 73. |
808: The drum machine that changed music forever |
July 29, 2019 |
| 74. |
What makes Stradivarius violins so special? |
Aug. 12, 2019 |
| 75. |
Hear Here: The messy history of architectural acoustics |
Aug. 26, 2019 |
| 76. |
From Spinal Tap to The Simpsons: Voice acting w/ Harry Shearer |
Sept. 9, 2019 |
| 77. |
You’ve Got Mail: The voice behind AOL |
Sept. 16, 2019 |
| 78. |
The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering |
Sept. 23, 2019 |
| 79. |
The Loudness War: Can streaming finally end it? |
Oct. 7, 2019 |
| 80. |
The Price is Right: The drama behind TV’s catchiest theme song |
Oct. 14, 2019 |
| 81. |
Virtual Choir: 8,000 Voices, One Song |
Oct. 21, 2019 |
| 82. |
Baby Shark: From summer camp song to viral earworm |
Nov. 4, 2019 |
| 83. |
Vroom Vroom: The symphony of high-performance engines |
Nov. 18, 2019 |
| 84. |
Historically Speaking: How language & accent shape your brain |
Dec. 2, 2019 |
| 85. |
Sonic Wonderland: The world’s most incredible sounding places |
Dec. 16, 2019 |
| 86. |
The Seinfeld theme song w/ Composer Jonathan Wolff |
Jan. 8, 2020 |
| 87. |
4’33”: John Cage’s revolutionary “silent” musical piece |
Jan. 22, 2020 |
| 88. |
Good Vibes: Unlocking music’s hidden power over your brain |
Feb. 5, 2020 |
| 89. |
Noise “R” Us: The evolution of noisy toys |
Feb. 19, 2020 |
| 90. |
Satanic Panic: Backwards messages and '80s hysteria |
March 4, 2020 |
| 91. |
Cremona: Saving the world’s most prized violin sounds |
March 18, 2020 |
| 92. |
Twenty Parts Per Thousand: Designing with smell |
April 1, 2020 |
| 93. |
What’s Up, Doc? Mel Blanc and the magic of Looney Tunes |
April 15, 2020 |
| 94. |
That’s All Folks! Mel Blanc’s curtain call |
April 29, 2020 |
| 95. |
Help us win a Webby! |
May 3, 2020 |
| 96. |
Pew Pew! The making of Star Wars’ iconic sounds |
May 13, 2020 |
| 97. |
Makin’ Whoopee: The hilarious history & science of fart sounds |
May 27, 2020 |
| 98. |
Copyrights & Wrongs: Musical Inspiration vs. Plagiarism |
June 10, 2020 |
| 99. |
Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Can you copyright a vibe? |
June 24, 2020 |
| 100. |
Hamilton’s Sonic Secrets: Behind the Broadway phenomenon |
July 8, 2020 |
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