January 16, 2025: Sound on scene

In space no one can hear you scream, but if you’re looking at footage of earth FROM space, that might be unsettling, so the videos on the ground get a soundtrackWe’ll speak with one of the people making the sounds those videos are tracking to. Guitarist, composer and engineer Steve Thomas has had his work paired with videos of earth from the International Space Station, and he’ll be playing some of that work this weekend in Northampton with a giant pile of other talented musicians , and we’ll get to ask about making a score for the earth, and how the music he makes for the planet ties into the other compositions he makesAnd we can’t talk about things seen on the Space Station without bringing in the person we know in the area who’s actually BEEN on the ISS. So we welcome real life astronaut Cady Coleman back to the studio to talk about the importance of sharing the views of earth from this particular perspectivePlus our weekly chat with Jim McGovern, sees the congressman with an awful lot on his mind, including  Biden’s Farewell address, the recent ceasefire agreements, Cuba’s change in categorization, the tiktok ban, the fact that it’s 4 days until the inauguration. Not to mention what indeed could the official be  looking forward to or worried about with the incoming administration.