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Sound Show
by The Outline
Sound is energy. It’s intimate and startling and immediate. Each episode of Sound Show explores one topic in sound, like music, film, silence, or communication. Every week we talk to the people who make and hear the strangest, most interesting sounds in that topic.
Episodes
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Mini Episode: Classical Musicians Are Human, Too
There’s an uncomfortable genre of bootleg classical music recordings floating around the internet. They’re big, public bloopers by professional musicians. They’re somewhat rare, and in many cases they’re posted anonymously. They’re sort of mysterious. But hearing a little crack in the facade…
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7: The Music Genome Project Hasn’t Failed Yet
From the beginning, Pandora has banked on a proprietary music rating system called the Music Genome Project. It involves rating songs on hundreds of attributes, from “aggressive drumming” and “jazz influences” to “angry lyrics” and “ambiguous soundscapes.” These ratings are given by trained...
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6: Scenes From an Italian Astronaut
Back in October 2016, researchers at George Mason University published a report on the peculiar distribution of airport noise complaints. The most lopsided figures came out of Reagan International Airport in Washington, DC, where authorities said a single individual was responsible for 6,500...
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5: Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?
You can barely hear it, but it's there; each year on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," amid the ruckus of Times Square in the moments after midnight, a gentle, plaintive big-band version of "Auld Lang Syne" hums along softly. It's the sound of the New Year in the English-speaking world, but...
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4: It's All In Your Head
This week we're messing with your head. We've all seen optical illusions, but it turns out there are auditory illusions, as well: sounds that exploit the way we process audio and make us perceive it in unexpected ways. On today's episode, we pick four auditory illusions and try them out on each...
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3: The Audience Is Listening
Today, we bring you two stories about movie sounds. First, the story behind Deep Note, the iconic audio logo for THX, and how it was almost lost forever. Then, things get a little personal as one producer with an axe to grind embarks on a journey to find a quieter popcorn kernel. Learn more about...
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2: Hear People Die
Hearpeopledie is an offshoot of a subreddit called watchpeopledie, which is for videos of graphic violence. Audio, however, is a little more hardcore. The clips on r/hearpeopledie range from quiet moments of legal assisted suicide to the violent death of someone being hit by a car. Adrianne...
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1: What Comes After Hamilton?
The hip-hop theater scene has been around for a while, but it’s been launched into the spotlight by the recent success of the musical Hamilton. In its wake, a workshop called #BARS was created to mix the worlds of hip hop, theater, and verse. There are singers, poets, rappers, actors, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sound is energy. It’s intimate and startling and immediate. Each episode of Sound Show explores one topic in sound, like music, film, silence, or communication. Every week we talk to the people who make and hear the strangest, most interesting sounds in that topic.
HOSTED BY
The Outline
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Sound Show have?
Sound Show currently has 9 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Sound Show about?
Sound is energy. It’s intimate and startling and immediate. Each episode of Sound Show explores one topic in sound, like music, film, silence, or communication. Every week we talk to the people who make and hear the strangest, most interesting sounds in that topic.
How often does Sound Show release new episodes?
Sound Show has 9 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Sound Show?
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Who hosts Sound Show?
Sound Show is created and hosted by The Outline.
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