The World According to Sound

Ways of Knowing

Society EN ↓ 193 episodes

New ways of thinking about the world, brought to you by the humanities and The World According to Sound. We’re working with universities to translate academic research into sound. Each season has a radically different format and topic. You’ll never hear the same kind of thing twice. We’re independent and ad free. Patreon is the best way to support our work. https://www.patreon.com/theworldaccordingtosound

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The World According to Sound

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110 – Sound Break: Speed Talking 03.04.2020 4:23

Winged words!

109 – Sound Break: Historic Keyboards 02.04.2020 2:47

The keyboard from 1750ish to the present.

108 – Sound Break: Melliferous Swarms 01.04.2020 3:18

Sweet nectar of the gods!

107 – Sound Break: Metronomics 31.03.2020 5:50

Unleash the metronomes.

106 – Sound Break: Icthyian Chorus 30.03.2020 1:48

Singing underwater.

105 – Sound Break: Numbers 27.03.2020 4:16

The eeriness of numbers.

104 – Sound Break: The Infinitesimal 26.03.2020 3:06

And to every thing that creepeth upon the earth...

103 – Sound Break: Notes 25.03.2020 1:41

Modern-day note-taking.

102 – Sound Break: Yellowstone 24.03.2020 8:41

An artifice of ambient nature.

101 – Sound Break: Ferrier 23.03.2020 3:09

From the forge of Hephaestus himself. Or something like that.

100 – Sound Break: Physical Exertion 22.03.2020 1:36

A very particular piece of the soundscape of sports.

99 – Sound Break: Moog 21.03.2020 4:31

The mother of all synths.

98 – Sound Break: Pipe Organ 20.03.2020 5:11

Dissecting the organ, pipe-box by pipe-box.

97 – Sound Break: Mechanisms 19.03.2020 4:01

Motion rendered as sound.

96 – Sound Break: Hockey 18.03.2020 1:22

Sports must go on!

95 – Sound Break: Space 17.03.2020 7:18

Some time out to listen.

94 – Skeeters 08.10.2019 1:59

When you're given the opportunity to stick your hands holding two microphones (ORTF stereo) through a mesh net into a cage swarming with mosquitos, you do it.

93 – The Beetles 01.10.2019 1:47

"You're nothing but skin and bones!" cried Gregor Samsa.

92 – Voice Over 25.09.2019 2:42

A drawback of being sighted: your brain can't keep up with winged words.

91 – Cheese 17.09.2019 2:31

Machinery and processes...team WATS is into them right now. This week: milk, curds, bacteria, and mold.

90 – Wrap It Up 10.09.2019 1:40

I'd like my vegetables with a side of plastic wrap, please.

89 – Brew Ha 03.09.2019 3:52

Listening to that rarest of grapes: a factory in the U.S.

88 – Sk(etch) 28.08.2019 3:51

Write me some music!