The World According to Sound
Ways of Knowing
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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Jun 17, 2025
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Episodes
Day 5 – Skidmore 30.03.2017 3:22
An hour and a half before our show at Skidmore, we got an inside tip about a reverberant paradise.
Day 2 – Post-show Detox 26.03.2017 1:59
The morning after the first live show in Burlington, VT, WATS needed to do a little cleaning.
Day 1 – Sleet Sounds and Van Troubles 25.03.2017 2:15
On the eve of The World According to Sound's East Coast tour, inclement weather in Vermont gave our tour van some problems.
65 – Brain Artery 28.02.2017 1:39
The soothing sounds of blood pumping through your brain.
64 – Number Stations 14.02.2017 1:45
Achtung! I guess if I had to secretly communicate with foreign agents, I'd just say a bunch of random numbers too.
63 – Coal Miner 04.02.2017 2:02
33 percent of America's electricity comes from coal. You're probably using energy generated from that black rock right now. It's extracted from the ground by guys like Mackie Branham.
62 – American Unrest: Immigration Ban Protest 1/28/17 30.01.2017 1:38
Not all of America takes kindly to Trump's ban of immigrants.
61 – Funnel Bubble 24.01.2017 1:38
Making plum wine in your kitchen is unexpectedly melodious.
60 – Rebel Yell 18.01.2017 1:38
The confederate war cry resembled "a foxhunt yip mixed up with sort of a banshee squall."
59 – Telephonic Symphony 05.01.2017 1:36
The mellifluous tones of a Japanese electronics store.
58 – American Unrest: Presidential Protest 11/9/16 10.11.2016 1:30
The sound of Donald Trump getting elected in San Francisco.
57 – Oldest Song 15.09.2016 1:35
This song shows that Western music is almost a 1,000 years older than we used to believe.
56 – Musique Concrète 13.09.2016 1:35
About a hundred years ago, Berlin sounded like this.
55 – Watery Pipes 08.09.2016 1:35
The Pacific Ocean's uncanny undulations.
54 – Debatable Debate 06.09.2016 1:37
Language as anti-content.
53 – Leaf Blower 30.08.2016 1:33
Sometimes you need to make do with the greenery at hand.
WATS Live Show 09.08.2016 1:09
Come sit in the dark with us and take in some aural delights!
WATS Special: The Sounds of Music 12.07.2016 18:06
The first long episode of The World According to Sound. Whoa.
52 – Google Song 07.07.2016 1:22
It could be a grim future for music.
51 – A Sonic Barber Pole 05.07.2016 1:39
This auditory illusion is almost enough to make you go mad.
50 – Whistle Register 28.06.2016 1:28
Mariah Carey made this famous, but its been a part of pop for a long time.
49 – Yaybahar 21.06.2016 1:33
This acoustic instrument can kick the ass of any electric one.
48 – Cat Organ 14.06.2016 1:28
A cat organ fit for a king. Or, at least a prince.
47 – Sonic Stalactites 07.06.2016 1:36
Gotta do a little spelunking to play these pipes.
46 – Chasing Away the Homeless: a How-to 31.05.2016 1:30
A classic, but not classy way to keep the poor away from your place of business.
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