Ways of Knowing

45 – Cat Music 24.05.2016 1:36 ↓

Just because you like Beethoven doesn't mean your cat does.

44 – Drumming Like the Wind 17.05.2016 1:30 ↓

Convulsing for a minute with sticks in your hands.

43 – Torture Music 10.05.2016 1:40 ↓

Many American pop hits have been used for a dark purpose.

42 – Auctioneer 03.05.2016 1:29 ↓

Sell! Sell! Sell!

41 – Concentration Camp Music 26.04.2016 2:00 ↓

During the Holocaust, prisoners in concentration camps wrote songs like this.

40 – Singing Roads 19.04.2016 1:24 ↓

The road less travelled never sang to you, did it?

39 – The Secret Sounds Giraffes Make When the Sun Goes Down 12.04.2016 1:39 ↓

Speaking with our dappled, long-necked animal friends.

38 – Idioglossia 05.04.2016 1:35 ↓

Inventing a language at the age of two. Sign up on our website to hear more episodes: http://bit.ly/1oGTcHz

37 – Singing Sand 29.03.2016 1:31 ↓

If the sand should sing your praises, they would outnumber the stars in heaven. Sign up on our website to hear more episodes: http://bit.ly/1oGTcHz

36 – Washing Machine Music 22.03.2016 2:00 ↓

Musique concrète takes a trip to the laundromat. Sign up on our website to hear more episodes: http://bit.ly/1oGTcHz

35 – Involuntary Vocalization 15.03.2016 1:30 ↓

We wonder if piano teachers actually instruct their students to squeal, groan, and hum as they play. Read More: http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/2016/04/17/35-vocalization.html

34 – Ants 08.03.2016 1:30 ↓

God, ants are SO loud when they walk! Thanks to Stephen Frost for the recording. Check out his other projects here! http://www.earthvibes.com.au

31, 32 & 33 – Infrasound 01.03.2016 4:45 ↓

Listening to sounds you can't actually hear. Read more: http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/2016/03/01/31-infrasound.html

30 – Man Bird 23.02.2016 1:30 ↓

I too would like to have an ornithological larynx.

29 – Ode to Joy 16.02.2016 1:34 ↓

This piece of music has been co-opted like no other. To hear more episodes, go to www.theworldaccordingtosound.org

28 – Consuming 22.12.2015 1:40 ↓

The most powerful economy in the world at work. To hear more episodes, go to www.theworldaccordingtosound.org

27 – Mechanical Music 17.12.2015 1:30 ↓

The randomness of a hundred different rhythms. To hear more episodes, go to www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

26 – ASLSP 15.12.2015 1:34 ↓

This song will finish in about another 600 years. To hear more episodes, go to www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

25 – Gravitational Waves 10.12.2015 1:34 ↓

Hearing the ripples in space-time. To hear more episodes, go to http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

24 – WiFi 08.12.2015 1:30 ↓

Being surrounded by invisible streams of data. To hear more episodes, go to http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

23 – Stukas 03.12.2015 1:32 ↓

By the time you hear this trumpet, it's probably too late.

22 – The Hour of Charm 01.12.2015 1:25 ↓

According to some, you need more than musical talent to make charming music. The recording of The Hour of Charm in this episode was preserved by the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. library.stanford.edu/ars To hear more episodes, go to http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

21 – Achromatopsia 24.11.2015 1:28 ↓

Let's take a listen to the rainbow. To hear more episodes, go to http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

20 – Wikipedia 19.11.2015 1:30 ↓

The world's largest encyclopedia as music. To hear more episodes, go to http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/

19 – Cease To Exist 17.11.2015 1:38 ↓

Be careful of which songs you cover. To hear more episodes, go to http://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/