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Two acquaintances navigate desire and consent while sharing a tent at a music festival in 2015. Produced by Will Rogers. Special thanks to Adrienne Michelle St. Aubin. A Note From Adrienne: “One of the (many) things that is interesting to me about [the piece], personally, is how a decade has passed and the ways we think about consent have evolved during that time. Something that was interesting to...

~ Listen to “Pull on a Thread” before this conversation. ~ David and Emily discuss the making of “Pull on a Thread”, creative process, whether David made it to a year without weed, and what happened next. Recorded Feb 7, 2026. Produced by Emily Shaw. The piece Emily refers to making is “30 Creative Tensions” with Daniel Blacktree . David Siegfried is a writer living in Berkeley, California. If Dav...

After decades of smoking weed daily, a stoner attempts a year-long break. Written and performed by David Siegfried. Recorded and produced by Emily Shaw. David Siegfried is a writer living in Berkeley, California. If David devoted as much time to writing as he does to managing his softball team, the East Bay Squirrels, he might be more widely published and have collected a few literary awards by no...

When democracy is tested, can rights on paper hold? A note from Laura & Vivien: "We set out to create a timely piece that reflects the political moment we’re living in, and the red card — a small, wallet-size card that outlines constitutional rights intended to be read by immigrants during encounters with law enforcement — felt like a tangible object that speaks volumes about the current...

Guitar hero Ben Seretan gives his two cents on how to play the instrument.  A note from Alex: My friend Ben is an amazing musician and also a terrific writer. He's written a newsletter (currently called  My Big Break ) for the past decade or so that's appointment reading for me on most Thursdays. Anyway, he wrote this beautiful, sometimes goofy, wisdom-laden piece giving advice on h...

Two women decide to take their breasts into their own hands and tell similar opposing stories. This piece was produced by Lusen Mendel for Audio Flux Circuit 06: Creative Tension. Each submission was required to: Run exactly three minutes Take inspiration from the theme: “CREATIVE TENSION” Include audible REPETITION (nodding to the rhythm of knitting) And… tell us, what COLOR is your fluxwork? (Th...

Music: “Ghost Dance (Lumatone, 11-limit)” from Alien Dreamscapes in Just Intonation  by  Stacy Fahrion Stacy Fahrion is a composer, pianist, Lumatonian, and educator based in Colorado. Her music is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all streaming services. Watch Stacy perform “Ghost Dance (Lumatone, 11-limit)” on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-oPI3vjwmM YouTube: https:/...

“Wherein I pack my indecision.” Lori Mortimer is an independent audio maker in Massachusetts. She created the podcast Mementos, in which guests share the emotional backstories to cherished objects they keep. She’s taught audio storytelling and sound design classes for the Association for Independents in Radio (AIR) and Maine Media. A member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective, Lori’s focus these d...

First time collaborators struggle with (the idea of) creative tension. This piece was produced with Daniel Blacktree for Audio Flux Circuit 06: Creative Tension. Each submission was required to: Run exactly three minutes Take inspiration from the theme: “CREATIVE TENSION” Include audible REPETITION (nodding to the rhythm of knitting) And… tell us, what COLOR is your fluxwork? (Our color was “clear...

A note from Scot: “My entry for the Summer 2025 Silver Sound Sonic Dash competition. It's a 48 hour audio competition where you are given a prompt at the beginning of the time and by the end you must submit a piece of audio no longer than 2 minutes made entirely from scratch during those two days. This time the prompt was 'TMI.' I wanted to talk about some of the negative self-talk that my br...

This piece was created for Pheobe McIndoe's "Clocks" Callout. The prompt: SmallAudioArt : Every other month we issue a prompt inviting artists to explore themes of belonging and identity through everyday objects found inside a home. This month's prompt invites you to create a short piece which explores clocks. It could be your clock, or somebody else's clock. We invite you to be as playful with th...

This piece was created for Phoebe McIndoe's  Small Audio Art  "Wooden Spoons" prompt. Martin Zaltz Austwick is an audiomaker, musician, writer, and performer. He is in some part responsible for Neutrinowatch, Song by Song and Answer Me This, performs live with The Allusionist, and has written music for and produced other podcasts you might have listened to. You can find him on most socia...

Who’s listening? This piece was created with Martin Austwick for the Audio Flux "3D" call for submissions. The requirements were: Run exactly three minutes Take inspiration from one of four 3D images curated from Eric Drysdale’s collection ( https://www.audioflux.org/circuit-05 ) Include the sound of laughter Immerse listeners in a place, through sound (stereo, spatial, binaural recordings encoura...

Needless the say, the past few months have been really challenging, intense, and disorienting for many of us here in the US. But one bright spot for me has been producing Lessons from Global Resistance, the latest season of the Disrupting Peace podcast.  Host Bridget Conley looks around the world – and here in the US – to learn about how people resist efforts to concentrate political power. S...

One man's refusal to use a smartphone is just the tip of the iceberg... Find out more about Joel at joelpomerantz.com.

Anna Van Dine is an audio producer based in Vermont. She created this piece with field recordings she made on a trip to Rwanda in 2024. Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.

Julie Censullo is an audio producer based in Minneapolis, MN. As a freelance creative, she is really really good at executing large media projects and really really bad at doing minor, everyday tasks. You can find more of her work at  www.juliecensullo.com . Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.

Florence Barrau-Adams is an award-winning audio producer, editor, sound designer, and educator. Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.

I “folded” my neighborhood walk into 3 minute pieces. Then cut out a design, like a paper snowflake. Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.

Playing with folding and cutting up my neighborhood loop, like a paper snowflake. Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.

Back in October, I took a class called Body-Ody-Audio, taught by Kristina Loring. The point of the class was to learn how to make "sensorial, visceral audio": audio that makes people FEEL something in their body when they listen.  Our homework one week was to create a one-minute piece using field recording. It was supposed to convey an emotionally impactful event from our week…without any tal...

Back in October, I took a class called Body-Ody-Audio, taught by Kristina Loring. The point of the class was to learn how to make "sensorial, visceral audio": audio that makes people FEEL something in their body when they listen.  Our homework one week was to create a one-minute piece using field recording. It was supposed to convey an emotionally impactful event from our week…without any tal...

I'm excited to share my new collaboration with the World Peace Foundation: Disrupting Peace. Each episode explores why peace hasn't worked, and how it still could. Check it out here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disrupting-peace/id1759500826 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OVCiz6iZyMywzEzqz2xpK?si=63301eec9a8e4d70

Emily Shaw shares firsts from her triathlon journey. This piece was created with Martin Austwick for the Audio Flux "Firsts" call for submissions. The requirements were: Run exactly three minutes Reference an object related to a “FIRST” (yours or someone else’s) Include the sound of time passing (forwards or backwards, no clocks please) Be accompanied by a handwritten document (i.e. outline, title...

This piece was created with Martin Austwick for the Audio Flux "Pet Sounds" call for submissions. The requirements were: Runs three minutes long (between 2min 50secs and 3min 10secs) Features a pet protagonist or antagonist Exhibits a moment of audible ALL CAPS (a moment of emphasis that stands out from the rest of the story) References the color blue