Dolls That Talk (and some that listen)
Talking dolls have been around for over a century, but the fascination with making inanimate objects seem human reaches back into our early history. What is it about creating a companion that can inte...
7 Mar 201715min
Car Sounds: Crafting every click, rev, and beep
Some car sounds are more obvious like the horn or engine... but what about the not-obvious-until-you-point-them-out sounds like the hollow thud of a trunk or the click of a latch? The sounds a car mak...
21 Feb 201715min
Audio Descriptions: Not just for the visually impaired
Did you know there might be a track of audio on your favorite movies and television shows that describe all of the actions on screen? This technology was designed for the visually impaired, but it cou...
7 Feb 201713min
Inside Movie Soundtracks: How every layer tells a story
When you think of a movie soundtrack, you probably think music. And sure, that’s one of the many, many things going on there. What else goes into making a scene sound “natural”? It isn’t what you’d th...
24 Jan 201715min
From Analog to Digital (and back again)
The transition from analog to digital seemed like a fairly simple and expected process. So why are so many people reverting back to analog? In this episode, you'll learn about the Jedi skills old radi...
10 Jan 201715min
Sounds We've Lost: Echoes of the Past
When was the last time you heard a dial-up modem? A dot matrix printer? A CD dropping into its plastic tray? Did you know it would be the last time? We talk to Rick Adams, a British reporter, about th...
27 Des 201614min
The Windsor Hum: Canada’s Most Mysterious Sound
There's this place right at the border between Detroit, MI, and Windsor, ON where there's this hum… It rattles dishes, makes people sick, it's even making people move away. And the government does not...
13 Des 201610min
How 8-Bit sounds became iconic
Primitive, yet iconic, 8-bit audio defined a generation through video game sounds and music. Discover the history and innovation behind those audio marvels that still fascinate today. Featuring Micros...
29 Nov 201612min
