The Gift: Dr. Amar Bose’s audio legacy
The science behind sound reproduction has been studied for centuries. But what will research uncover in the centuries to come? One man made it his life’s mission to find out, and a gift he made to the...
25 Dec 201721min
Facebook & Google Pixel: Designing the perfect alert sound
There are sounds we interact with every single day and never give a second thought. Our phones, computers, cars, and other devices are constantly communicating with us through user interface sounds an...
11 Dec 201722min
Let It Beep: The rise and fall of the Mac startup chime
For over two decades, every time you turned on a Mac, you were greeted by a familiar sound. It’s appeared as a punchline in The Simpsons, and in movies like WALL•E. It’s a sound some of us tried to hi...
27 Nov 201716min
Disney Parks: How Imagineers use sound to enchant visitors
Theme parks have a way of transporting us to magical places, and sound is crucial in maintaining the illusion. From the most action-packed attractions to the background music playing between park area...
13 Nov 201719min
Spooky Sounds: The secrets of horror sound design
We uncover how scary sound effects are created in horror films as well as dissect how sound triggers the fear mechanisms in humans. Featuring Formosa Group Senior Sound Editor/Sound Designer Trevor Ga...
30 Okt 201723min
Acoustical Umbilical Cord: Why crying makes us human
Many animals, humans included, are natural-born criers. It’s the most basic form of communication from right when we come into the world. But us humans are unique: we keep on crying until the day we d...
17 Okt 201720min
Level Up: How video games tell an immersive story through sound
Video games are a growing industry and every play-controlled experience is defined by its harmony of music, sound effects, and voice acting. In this episode, we reveal how these elements of a video ga...
3 Okt 201720min
Watergate: How a tape recorder brought down a president
Watergate might be the most widely-referenced scandal in our nation’s history. The actual word itself has been appropriated in order to name many later scandals. But for a new generation of Americans,...
19 Sep 201723min
