#210“The Autumn, She’s Been Hit!” The wish that changed Halo foreverIn the late ‘90s, Brian Johnson and Brian Morden were suburban teenagers obsessed with vid... more05 Mar 202546 MINS46:3505 Mar 2025
#209Solar Symphony: Listening to the Sun’s hidden “music”What sound can teach us about our Sun? In this episode, we explore how NASA scientists tra... more19 Feb 202537 MINS37:3419 Feb 2025
#208Speaker Terror Upper: When Bass Tapes shook the streetsIn the late '80s and early '90s, a seismic subculture shook the streets… literally. “Boom ... more05 Feb 202532 MINS32:0305 Feb 2025
#207Radio Station Jingles: 80 Years of EarwormsIf you turn on the radio, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to hear: a catchy, ov... more22 Jan 202538 MINS38:2522 Jan 2025
#206Sound Pro Smackdown: Guess That Sound! w/ 3 industry expertsFor our fifth annual Mystery Sound Game Show, Dallas invited three friends from the world ... more04 Dec 202447 MINS47:2604 Dec 2024
#205Dog Translation Guide: Decoding Barks, Howls, & GrowlsWe all know that dogs are smart, sensitive creatures, but interpreting their vocalizations... more20 Nov 202442 MINS42:4220 Nov 2024
#204Cat Translation Guide: Decoding Meows, Purrs, & ChirrupsCats can be very vocal creatures, but the exact meaning and intention behind these sounds ... more20 Nov 202441 MINS41:4420 Nov 2024
#203The Voices of Bluey w/ Uncle StripeDespite Bluey’s enormous, global popularity, the cast and crew are a tight-knit family, of... more23 Oct 202430 MINS30:3523 Oct 2024
#202The Organic Sound of Bluey w/ Sound Designer Dan BrummSince its debut in 2018, Bluey has become one of the most popular and beloved TV shows of ... more09 Oct 202433 MINS33:0409 Oct 2024
#201"Blah, blah, blah" and the Ungooglable Phrase“Blah, blah, blah” and “yada, yada, yada” have had plenty written about them. But there’s ... more25 Sep 202430 MINS30:2025 Sep 2024
#200Lofi Girl: The story behind 📚 beats to relax/study toThe Lofi Girl YouTube channel has over 14 millions subscribers, and at any given time, ten... more28 Aug 202434 MINS34:1528 Aug 2024
#199How Doctors Listen: A sonic journey through the bodyThe sounds our bodies make can tell doctors all kinds of surprising things about our healt... more21 Aug 202427 MINS27:5721 Aug 2024
#198The Sound of Apple: Marimbas, Radars & ReflectionsIn Part 2 of our deep dive into Apple’s iconic sound design, the Apple Design Team unpacks... more14 Aug 202429 MINS29:2114 Aug 2024
#197The Sound of Apple: Tritones, Chords & OriginsOver the last few decades, Apple has produced some of the most recognizable sounds ever ma... more31 Jul 202430 MINS30:0431 Jul 2024
#196Listener Stories: Auditory hallucinations & family whistlesFor this special episode, we’ve passed the mic to our listeners to hear six unexpected sto... more26 Jun 202425 MINS25:4826 Jun 2024
#195The dark history of nursery rhymesMany of the songs we sing to our children are hundreds of years old, with their original m... more29 May 202446 MINS46:4229 May 2024
#194Sounds of the Deep: Mysteries and threats beneath the wavesWhale songs are some of the most beautiful, cathartic sounds in nature. These extraordinar... more22 May 202427 MINS27:3022 May 2024
#193Boom Bling: TikTok's sonic guerrilla marketingTikTok’s sonic logo is one of the fastest growing sonic logos in history. Today, that litt... more08 May 202426 MINS26:0408 May 2024
#192Mixing Seth Meyers: Behind the sound of late night TVThe sound of Late Night television is a complex beast with many moving parts. In this epis... more17 Apr 202429 MINS29:3617 Apr 2024
#191Untranslatable Words: Guess That Meaning!What do you call it when you’re homesick for a place you’ve never been? Is there a word fo... more03 Apr 202429 MINS29:0003 Apr 2024
#190Inside Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control StudiosHans Zimmer is responsible for some of the most iconic film scores of the last 35 years. S... more20 Mar 202449 MINS49:4420 Mar 2024
#189Hidden Sounds of America: NYC Hum & Underground OrganAll over the world, there are unique and breathtaking sounds that you can only hear in one... more06 Mar 202431 MINS31:2406 Mar 2024
#188All About That Bass: How pop became obsessed with the 808If you listen to vintage music, one of the first things you’ll notice is the complete lack... more28 Feb 202426 MINS26:5328 Feb 2024
#187Industrial Musicals: The Golden Age of corporate showtunesFor more than three decades, it was common for American companies to put on “industrial mu... more21 Feb 202434 MINS34:2221 Feb 2024
#186Into the Huluverse: The sonic evolution of HuluToday, virtually every streaming platform has a sonic logo, from HBO’s classic “Static Ang... more24 Jan 202429 MINS29:2124 Jan 2024
#185Welcome to Twenty Thousand HertzThe world of sound is full of great stories. To get in touch with your sonic world, follow... more17 Jan 202402 MINS02:2717 Jan 2024
#184Tournament of Champions: Guess That Sound! w/ past winnersFor our fourth annual Mystery Sound Game Show, we pitted the winners from the past three y... more13 Dec 202348 MINS48:3813 Dec 2023
#183Tune Tech: Distortion, sequencers, Auto-Tune, and moreFrom electric guitars to samplers to drum machines and beyond, the music we love is only p... more29 Nov 202326 MINS26:4829 Nov 2023
#182Headphone Handbook: How to pick your perfect pairThe world of headphones is a deep rabbit hole. With thousands of options and endless techn... more15 Nov 202328 MINS28:5315 Nov 2023
#181Sounds That Sell: How companies entice us with sonic candySince the earliest days of commercial radio, companies have been using sound to worm their... more01 Nov 202326 MINS26:1801 Nov 2023