The World According to Sound

Series produced by The World According to Sound

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A 90-second radio show that brings you different sounds and the stories behind them.

A tiny radio show that tells stories with sounds instead of, well, stories. Every ninety-second episode is about a different sound. We could hear Earth Whistlers, mudpots, or bridges; a dying language, a forgotten language, or a way to communicate without words; what it's like to have auditory hallucinations, hearing loss, or tinnitus; famous music made by accident, by a murderer, or by a computer; or the call of the world's loneliest whale. Episodes have roughly 30 seconds of narration and 60 seconds of sound. We release a new episode every week.


61 Pieces

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Achtung! I guess if I had to secretly communicate with foreign agents, I'd just say a bunch of random numbers too.

Bought by PRX Remix, KALW, and KALW


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3