Hearing Voices

Series produced by Hearing Voices

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An Hour of Personal Visions and Collective Fantasies

Hearing Voices are themed compilations of adventurous audio, from broadcasts, podcasts, slam poets, sound-portraits, features, found-sound, audio art and docs.

Featured Hours:

July

• July 4th: "Flags and Fireworks"

August

• Hiroshima (Aug 6): Mushroom Cloud

September

• Back to school: "Old School"
• Labor Day: "Nine to Five"
• John Cage (Sep 5, 1912 – Aug 12, 1992): "John Cage"

October

• John Lennon (Oct 9 1940 – Dec 8 1980): "John Ono Lennon
• World Series: "Home Team"
• Halloween: "Bloody Hell"
• Elections: "Prime Candidates" | "Soapbox"


58 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
HV035- 1968: Summer of Hate
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Robert Kennedy with migrant workers
It's another presidential election year; the American people are deeply divided and deeply entrenched in another unpopular war. The topic is not 20...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
HV038- Let's Eat
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
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An audio Thanksgiving feast. We binge on fattening stories, then purge with a documentary on refusing food. Scott Carrier tours a "Turkey Ranch," f...

Bought by WLIW, WNMU-FM, KUOW, Interlochen Public Radio, KUHF and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
HV043- Go By Train
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Mexico - Railroad scenes: Train crossing bridge at Crucitas, Credit: Photo by W.H. Jackson
Musician Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, K Records) hosts train tales: An existential interaction with an automated Amtrak voice. The Kronos Quarte...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KHNS


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
HV040- Spirit World
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Cassageda crossroads sign: Spiritualist St and Mediumship Way, Credit: photo: Rachael Anne Ryals
A preacher/prank-caller conjures "Alice of the Spirits." Carmen Delzell samples the "Ritual Magic" of a voodoo Santera, soaks in a spirit bath, and...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
HV023- This is Insanity
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Howard Dully receiving his "ice pick" lobotomy Dec. 16, 1960, Credit: Walter Freeman
Disturbed Mental States: "This is Insane," says William S Burroughs to the music of Disposable Heroes of Hiphopcracy. An anonymous reporter describ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
HV129- HanukkahChristmashup
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Jesus and Mary with red paint, sculptural relief on a Jerusalem building, Credit: Jake Warga
Christmas at a Bagram Air Base hospital, Afghanistan; a tour of the Holy Land, Hannukah military history; a visit to a toy store; and musical Chris...

Bought by WRVO Public Media and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
HV077- AIDS Diaries
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Youth AIDS logo graffiti on wall
Documenting a disease: "Thembi's Diary" follows a South African teenager as she records her life with AIDS, produced by Radio Diaries. In "LiveHope...

Bought by WCPN, KHNS, and KQED


  • Added: Nov 26, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
HV133- Destination Unknown
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Road sign reading: Changed Priorities Ahead, Credit: Photo by Christine at Flikr
Getting Nowhere, Slow: Producer Scott Carrier hitchhikes cross-country. Tony Joe White give directions to the swamp. Ben Walker brings books to a B...

Bought by KUER and KQED


  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
HV078- Shopping for Santa
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Coca-Cola ad: Santa with bag of presents drinking Coke, Credit: Coca-Cola Company
Holiday spirits and communal consumption.

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
HV113- Hippies
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Merry Pranksters on the bus; photo from Zane Kesey, Credit: Zane Kesey
Tuned in and turned on: Interviews with Merry Pranksters (Carolyn Garcia and George Walker). The Beautiful People remixes Jimi Hendrix. Johhny Depp...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KVNF, and KQED


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
HV044- Memory Book
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Phrenology of the Brain drawing
Recollections, remembrances, and mnemonics for marking time: Lester Nafzger recalls his life as a litany of "Lynchpins" (as told to Joe Frank, exce...

Bought by PRX Remix and KQED


  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
HV124- Walk in the Park
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Lisa Miller descending Angel's Landing
We immerse ourselves in Yellowstone, Zion, the Everglades, and William Pierce Park in DC.

Bought by KVMR, KUNM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KAZU Seaside, Calif., KMUN and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 21
HV018- Flags and Fireworks
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Battle Mountain, Nevada; photo: Scott Carrier
Celebrating America with flags, fireworks and summer festivals, featuring recitations and reflections on The Pledge” of Allegiance, the annual Rain...

Bought by KLCC, WVTF, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KTXK, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 36
HV015- Father Figures
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Kids playing; photo: Scott Carrier
Stories of paternal praise, pride, disappointment and love.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRVO Public Media, WAMU, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KHNS and more


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
HV010- All Mom Radio
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Whistler's Mother
Maternal tales from producers around the country, from traveling with mom to taking care of her.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WRVO Public Media, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and KQED


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
HV050- Love's Labors
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
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For Valentine's Day, affairs of the heart and the intricacies of intimacy.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WBEZ, KWIT, KQED, KGOU and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
HV139- Sports Report
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
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An hour of athletic endeavors: swimming, at night, far out into the lake; inside the mind of track & field runner; inner city basketball; and a sur...

Bought by KQED


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
HV047- Snow and Ice
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: The Sledding Hill by Tabbymom, on Flickr
Some cold-weather audio adventures: with gliding, sliding, and speed.

Bought by KISU, KFAI Minneapolis, WNIJ, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
HV003- Her Stories
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
Caption: Painting by Victoria Golding
For Women's History Month, stories by, for and of women.

Bought by WKMS, WRVO Public Media, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 33
HV080- Elvis Aaron Presley
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
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A Birthday Party fit for a King, with fans, friends, religion and rockin'.

Bought by KMUN and WFAE


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 2

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