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Quick Study from the National Endowment for the Arts--Music and the pandemic

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Quick Study

A look at stats and stories to help us better understand the value of art in everyday life--from the National Endowment for the Arts

Blue Dot - The Sonic Mind: A Conversation with Neuroscientist Nina Kraus

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Dave visits with Northwestern University neuroscientist Nina Kraus about her work on the science of sound and its importance to our brains. As she ...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

Back at it: Alexander Coleman Kime podcast beats for forgettable tunes

From: Alexander Coleman Kime
Series: Alex Coleman Kime

Caption: kime, alexander coleman, Credit: alexander coleman kime

One day we'll probably all laugh at this lofi hip hop the same way we do smooth jazz, but ya know for the time being I think it makes pretty OK bac...

Opening

From: Sol Rezza

Opening is a piece of radio art that has as an axis an interview the English physicist Julian Barbour and his theory about time.

Renée Fleming: Music's Ability to Heal

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Renee Fleming with Hartmut Hoell, Credit: Bob Millard

Renée Fleming along with other musicians and scientists look at the remarkable ability of music to make us whole.

Bought by KZUM, KVNF, and WMUU-LP

Dance: It's Only Human

From: Katie Burke

Caption: Oxford University evolutionary psychologist Bronwyn Tarr with Carimbó dancers., Credit: José Roberto Corrêa

Evolutionary neuroscientist Bronwyn Tarr was in a remote area of Brazil to begin an experiment. On her first night there, she heard distant drumbea...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUER

Psychology of Jazz (Ep. 11)

From: Jeff Haas

Caption: Jazz pianist Kenny Werner: the accidental guru of the musical self-help movement

Are jazz musicians more prone to mental illness? Can jazz be therapeutic? And what can musicians do to get over performance anxiety? We'll answer t...

Bought by WCPN, KMUN, KHNS, Radio New Zealand, WCPN and more

20: Voicemail Memories (Standard Length) Version 1

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)

There's a private number you can call where you're asked to tell a story that will be shared with the whole world.

Bought by KALW

17: Most Relaxing Song (Standard Length)

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)

There's a song out there that could make you crash your car... but in the most relaxing way possible.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

24: Tom Bills: Guitar Maker

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

Tom Bills creates custom guitars in his basement shop near St. Louis. Hear the sounds of the guitar-making process as well as stories of his most f...

Bought by PRX Remix

23: The Great Animal Orchestra

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

Following his influential career in music and composition, Bernie Krause decided to leave music behind and devote his efforts to studying the sound...

Bought by PRX Remix

21: Nick Zammuto

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

The Books were known for making use of sounds and audio samples that aren’t typically heard in music. The Books disbanded in 2012, but Nick Zammuto...

Bought by PRX Remix

20: Voicemail Memories

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

There's a private number you can call where you're asked to tell a story that will be shared with the whole world.

Bought by PRX Remix

Healing With Music

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

For teenagers dealing with substance abuse issues, talking about what they’re feeling can be a challenge. So one music therapist uses rock and heav...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KPIP-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KWMR

Into the World of Synesthesia

From: Alex Lewis

Synesthesia is a rare neurological condition. It usually involves the involuntary coupling together of two unrelated sensory or cognitive experienc...

Bought by PRX Remix

Ice Drip

From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses

the sound of ice dripping

Bought by PRX to iTunes

The Sound of Colors

From: Ed Herrmann

What do colors sound like? Sound and light are both waves or vibrations, but light is vibrating much faster. The frequencies of the visible colors ...

Bought by KGOU, PRX to iTunes, and PRX Remix