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Latest Episodes

From HAL to SIRI: How Computers Learned to Speak (Benjamin Lindquist)
March 29, 2024

Learn how computers learned to speak with computer historian Benjamin Lindquist. Ben tells the the fascinating backstory to HAL 9000 and the strange the analog history of digital computing. Continue

Publishing for Nonfiction Authors (Jane Von Mehren)
March 15, 2024

Jane Von Mehren, Senior Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and a former Senior Vice President at Random House, explains how to find a literary agent, how to write a query letter to an agent, and h

Noise and Information in the Office (Joseph L. Clarke)
March 01, 2024

Ever wonder who's to blame for the noise and distraction of the open office? Architectural historian Joseph L. Clarke has answers! Theories of acoustic communication accidentally inspired the sonic di

Robin Miles: Talking Books
February 16, 2024

Today we bring you a master class in audiobook narration and acting with acclaimed actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director, Robin Miles. Beyond technique, we talk about the

Radiophilia (Carolyn Birdsall)
January 26, 2024

Sound and radio scholar Carolyn Birdsall discusses her award-winning bookNazi Soundscapes(AUP, 2012) and her new book,Radiophilia(Bloomsbury, 2023). Continue reading

Cosmic Visions in Sound
January 12, 2024

Today we share a podcast episode on the visual epistemology of astronomy by our friends at The World According to Sound. What kind of knowledge do we really gain when we look at images from space? Co

Tinnitus Stories
December 16, 2023

Tinnitus can be annoying, for sure--and for some people it's much worse than annoying--but it also has a lot to say of interest, if we're willing to listen: "Tinnitus has been my guide in sound studie

Warren Zanes: Rockstar Biographer
December 01, 2023

Warren Zanes talks life as a rocker and writer, his new book on Springsteen's Nebraska, how to weave theory into a great story, and why he narrates his own audiobooks. Continue reading

Making Radio History (Elena Razlogova)
November 17, 2023

Elena Razlogova discusses U.S. radio history, audience research, music recommendation and recognition algorithms, and her current book project, which centers on freeform radio station WFMU and the ris

The Audiobook’s Century-Long Overnight Success (Matthew Rubery)
November 03, 2023

Today we present the first episode of a miniseries on audiobooks by getting into the history and theory of the medium. Audiobooks are having a momentand it only took them over a century to get here.