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40:47 | Dec 12th, 2016
This episode contains offensive language.
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In this episode of Reasonably Sound we talk about how it is that through repetition, seemingly innocuous sounds come to be laden with meaning and can even guide the behavior of subjects exposed t...Show More
51:17 | Aug 19th
On flailing in the rising tides, as well as the ecological impact of vinyl records and digital music streaming.
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40:20 | Feb 7th
What if your carâs engine could sound like anything?
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43:10 | Sep 24th, 2018
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40:50 | Jul 30th, 2018
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42:04 | May 14th, 2018
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Exposure to noise pollution has serious health risks, and disproportionately affects certain communities. But what if regulating it would accidentally do more harm than good?
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34:41 | Feb 27th, 2018
On the pursuit of making machines talk, and the quality of digital assistantsâ voices.
Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/02/27/helpful-mom-voices/
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33:47 | Jan 15th, 2018
Or: Do Androids Dream of Pitch Shifted Music?
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We talk about the algorithmic enforcement of copyright, how it works and why we have it. We talk to Parker Higgins, and speculate about a future beset by copyright robots.
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31:44 | Dec 23rd, 2017
As of Recording, Whamâs âLast Christmasâ was predicted to be the UK #1 Christmas single, but the honor officially went to Ed Sheeranâs âPerfectâ (not a year end song, despite what the music video would have you believe) as of publish.
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35:20 | Nov 22nd, 2017
RS Live at Caveat NYC, Dec 2nd 2017: http://caveat.nyc/event/reasonably-sound/
An examination of when, and why, we boo and some encouragement to maybe boo a bit more.
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⢠Dan Rebellato, âB is for Booingâ - http://bit.ly/2hSGAjQ
⢠Sound...Show More
34:57 | Oct 20th, 2017
âThe custom of showing one's pleasure at music by immediately following it with a noise, usually by clapping but sometimes also by the drumming of feet, is perhaps as old as the art of music itself.â - The Oxford Companion to Music, Alison Latham
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18:17 | Jan 28th, 2017
"Ruminations" (RM) are short[-er] episodes, lightly edited, on topics nonetheless worth discussing.
In this Rumination, I talk for a few minutes about what I want to try to do with Reasonably Sound, and why I think sound is interesting and importa...Show More
33:35 | Dec 30th, 2016
It's the end of 2016, so we'll do the thing one tends to do around this time of year: look back. In this episode, a few bits of audio revelry from the End of 2014 episode return, you can get some insight into what kinds of things I was trying to make...Show More
38:51 | Nov 21st, 2016
An episode about the type of sound The Inception Sound is, the controversy surrounding that sounds authorship, and how itâs effectiveness is deeply rooted in a millennia plus of human culture ---------- Double extra super THANKS to all of Reasonably ...Show More
11:14 | May 6th, 2016
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A quick rumination on why people slur their speech when they're drunk, and a little thinking on what it means to slur, and its place in popular culture.
Music by Will Stratton
Visual Branding by Tida ...Show More
15:45 | Nov 20th, 2015
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This week, itâs the sounds that surround holiday gatherings and rituals. Mike tackles several sonic phenomena and how they will function during your Turkey Day soiree. And how you can use their existence a...Show More
35:04 | Oct 24th, 2015
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THIS WEEK ITâS ALL ABOUT SCREAMS (AAAAA!!!!) Horror and fear screams. Itâs not just talking with some extra juice. There is much, much more at work. Physically and psychologically, a scream is a unique thi...Show More
31:50 | Oct 8th, 2015
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Itâs all about nostalgia and limitation as Mike chips away (ahhh?!?!?) at the world of chiptunes music. If you played video games years and years ago, youâll hear a set of sounds that will be completely fa...Show More
21:24 | Oct 1st, 2015
Itâs the stethoscope and the sampler as Mike leads us through âthe alien nature of [our] own interiors.â In this journey into the sounds of the body, he explores the work of corporeal sonification as music, as well the history and meaning of sounds i...Show More
22:47 | Sep 27th, 2015
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Itâs the stethoscope and the sampler as Mike leads us through âthe alien nature of [our] own interiors.â In this journey into the sounds of the body, he explores the work of corporeal sonification as music...Show More
27:35 | Sep 17th, 2015
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Originally published September 17, 2015
Itâs the birthday episode for Reasonably Sound! Celebrating 1 year, Mike dives into why he canât lead us all in a rousing chorus of that famous Happy Birthday son...Show More
22:28 | Aug 17th, 2015
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Mike is on a brief vacation on Cape Cod. At the beach. Where he considers why the point of the beach isn't really the beach, but instead the strange draw of waves, water and the ocean. The ocean as Muzak. ...Show More
07:08 | Aug 2nd, 2015
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It's convention season and Mike is on the road for three weeks straight, spending a LOT of time in centers and major hotel chains. And he's noticed how much of his life has become underscored by Muzak and ...Show More
22:04 | Jul 19th, 2015
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Mike explores audience, taste, morality, subjectivity, commodity, and so much more in a pastiche of readings from Theodor W. Adorno, Gawker, Taylor Swiftâs Tumblr, Fashionista, Noisey, NME and Pitchfork.
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25:02 | Jul 6th, 2015
Mike explores the sonic aspects of fireworks: What is an explosion, and why do they sound the way they do? These questions lead to a breakdown of combustion versus detonation; low explosives versus high explosives; the phrase âthe boom is sort of lik...Show More
22:00 | Jun 22nd, 2015
Itâs the ice cream truck jingle. Even Mikeâs hated Mr. Softee one. Mike provides the secret origin of the jingle, touching on the Great Depression, the growth of the American middle class, the Good Humor Man, refrigeration, and bobsled bells.
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21:39 | Jun 7th, 2015
Echoic memory, how it differs from other kinds of memory, and the definition of sound itself, all on this episode of Reasonably Sound. Plus: Jamiroquai.
40:58 | May 11th, 2015
Mike and Molly (not the TV show) take a road trip and consider Spotify, MTV2, and how we discover music now. (Also: Cover versions, N.W.A., and the undeniable perfection of Pony.)
31:30 | Apr 27th, 2015
That part in dance music, where the music builds and builds and builds and BUILDS before the tension finally, FINALLY, gets relieved? Thatâs âthe drop.â Mike talks about its origin, construction, and application, and tells you what P.L.U.R. means.
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27:30 | Apr 13th, 2015
Misophonia is, literally, âthe hatred of sound.â Molly Templeton has it, and talks to Mike about the noises that trigger it.
-- Molly Online --
twitter.com/mememolly
instagram.com/mememolly
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âMisophonia: Diagnostic Criteria...Show More
29:23 | Mar 30th, 2015
How much is a song worth? How do you even calculate it? And what do DJ Shadow, Tom Waits, and the Wu-Tang Clan have to do with it? Mike Rugnetta answers these and other questions.
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The Spotify Calculator
http://time.com/3590670...Show More
26:46 | Mar 16th, 2015
Mike explains how pigeon-lovers Arno Penzius and Robert Wilson found evidence to prove the Big Bang. Find out about hisses, #starstuff, photons, poop, and more to get a full picture of what the universe actually sounds like.
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58:25 | Mar 2nd, 2015
Mike navigates the streets, subways, and pizza shops of NYC, and as you listen, ponder whether listening to this episode makes you an active listener, an eavesdropper, or a spy.
38:18 | Feb 16th, 2015
On this installment of Reasonably Sound, Mike Rugnetta covers subliminal messages and their (lack of) effectiveness with help from BrainCraftâs Vanessa Hill. Chandler Bing is referenced.
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youtube.com/braincraft
twitter.com/b...Show More
50:14 | Feb 2nd, 2015
When an animal makes a sound, does that sound have meaning? Mike talks to Dr. Joe Hanson, a biology expert and curator/host of It's Okay To Be Smart, and youâll get a glimpse into the world of animals, sound, and semiotics.
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The sem...Show More
33:48 | Jan 19th, 2015
Mike takes you on a tour of the most commonly heard sound effects. And fair warning, when you hear them on this episode, youâll start hearing them EVERYWHERE. Plus, Mike tells you why sides of beef and planks of wood were integral to the making of ...Show More
24:37 | Jan 5th, 2015
What explains the difference between English and American accents? On this episode of Reasonably Sound, Mike Rugnetta explains that this spoken phenomenon starts with the written word.
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Why Do Brits an...Show More
18:14 | Dec 8th, 2014
Mike Rugnetta would like to talk with you about auditory illusions (not tricks), specifically the Shepard tone and binaural beats. Use your headphones for this one. (ALSO: art school college story time!)
The submarine film soundtrack work Mike m...Show More
30:39 | Nov 23rd, 2014
It's a Thanksgiving travelogue with Mike Rugnetta, who, like a bazillion other people, is on the road for the holiday.
27:36 | Nov 10th, 2014
A440 is not a steak sauce, nor is it a tax form. Rather, A440 hz is the standard tuning for musical pitch. Why is that? The reasons include, but are not limited to: The oboe, church versus secular music, and the difficulty of France. Mike Rugnett...Show More
22:31 | Oct 27th, 2014
Taylor Swift accidentally released eight seconds of white noise to iTunes, and it went to number one in Canada. Mike Rugnetta offers his take on it, as well as a helpful explanation what white noise actually is. Baseball and cooking metaphors are u...Show More
41:56 | Oct 13th, 2014
Mike Rugnetta and Atlas Obscuraâs Dylan Thuras have a fascinating discussion on the use of sound in war and at what point sound becomes a weapon. Among the topics covered:
- World War I âsound mirrorsâ (giant concrete parabolas that ineffectively...Show More
28:33 | Sep 30th, 2014
Do you have a favorite sound? Mike Rugnetta has a few:
- A Snapple bottle opening
- An orchestra tuning, with a couple instruments clearly off-key
- A breaking incandescent light bulb
In this episode, Mike explores the phenomenon of ASMR, or...Show More
24:47 | Sep 17th, 2014
Mike would like to talk with you about snikt. And sploorp. And butcher some French while heâs at it. Todayâs subject is onomatopoeia and the visual representation of sound, particularly in comics.
AMONG, BUT NOT ALL, THE THINGS MENTIONED:
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28:54 | Sep 2nd, 2014
On this episode of Reasonably Sound, Mike Rugnetta considers noise-canceling headphones, whether you use them for cross-country flights or to mute your Simply Red-listening neighbor. He tells you how they work (and donât work), why the notion of neu...Show More
17:22 | Aug 23rd, 2014
Why does your voice sound like your voice? A lot of reasons, but Mike's interested in the dispersive mediums that impact it. This also leads to the first Reasonably Sound special guest, musician Jason Oberholtzer, and the first Reasonably Sound Cont...Show More
16:00 | Aug 23rd, 2014
Mike Rugnetta opens the inaugural Reasonably Sound podcast with an appreciation of the ear, especially the floppy, weird-looking part of it on the side of your head. Turns out it has a purpose besides stabbing holes in it!
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