Synopsis
A miniature radio show that tells stories with sounds instead of, well, stories. Sign up on our website to receive new episodes: http://bit.ly/1oGTcHz. Every ninety-second episode is about a different sound. You 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. We release new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. You can sign up to get the show by RSS, email, and soon text message. Or you can follow us on social media to catch the latest episodes. http://apple.co/1QgLKi1www.theworldaccordingtsound.orghttps://twitter.com/Thewatsoundhttps://www.facebook.com/TheWorldAccordingtoSound
Episodes
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![Last Day – Wigwam]()
Last Day – Wigwam
09/05/2017 Duration: 03minThe World According to Sound rolls into Manheim, PA, to drop off its inimitable Claire Brothers loudspeakers and effectively bring their tour to an end.
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![Day 17 – Green Room]()
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![Day 15 – Quintessenshell]()
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![Day 13 – Leef Blowing]()
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![Day 12 – Smith Opera House]()
Day 12 – Smith Opera House
09/04/2017 Duration: 02minA soundcheck from the balcony of an empty opera house.
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![Day 5 – Skidmore]()
Day 5 – Skidmore
30/03/2017 Duration: 03minAn hour and a half before our show at Skidmore, we got an inside tip about a reverberant paradise.
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![Day 2 – Post-show Detox]()
Day 2 – Post-show Detox
26/03/2017 Duration: 01minThe morning after the first live show in Burlington, VT, WATS needed to do a little cleaning.
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![Day 1 – Sleet Sounds and Van Troubles]()
Day 1 – Sleet Sounds and Van Troubles
25/03/2017 Duration: 02minOn the eve of The World According to Sound's East Coast tour, inclement weather in Vermont gave our tour van some problems.
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![65 – Brain Artery]()
65 – Brain Artery
28/02/2017 Duration: 01minThe soothing sounds of blood pumping through your brain.
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![64 – Number Stations]()
64 – Number Stations
14/02/2017 Duration: 01minAchtung! I guess if I had to secretly communicate with foreign agents, I'd just say a bunch of random numbers too.
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![63 – Coal Miner]()
63 – Coal Miner
05/02/2017 Duration: 02min33 percent of America's electricity comes from coal. You're probably using energy generated from that black rock right now. It's extracted from the ground by guys like Mackie Branham.
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![62 – American Unrest: Immigration Ban Protest 1/28/17]()
62 – American Unrest: Immigration Ban Protest 1/28/17
30/01/2017 Duration: 01minNot all of America takes kindly to Trump's ban of immigrants.
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![61 – Funnel Bubble]()
61 – Funnel Bubble
24/01/2017 Duration: 01minMaking plum wine in your kitchen is unexpectedly melodious.
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![60 – Rebel Yell]()
60 – Rebel Yell
18/01/2017 Duration: 01minThe confederate war cry resembled "a foxhunt yip mixed up with sort of a banshee squall."
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![59 – Telephonic Symphony]()
59 – Telephonic Symphony
05/01/2017 Duration: 01minThe mellifluous tones of a Japanese electronics store.
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![58 – American Unrest: Presidential Protest 11/9/16]()
58 – American Unrest: Presidential Protest 11/9/16
10/11/2016 Duration: 01minThe sound of Donald Trump getting elected in San Francisco.
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![57 – Oldest Song]()
57 – Oldest Song
15/09/2016 Duration: 01minThis song shows that Western music is almost a 1,000 years older than we used to believe.
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![56 – Musique Concrète]()
56 – Musique Concrète
13/09/2016 Duration: 01minAbout a hundred years ago, Berlin sounded like this.
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![55 – Watery Pipes]()
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![54 – Debatable Debate]()
