Parhaat Phantom Power Podcastit (2024)

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Beyond Listening: The Hidden Ways Sound Affects Us (Michael Heller) 1:00:01

1d ago1:00:01

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There are sonic experiences that can’t be contained by the word “listening.” Moments when sound overpowers us. When sound is sensed more in our bodies than in our ears. When sound engages in crosstalk with our other senses. Or when it affects us by being inaudible. Dr. Michael Heller’s new book Just Beyond Listening: Essays of Sonic Encounter (2023…

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Noise and Affect Theory (Marie Thompson) 48:36

15d ago48:36

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Feminist sound scholar and musician Marie Thompson is a theorist of noise. She has also been one of the key thinkers in integrating the study of sound with the study of affect. Dr. Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the Open University in the UK. She is the author of Beyond Unwanted Sound: Noise, Affect, and Aesthetic Moralism (Bloomsb…

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From HAL to SIRI: How Computers Learned to Speak (Benjamin Lindquist) 50:42

29d ago50:42

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Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he’s currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing. In this conversation, we explore:…

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Publishing for Nonfiction Authors (Jane Von Mehren) 1:06:41

1M ago1:06:41

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Join Our Patreon! Send us a voice message! Rate this podcast! Today’s episode provides a thorough walkthrough of the publishing industry for aspiring nonfiction writers. Our guest is Jane Von Mehren, Senior Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and a former Senior Vice President at Random House. Jane explains the structure of the publishing indust…

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Noise and Information in the Office (Joseph L. Clarke) 1:08:48

2M ago1:08:48

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Join Our Patreon! Send us a voice message! Rate this podcast! Ever wonder who’s to blame for the noise and distraction of the open office? Our guest has answers. Joseph L. Clarke is a historian of art and architecture and an associate professor at the University of Toronto. His 2021 book Echo’s Chambers: Architecture and the Idea of Acoustic Space …

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Robin Miles: Talking Books 1:10:45

2M ago1:10:45

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Today we bring you a masterclass in audiobook narration and acting with acclaimed actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director, Robin Miles. Miles has narrated over 500 audiobooks, collecting numerous industry awards and, in 2017, was added to the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. She’s the most recognizable voice in literary Afr…

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Radiophilia (Carolyn Birdsall) 1:06:47

3M ago1:06:47

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Today’s guest is Carolyn Birdsall, Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam. If you’re a scholar of sound or radio, you likely know her work, particularly her monograph Nazi Soundscapes (AUP, 2012) which was the recipient of the ASCA Book Award in 2013. Her new book, Radiophilia (Bloomsbury, 2023), examines the love of radio th…

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Cosmic Visions in Sound 21:43

4M ago21:43

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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? Longtime listeners to this show will remember The World According to Sound. As we referred to them two years ago, WATS is a team of two rogue audionauts …

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Tinnitus Stories 38:39

4M ago38:39

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Subscribe to Phantom Power Support the podcast on Patreon Rate and review on Apple or Spotify Today Mack talks about one of his oldest companions, the tinnitus that lives rent-free in his head. 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: “…

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Warren Zanes: Rockstar Biographer 1:11:53

5M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Subscribe to Phantom Power Support the podcast on Patreon Rate and review on Apple or Spotify Warren Zanes is a “rockstar biographer” in more ways than one: he has experienced life as a rockstar, a biographer, and a biographer of rockstars. When Mack first met Warren in New Orleans sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, Zanes was then emerging from…

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Making Radio History (Elena Razlogova) 1:03:22

5M ago1:03:22

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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 rise of online music. We also talk about Elena’s research strategies as a historian working in the digital age. Continue reading → The post Making Radio …

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The Audiobook’s Century-Long Overnight Success (Matthew Rubery) 47:49

6M ago47:49

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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 moment—and it only took them over a century to get here. Dr. Matthew Rubery, a Harvard PhD and Professor of Modern Literature at Queen Mary University of London, pioneered the study of the audiobook, its his…

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Going Public 19:26

6M ago19:26

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In this brief opener for Season Six of Phantom Power, Mack discusses his new project of writing a trade press book, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Continue reading → The post Going Public appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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A Philosophy of Echoes with Amit Pinchevski 58:38

11M ago58:38

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Amit Pinchevski challenges the notion that echo is mere repetition. Instead, echo is a generative medium. Just as a baby first learns to speak by repeating the sounds of others, a philosophy of echoes reminds us that our own agency and creativity reside in repetitions that respond to the past. Continue reading → The post A Philosophy of Echoes with…

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John Cage: Echoes of the Anechoic 26:17

1y ago26:17

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Today we explore the mythology around John Cage’s visit to the anechoic chamber. The chamber was designed to completely eliminate echoes. Ironically, the tale of Cage’s experience in that space has echoed through history, affecting our understanding of silence, sound, and the self. But what do we really know about what happened there? Continue read…

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Sonic AI: Steph Ceraso & Hussein Boon 34:12

1y ago34:12

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Today we hear two scholars reading their recent work on artificial intelligence. Steph Ceraso studies the technology of “voice donation,” which provides AI-created custom voices for people with vocal disabilities. Hussein Boon contemplates the future of AI in music via some very short and thought-provoking fiction tales. And we start off the show w…

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Words and Silences: The Thomas Merton Hermitage Tapes 44:58

1y ago44:58

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Musician and sound artist Brian Harnetty breathes new, musical life into the analog meditations of 60s Catholic mystic Thomas Merton. Continue reading → The post Words and Silences: The Thomas Merton Hermitage Tapes appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Westerkamp: The Unedited Interview [excerpt] 6:42

1y ago6:42

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Here is a preview of Mack Hagood’s full one hour and forty minute interview with soundscape composer Hildegard Westerkamp, which includes many details and stories we couldn’t fit into the three public episodes we featured her in. If you’re a … Continue reading → The post Westerkamp: The Unedited Interview [excerpt] appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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The Sound World of Harriet Tubman 41:30

1y ago41:30

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Just in time for Black History Month, we share an episode we've been excitedly working on for a number of months now. Ethnomusicologist Maya Cunningham brings us “The Sound World of Harriet Tubman.” Maya Cunningham is an activist and jazz singer currently completing a Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in Afro-American studies with …

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Hildegard Westerkamp: A Life in Soundscape Composition 40:27

1+ y ago40:27

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Hildegard Westerkamp is a pioneering composer, radio artist and sound ecologist. Today we speak to her about her career and listen to excerpts of six soundscape compositions. Continue reading → The post Hildegard Westerkamp: A Life in Soundscape Composition appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Bonus Episode: Jonathan Sterne [excerpt] 24:04

1+ y ago24:04

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Today we feature an excerpt from our nearly 2-hour bonus episode for Patrons. In the full interview from last season's episode "Dork-o-Phonics," Jonathan Sterne discusses topics such as the early days of sound studies, how his upbringing and a music school rejection led him to sound, his illness and vocal impairment, and a lot of fascinating ideas …

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Spacing Out with Dallas Taylor of 20,000 Hz 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

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Today we talk to Dallas Taylor, host of the most popular sound podcast on the planet, 20,000 Hertz. He provides an anatomy of his episode "Space." Continue reading → The post Spacing Out with Dallas Taylor of 20,000 Hz appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Listening in the Afterlife of Data (David Cecchetto) 1:17:48

1+ y ago1:17:48

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David Cecchetto is a media theorist, artist, and musician who creates strange sonic experiments for understanding our computer-driven lives. Continue reading → The post Listening in the Afterlife of Data (David Cecchetto) appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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(Re)Making Radio with Shortwave Collective 53:04

1+ y ago53:04

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The Shortwave Collective--an international group of feminist radio artists--teach you how to make your own radio with found materials! We talk about play, experimentation, failure, community, and open listening in their feminist radio practice. Continue reading → The post (Re)Making Radio with Shortwave Collective appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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In One Ear, Out The Other (Jacob Danson Faraday On Cirque du Soleil) 43:05

1+ y ago43:05

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On today’s show, we address a performer’s nightmare—the nightmare of not being able to hear yourself onstage. My guest is ethnomusicologist Jacob Danson Faraday, who takes us behind the scenes of the famed Cirque du Soleil to learn how even … Continue reading → The post In One Ear, Out The Other (Jacob Danson Faraday On Cirque du Soleil) appeared f…

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Season Four Trailer 1:53

1+ y ago1:53

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Get ready for Season Four of Phantom Power, where we study sound in the arts, music, and culture! On Phantom Power, we’ve got an ear to the ground—listening to the subterranean rats of New York… We’ve got an ear on … Continue reading → The post Season Four Trailer appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Fela Kuti and the Black Atlantic (Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert) 1:17:13

1+ y ago1:17:13

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This month, we are preparing for the launch of Season Four of the podcast in September. Lots of fascinating topics on deck, as we double our output with a semi-monthly format. We are also about to officially launch a Patreon … Continue reading → The post Fela Kuti and the Black Atlantic (Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert) appeared first on Phantom Po…

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Awfully Viral (Paula Harper on Will Robin’s Sound Expertise) 50:59

2y ago50:59

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Will Robin interviews Dr. Paula Harper about her work on viral music videos and taste, specifically that terrible Rebecca Black video "Friday" that's probably still rattling around in some dark recess of your brain. Continue reading → The post Awfully Viral (Paula Harper on Will Robin’s Sound Expertise) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Voices Pt. 3: Dork-o-phonics (Jonathan Sterne) 39:18

2y ago39:18

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Jonathan Sterne is one of the most influential scholars working on sound and listening. His 2003 book, The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction, had a formative influence on the then-nascent field of sound studies. His 2012 book, MP3: The Meaning of a Format, was both a fascinating cultural history and a deep meditation… Continue re…

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Voices Pt. 2: The Sound of My Voice (Stacey Copeland) 51:04

2y ago51:04

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In part two of our three-part series “Voices,” we feature an exciting new voice in the world of sound studies, Stacey Copeland. In part one last month, we examined the role voices play in professional sports and unpacked some of … Continue reading → The post Voices Pt. 2: The Sound of My Voice (Stacey Copeland) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Voices Part 1: Hut-hut-hike! (Travis Vogan, Jonathan Sterne) 28:43

2y ago28:43

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In this first episode of a three-part series called Voices, we’re listening to the sound of American football—specifically the role of voices in the NFL. We start with a rather quirky story from NFL history that speaks to how the voice … Continue reading → The post Voices Part 1: Hut-hut-hike! (Travis Vogan, Jonathan Sterne) appeared first on Phant…

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How Our Sonic Sausage Gets Made (Mack Hagood w/ Dario Llinares & Lori Beckstead) 1:02:37

2+ y ago1:02:37

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This episode, we take you behind the scenes of Phantom Power. Producer/host Mack Hagood was invited by Dario Llinares and Lori Beckstead to be a guest on their show, The Podcast Studies Podcast. As you may or may not know, … Continue reading → The post How Our Sonic Sausage Gets Made (Mack Hagood w/ Dario Llinares & Lori Beckstead) appeared first o…

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The World According to Sound (Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett) 43:48

2+ y ago43:48

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The World According to Sound is the brainchild of two rogue audionauts who rebelled against the NPR mothership: Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett. It began as a micro podcast that held one unique sound under the microscope for 90 seconds … Continue reading → The post The World According to Sound (Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett) appeared first on Phantom Power…

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Animal Control (Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Robbie Judkins, Colleen Plumb) [Re-Cast] 36:06

2+ y ago36:06

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In this re-cast, we examine the sounds humans make in order to monitor, repel, and control beasts. Author Mandy-Suzanne Wong’s Listen, We All Bleed is a creative nonfiction book that explores the human-animal relationship through animal-centered sound art. When we … Continue reading → The post Animal Control (Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Robbie Judkins, Col…

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R. Murray Schafer Pt. 2: Critiques & Contradictions 46:11

2+ y ago46:11

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How to think about the contradictory figure of R. Murray Schafer? A renegade scholar who used sound technology to create an entirely new field of study, even as he devalued the very tools of its trade. A gifted composer who … Continue reading → The post R. Murray Schafer Pt. 2: Critiques & Contradictions appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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R. Murray Schafer (1933-2021) Pt.1 34:23

2+ y ago34:23

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R. Murray Schafer recently passed away on August 14th 2021. If you’re someone who works with sound or enjoys sound art or experimental music–or you’ve just thrown around the word “soundscape”–you’ve probably engaged with his intellectual legacy. Schafer was one of … Continue reading → The post R. Murray Schafer (1933-2021) Pt.1 appeared first on Ph…

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“On Listening In” ft. Lawrence English (Re-cast) 36:55

3y ago36:55

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Today, in honor of World Listening Day, we rebroadcast our story on renowned Australian sound composer, media artist and curator Lawrence English. This episode of gets deep into English’s own listening practices as an artist, specifically a technique he calls … Continue reading → The post “On Listening In” ft. Lawrence English (Re-cast) appeared fi…

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Emotional Rescue (Mack Hagood) 32:47

3y ago32:47

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What can sound technologies tell us about our relationship to media as a whole? This is one of the central questions in the research of Phantom Power‘s host, Mack Hagood. To find its answer, he studies devices that get little … Continue reading → The post Emotional Rescue (Mack Hagood) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Lightning Birds (Jacob Smith) 38:22

3y ago38:22

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Today we present the first episode of Jacob Smith’s new eco-critical audiobook, Lightning Birds: An Aeroecology of the Airwaves. In this audio-only book, Smith uses expert production to craft a wildly original argument about the relations between radio and bird … Continue reading → The post Lightning Birds (Jacob Smith) appeared first on Phantom Po…

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For Some Odd Reason (Kate Carr) 35:01

3y ago35:01

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Today’s guest, Kate Carr, is an accomplished sound artist and field recordist whose recent work grapples with issues of communication and longing—themes we can all relate to in the Covid era. In part one of the show, we mark Phantom Power’s three-year … Continue reading → The post For Some Odd Reason (Kate Carr) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Voice of Yoko (Amy Skjerseth on Yoko Ono) 34:23

3y ago34:23

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Today, Phantom Power‘s Amy Skjerseth brings us the story of perhaps the most famous vocal performance artist and avant-garde musician whose actual work probably doesn’t get the attention it deserves: Yoko Ono. Collaborator with the Fluxus group in the early … Continue reading → The post Voice of Yoko (Amy Skjerseth on Yoko Ono) appeared first on Ph…

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Forest Listening Rooms (Brian Harnetty) 37:05

3y ago37:05

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What would happen if you took red state rural voters on a walk into the woods with left-wing environmental activists and experimental music fans? Our guest this episode knows the answer. BRIAN HARNETTY is a composer and an interdisciplinary artist … Continue reading → The post Forest Listening Rooms (Brian Harnetty) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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HEY, ROBOT! (Frank Lantz) 25:49

3+ y ago25:49

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Today, we’re playing with voice assistants and thinking about the role of voices in gaming with our guest, game designer and NYU professor Frank Lantz. Over the past nightmare year of the coronavirus, many of us have been hunkered down, … Continue reading → The post HEY, ROBOT! (Frank Lantz) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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A Life Based on an Experiment (Siavash Amini) 47:18

3+ y ago47:18

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Episode 21 presents a portrait of Iranian experimental composer Siavash Amini. His music, which moves seamlessly between contemplative ambience, menacing dissonance, and spacious melodicism, has been released on experimental imprints such as Umor Rex and Room40. His latest, A Mimesis … Continue reading → The post A Life Based on an Experiment (Siav…

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What is Radio Art (Colin Black) 40:13

4y ago40:13

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What is radio art? It’s a rather unfamiliar term in the United States, but in other countries, it’s a something of an artistic tradition. Today’s guest, Dr. Colin Black is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning radio artist and composer. He speaks … Continue reading → The post What is Radio Art (Colin Black) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Under Construction 7:48

4y ago7:48

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It’s been a minute, so in this short episode, we update you on what’s happening with Phantom Power and what’s coming in 2020. The big (and sad) news is that co-host cris cheek is departing. After two years of lending … Continue reading → The post Under Construction appeared first on Phantom Power.Kirjoittanut Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Screwed and Chopped (Re-cast) 35:09

4+ y ago35:09

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Today we re-cast one of our favorite episodes, an interview with folklorist and Houston native Langston Collin Wilkins, who studies “slab” culture and the “screwed and chopped” hip hop that rattles the slabs and serves as the culture’s soundtrack. Since … Continue reading → The post Screwed and Chopped (Re-cast) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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The Sounds of Silents (Rick Altman, Eric Dienstfrey) 43:19

4+ y ago43:19

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What did going to the movies sound like back in the “silent film” era? The answer takes us on a strange journey through Vaudeville, roaming Chautauqua lectures, penny arcades, nickelodeons, and grand movie palaces. As our guest In today’s episode, … Continue reading → The post The Sounds of Silents (Rick Altman, Eric Dienstfrey) appeared first on P…

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Soar and Chill (Robin James) 1:00:50

4+ y ago1:00:50

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Why do certain musical sounds move us while others leave us cold? Are musical trends simply that—or do they contain insights into the culture at large? Our guest is a musicologist who studies pop and electronic dance music. She’s fascinated … Continue reading → The post Soar and Chill (Robin James) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Goth Diss (Anna M. Williams) 58:11

5y ago58:11

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With My Gothic Dissertation, University of Iowa PhD Anna M. Williams has transformed the dreary diss into a This American Life-style podcast. Williams’ witty writing and compelling audio production allow her the double move of making a critical intervention into the study of … Continue reading → The post Goth Diss (Anna M. Williams) appeared first …

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