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[ Culture ]
How This Little Town Survives without Roads or Cars
By Sam Burns
What if you never had to hear the sound of cars outside of your window again? For the residents of this Netherlandish town, that’s reality: most of Giethoorn isn’t accessible by four wheels, but rather by canal boat! Here’s a lovely look at a world without roads.
12 minutes
[ Science ]
Skating on (Super) Thin Ice!
Who knew the sport of skating on thin ice could be the beautiful marriage of haunting sound, nature, and mathematics? Listen in as we skate alongside an expert!
20 minutes
[ Innovation ]
How an Engineer Created a Band that Broke the Charts
By Sam Burns
Is what you’re doing in life what you always thought you would be doing? Could you take what you know and create something new that could never have existed without you? Here’s the story of an engineer turned rock star, whose story is one we can all relate to!
12 minutes
[ Art ]
The Unseen Art of the Foley Masters
Meet the masters of sound who bring or favorite movies to life! For the Foley artist, film is their canvas and everything from plungers to paperclips their paint and brushes!
6 minutes
[ Education ]
Exploring the 8 Senses!
You’ve heard of the five senses, but what about your eight senses? It turns out you have a few more than you grew up believing! Here’s the fascinating science about these little known senses…
26 minutes
[ Art ]
Christine Sun Kim, Redefining Sound
Christine Sun Kim creates in the world of sound and shows us how we can too! She is helping us to redefine what sound means through her own experience as a deaf artist.
4 minutes
[ Culture ]
Just Listen: The Croatian Sea Organ
By Dr. Lynda
How does sound effect our sense of place? The Sea Organ in Zadar, Croatia is using sea and structure to transform public space by making us listen.
5 minutes
[ Education ]
Why Are Some Sounds Scary?
By Dr. Lynda
Have you ever woken with a start in the night, or been filled with dread at the sound of a creaking door? What causes this? Find out in today’s feature.
