Reasonably Sound

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41: A Not So Quiet Place May 14, 2018

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RS TSHIRTS! https://cottonbureau.com/products/phonocloud -- 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? -- The Generation Gap by CBC's Podcast Playlist: https://bit.ly/2wAgJU6 -- Check out Seeker’s NOISE WEEK at http://YouTube.com/Seeker -- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://www.reasonablysound.com -- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Harry Brisson, Jack Britton, Keith Broni, Hans Buetow, Philip Campbell, Andrew Carlos, Trey Connelly, Jana Deppe, Katherine E. Cunningham, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, J Gingold, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Richard Hanson, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Blake Kidd, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Tod Kurt, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Christopher McKitterick, Mahlen Morris, Dylan Neal, Adam Neely, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Clarissa Redwine, Susan Rugnetta, Cole Sarar, Mischa Stanton, Hector Suzanne, Bernhard Werner, Chelsea Whyte, Johnny C, Tim, Benjamin, and Elliott! -- Support the show at • patreon.com/reasonablysound • d.rip/mikerugnetta and follow me at • twitter.com/reasonablysnd • instagram.com/reasonablysnd • twitter.com/mikerugnetta • instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep. Cover Image by USDA.gov on Flickr: http://bit.ly/2jYgEAy

40: Helpful Mom Voices Feb 27, 2018

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On the pursuit of making machines talk, and the quality of digital assistants’ voices. Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/02/27/helpful-mom-voices/ Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Adam Neely, Andrew MacLarty, Andrew Carlos, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Benjamin , Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Clayton Grey, Cole Sarar, Dale Jakes, Dylan Neal, Elliott , Ethan Hermer, Hans Buetow, Hector Suzanne, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Joe Krushinsky, Johnny C, Kathy Ahfid, Keith Broni, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Philip Campbell, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott Fassett, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Trey Connelly Support the show at • http://www.patreon.com/reasonablysound • http://www.d.rip/mikerugnetta and follow me at • http://www.twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://www.instagram.com/reasonablysnd • http://www.twitter.com/mikerugnetta • http://www.instagram.com/mikerugnetta Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep.

39: Automated Copywrongs Jan 15, 2018

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Or: Do Androids Dream of Pitch Shifted Music? --- 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. --- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://ReasonablySound.com --- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Adam Neely, Andrew MacLarty, Andrew Carlos, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Benjamin , Brandon , Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Clayton Grey, Cole Sarar, Dale Jakes, Dylan Neal, Elliott , Ethan Hermer, hansbuetow, HectorSuzanne, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, Johnny C, Kathy Ahfid, Keith Broni, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott Fassett, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Tom Vickers! Support the show at • https://patreon.com/reasonablysound • https://d.rip/mikerugnetta --- Follow me at • https://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • https://instagram.com/reasonablysnd • https://twitter.com/mikerugnetta • https://instagram.com/mikerugnetta --- Find Parker at https://twitter.com/xor --- This episode contains the following music: Golden Eye by Daniel Birch & Ben Pegley - http://bit.ly/2EIZb7t | It Looks Like The Future, But It Feels Like The Past by Doctor Turtle - http://bit.ly/2EHheLu --- Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep.

38: Why Are There No New Christmas Songs? Dec 23, 2017

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As of Recording, Wham’s “Last Christmas” was predicted to be the UK #1 Christmas single, but the honor officially went to Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” (not a year end song, despite what the music video would have you believe) as of publish. --- LINKS --- http://patreon.com/reasonablysound http://d.rip/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta --- SOURCES --- • From “Jingle Bells” to “Jingle Bell Rock”, Studwell - http://bit.ly/2C2XxzO • The Christmas Carol as a Cultural Phenomenon, Studwell - http://bit.ly/2BZgKSV • “The story I must tell”: “Jingle Bells” in the Minstrel Repertoire, Hamill - http://bit.ly/2C29SUS • Why Read The Classics, Calvino - http://bit.ly/2BWo4Px • Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ finally hits Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 - • http://nydn.us/2C2XST6 • Race for Christmas number 1 hots up as Wham! sits ahead of Eminem and Ed Sheeran on iTunes chart - http://bit.ly/2C1N7AE --- SAMPLES --- "DID U KNOOOOOOW?" used w/ permission from Mikey Neumann of Movies w/ Mikey. Check out his awesome work here: http://bit.ly/2C47L3a Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974 - http://bit.ly/2BWVIof Christmas Medley, 1953 - http://bit.ly/2BYPG6n Emotions (Acapella) - Mariah Carey Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song" Ennio Morricone - Story of a Soldier Mario64 --- EPISODE IMAGE --- Sleigh Bells by Richard Wheeler - http://bit.ly/2C2fmyW CC-BY-SA licensed Ep Image Located Here: https://imgur.com/Vp6nvB8 --- THANKS --- Thanks to all the show’s current patrons and supporters, with an extra special double thanks to: Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Jack Britton, Keith Broni, Andrew Carlos, Jana Deppe, Cassandra Durnford, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, Jesse Gamble, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Clayton Grey, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Joe Krushinsky, Tod Kurt, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Mahlen Morris, Dylan Neal, Adam Neely, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Clarissa Redwine, Susan Rugnetta, Cole Sarar, Tom Vickers, Chelsea Whyte, Johnny C, Tim, Hans, Benjamin, HectorSuzanne, Joachim, and Elliott

37: Boo Who? Nov 22, 2017

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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. SOURCES • Dan Rebellato, ‘B is for Booing’ - http://bit.ly/2hSGAjQ • Sound Symbolism - http://bit.ly/2hTgDjN • Did The Rite of Spring really spark a riot? - http://bbc.in/2hTLOeQ • On the Booing of La Sonnambula - http://bit.ly/2hThdht • On the Pleasure of Being Booed, Marinetti in Futurism: An Anthology - http://bit.ly/2hTxHGI • Spectator Booing and the Home Advantage, Greer - http://bit.ly/2hSHGvY • Booing: The Anatomy of Disaffiliative Response, Clayman - http://bit.ly/2hTM3qg • Whipping It Up! An Analysis of Audience Responses to Political Rhetoric in Speeches From the 2012 American Presidential Elections, Bull and Miskinis - http://bit.ly/2hRlrX2 • Don’t Boo, Vote - http://bit.ly/2B02LII • The Emancipated Spectator, Ranciere - http://bit.ly/2hU20wH • The Theatre of the Oppressed, Boal - http://bit.ly/2zW64n5 • Can Emotions Be Truly Group Level? Evidence Regarding Four Conceptual Criteria, Smith et al - http://bit.ly/2hTymry • “Please Clap”: Applause, Laughter, and Booing during the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Debates, Stewart et al - http://bit.ly/2hXjPuR • Mike Pence Booed at Hamilton - http://bit.ly/2hUhPnl CC LICENSED MUSIC • Piano Sonata #15, Beethoven - http://bit.ly/2gUiUYh EPISODE IMAGE Image from page 298 of "The sportsman's British bird book" (1908) - http://bit.ly/2hRGXea Reasonably Sounds theme and act break music are by Will Stratton (willstratton.bandcamp.com), and visual design by Tida Tep (tidatep.com) FIND RS AT • http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd You can support the show with a per-episode donation at http://patreon.com/reasonablysound Thanks to all the show’s current patrons, with an extra special double thanks to: Joe Krushinsky, Brandon, Johnny C, Camilla Greer, Susan Rugnetta, Jana Deppe, Keith Broni, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Clarissa Redwine, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Andrew MacLarty, Mahlen Morris, Jesse Gamble, Tim , Hans Buetow , Tom Vickers, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, Clayton Grey, Nick Goertzen, Benjamin , Kathy Ahfid, HectorSuzanne , Adam Neely, Oscar Acton, Dale Jakes, Cole Sarar, Andrew Carlos, Dylan Neal, Chelsea Whyte, Royce Rackham, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Rachaul Paul, Ethan Hermer, Joachim , Tod Kurt, Elliott, John Cifuentes, and Xander C!

36: Put 'Em Together Oct 20, 2017

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“The 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.” - The Oxford Companion to Music, Alison Latham SOURCES: • Laws, Plato - http://bit.ly/2gUDXtK • Applause: A Rest Is Noise Special Report, Ross - http://bit.ly/2gUlddZ • Getting Together and Falling Apart: Applauding audiences, Brandl-Risi - http://bit.ly/2gUmlyf • Effects of applause magnitude and musical style on listeners’ evaluations of wind band performances, Springer et al - http://bit.ly/2gUZJh7 CC MUSIC: • Symphony No.2, Op.73, Brahms, #246961 - http://bit.ly/2gW3cfA • Aulos 'Agora' in A on the Black Sea, Anton Platonov - http://bit.ly/2gU6IqI • The Beau Ideal March, Sousa, #482436 - http://bit.ly/2gU8rwg • Erlkönig, D.328, Schubert, #186613 - http://bit.ly/2gTR7aA • Piano Sonata #15, Beethoven - http://bit.ly/2gUiUYh EPISODE IMAGE Arhythmia by neekoh.fi on flickr - http://bit.ly/2gUgGII Reasonably Sounds theme and act break music are by Will Stratton (http://willstratton.bandcamp.com), and visual design by Tida Tep (http://tidatep.com/) FIND RS AT • http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd You can support the show with a per-episode donation at http://patreon.com/reasonablysound Thanks to all the show’s current patrons, with an extra special double thanks to: Brandon, Joe Krushinsky, Jonny C, Camilla Greer, Keith Broni, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Andrew MacLarty, Mahlen Morris, Jesse Gamble, Tim, Hans Buetow, Clayton Grey, Nick Goertzen, Benjamin, Kathy Ahfid, Hector Suzanne, Adam Neely, Oscar Acton, Dale Jakes, Cole Sarar, Andrew Carlos, Dylan Neal, Chelsea Whyte, Royce Rackham, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Rachaul Paul, Ethan Hermer, Scott Fassett, Joachim, Tod Kurt, Elliott, John Cifuentes, Xander C, and Susan Rugnetta FIND MIKE AT • http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta • http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta

RM02: A Reasonably Sound "Mission Statement" Jan 28, 2017

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"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 important. Double Extra Super THANKS to all of Reasonably Sound’s Patrons, who help keep the show afloat. Special shoutout to Andrew Carlos, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Brandon, Camilla Greer, Chelsea Whyte, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Dale Jakes, Dylan Teague, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, Hans Buetow, Ildaris, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, John Cifuentes, Jonny C, Kings Ransom, Kyle Adkins, Liz M, Mahlen Morris, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott, Susan Rugnetta, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Xander C Support RS on patreon: patreon.com/reasonablysound Music by Will Stratton - willstratton.bandcamp.com Visual Design by Tida Tep - tidatep.com

35: What 2016 Sounded Like Dec 30, 2016

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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 for Reasonably Sound when Reasonably Sound wasn't allowed to make anything, and I share some stories about a few musicians, performers and composers that died this year. ---- Double extra super THANKS to all of Reasonably Sound’s Patrons, who help keep the show afloat. Special shoutout to Allie Cunningham, Andy McMillan, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Brandon, Camilla Greer, Chelsea Whyte, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Dale Jakes, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, Hans Beutow, Liz M, Ildaris, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, John Cifuentes, Jonny C, Kings Ransom, Kyle Adkins, Mahlen Morris, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt and Xander C ----- Reasonably Sound's music is by Will Stratton: willstratton.bandcamp.com Its visual design is by Tida Tep: tidatep.com Special thanks to John Hill for suggesting I keep it up with the End of the Year Specials ----- SOURCES Lisson Gallery http://bit.ly/2iylAKn | Nanoloop mono http://bit.ly/2iy7yss | Deep Listening: A Composers Sound Practice http://amzn.to/2iy89tY

34: For Whom The Whistle Blows Dec 12, 2016

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This episode contains offensive language. ---------- 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 to them. ---------- Double extra super THANKS to all of Reasonably Sound’s Patrons, who help keep the show afloat. Special shoutout to Allie, Andy McMillan, Autumn, Brandon, Camilla Greer, Chelsea Herrington, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Dale Jakes, Elliott, Hans Buetow, Ildaris, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, John Cifuentes, Kyle Adkins, Liz M, Scott, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, Xander C ---------- Reasonably Sound's music is by Will Stratton: willstratton.bandcamp.com Its visual design is by Tida Tep: tidatep.com ---------- SOURCES - On Dog Whistle Racism, Generally - "Actually, Many ‘Inner Cities’ Are Doing Great" http://nyti.ms/2hF4Obm | "Thank Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton for Donald Trump’s Dog-Whistle Ways" http://ti.me/2hF3G7F | "Mike Pence and ‘Conversion Therapy’: A History" http://nyti.ms/2hF3Prz | "Donald Trump used to dog-whistle racism. Now he just yells it" http://bit.ly/2hF3Rjb | "Globalism: A Far-Right Conspiracy Theory Buoyed by Trump" http://nyti.ms/2hEVXGs | "American crossroads: Reagan, Trump and the devil down south" http://bit.ly/2hEVbJA | Quoted - "Exclusive: Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy" http://bit.ly/2hF5JbN | "Dog Whistle Politics" by Ian Haney-Lopez http://bit.ly/2hF9KwR | General - Sanctuary Cities and Dog Whistle Politics by Christopher N. Lasch | No Dog Whistle Needed by Gary Younge | Higher Frequency by Sarah L. Webb | How Progressives Should Talk About Racism by Heather McGhee and Ian Haney-López | "What’s the Matter with What’s the Matter with Kansas?" http://bit.ly/2hEXrkn | "Why did the Democrats Lose the South? Bringing New Data to an Old Debate" http://bit.ly/2hF6cL5 | "The truth about the white working class: Why it’s really allergic to voting for Democrats" http://bit.ly/2hF5SMv ---------- I know show notes suck right now, it’ll get fixed soon, hopefully. Sorry.

33: The Braaam™ Nov 21, 2016

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An episode about the type of sound The Inception Sound is, the controversy surrounding that sounds authorship, and how it’s effectiveness is deeply rooted in a millennia plus of human culture ---------- Double extra super THANKS to all of Reasonably Sound’s Patrons, who help keep the show afloat. Special shoutout to Allie, Andy McMillan, Autumn, Brandon, Camilla Greer, Chelsea Herrington, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Elliott, Hans Buetow, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, John Cifuentes, Kyle Adkins, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, Xander C ---------- This episode was ORIGINALLY PERFORMED lived for XOXO Fest in Portland during September of 2016. Thanks to Andy Baio and Andy McMillan for making it possible and for supporting the return of Reasonably Sound. Stephen Bruckert compiled and edited the Gravitas of Braaams supercut (https://vimeo.com/180809720) in this episode. Bailey Math of Bailey Math Sound made this episode’s custom braaams. ---------- Reasonably Sound’s theme music is by Will Stratton https://willstratton.bandcamp.com/ and it’s visual design is by Tida Tep http://www.tidatep.com/ ---------- SOURCES: Who Really Created The ‘Inception’ BRAAAM? - http://bit.ly/2cffkHi | Hans Zimmer Feels “Horrible” - http://bit.ly/2cfvbFD | Hans Zimmer Tells Juicy Stories - http://bit.ly/2fhoKPY | 'Braaams' for Beginners - http://bit.ly/2fhkpvZ | How Sirens Work - http://bit.ly/2fhmp7N | WWII Carter Air Raid Siren - http://bit.ly/2cdetXs | Nash Pt. Fog Horn - http://bit.ly/2cdiAD2 | Deskford carnyx fact file - http://bit.ly/2chq3Rm | Carnyx - http://bit.ly/2cdjMWR | Celts: Secrets of the carnyx - http://bit.ly/2cdkbbM | John Kenny - The Voice of the Carnyx - http://bit.ly/2fhq05C | Music experts create replica of Iron Age Celtic horn used in warfare - http://bit.ly/2cqcPip | Female Pioneer Credited With Bringing Sound Effects To Radio - http://bit.ly/2cftcBp | About Ora Nichols - http://bit.ly/2fhnpbM | Ora Nichols: The Most Influential Woman in Radio - http://bit.ly/2fhiPub | Jump Scare: http://bit.ly/2gDsEIW | Crashing Woosh: http://bit.ly/2gDlDYK ---------- I know show notes suck right now, it’ll get fixed soon, hopefully. Sorry.

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