This week on Sound Effect, it's earworms. We share some recent stories that we just can't get out of our head.
Homeless Internet Helpers
It’s probably a little hard to imagine now, but back in the early 1990s, few outside of geek circles or universities had an email address or much knowledge about the internet. KPLU’s Paula Wissel shares a story about how homeless people weren’t just some of the first people to start going online, but how they also helped teach others how to use it.
Courthouse Dogs
The co-evolution of dogs and humans has given dogs a unique ability to assist humans, which is why we see service and therapy dogs helping people in more and more settings. We learn how some of these dogs comfort and soothe vulnerable people reliving traumatic events during difficult legal proceedings.
Sound Of A Cistern
When Stuart Dempster learned about the empty two-million gallon water tank on the Olympic Peninsula, he had one thought: he had to make music there. Dempster is a well-known composer and trombonist, an emeritus professor at the University of Washington with a longstanding interest in recording music out in unusual spaces. Gabriel Spitzer sat down with Dempster to discuss this most ambitious unplugged recording project.
Hearing Bucket List
Sound Effect contributor Arwen Nicks talks with Rhianon England about why she created a “hearing bucket list” and all the sounds she hopes to hear before she is completely deaf.
Living Room Game Show
Claire Buss grew up bathed in the glow of daytime TV, and she dreamed of someday having her own game show. Then, in her 20s, Buss figured out that she could have one – she just needed to make one up and start doing it in her living room. She talks with Sound Effect producer Allie Ferguson about how she created “The Future Is Zero,” and why contestants keep coming back.
