Reasonably Sound
We start with audio, but where we end up is anyone's guess.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2023
14: Joe Hanson on Animals, Sound, and Semiotics
When an animal makes a sound, does that sound have meaning? Mike talks to Dr. Joe Hanson, a biology expert and curator/host of It's Okay To Be Smart, and you’ll get a glimpse into the world of anima…
00:50:14 |
Mon 02 Feb 2015
13: Shopworn Sound Effects
Mike takes you on a tour of the most commonly heard sound effects. And fair warning, when you hear them on this episode, you’ll start hearing them EVERYWHERE. Plus, Mike tells you why sides of beef…
00:33:48 |
Mon 19 Jan 2015
12: The Printing Press and the Great Vowel Shift
What explains the difference between English and American accents? On this episode of Reasonably Sound, Mike Rugnetta explains that this spoken phenomenon starts with the written word.
-- On Ameri…
00:24:37 |
Mon 05 Jan 2015
10: Auditory Illusions
Mike Rugnetta would like to talk with you about auditory illusions (not tricks), specifically the Shepard tone and binaural beats. Use your headphones for this one. (ALSO: art school college story …
00:18:14 |
Mon 08 Dec 2014
9: On The Road with Mike Rugnetta
It's a Thanksgiving travelogue with Mike Rugnetta, who, like a bazillion other people, is on the road for the holiday.
00:30:39 |
Sun 23 Nov 2014
8: A440
A440 is not a steak sauce, nor is it a tax form. Rather, A440 hz is the standard tuning for musical pitch. Why is that? The reasons include, but are not limited to: The oboe, church versus secular…
00:27:36 |
Mon 10 Nov 2014
7: Taylor Swift’s White Noise
Taylor Swift accidentally released eight seconds of white noise to iTunes, and it went to number one in Canada. Mike Rugnetta offers his take on it, as well as a helpful explanation what white noise…
00:22:31 |
Mon 27 Oct 2014
6: Sound as a Weapon
Mike Rugnetta and Atlas Obscura‘s Dylan Thuras have a fascinating discussion on the use of sound in war and at what point sound becomes a weapon. Among the topics covered:
- World War I “sound mirr…
00:41:56 |
Mon 13 Oct 2014
5: Whisper Quiet
Do you have a favorite sound? Mike Rugnetta has a few:
- A Snapple bottle opening
- An orchestra tuning, with a couple instruments clearly off-key
- A breaking incandescent light bulb
In this epis…
00:28:33 |
Tue 30 Sep 2014
4: Snikt!
Mike would like to talk with you about snikt. And sploorp. And butcher some French while he’s at it. Today’s subject is onomatopoeia and the visual representation of sound, particularly in comics.…
00:24:47 |
Wed 17 Sep 2014
3: The Cadillacs of Quiet
On this episode of Reasonably Sound, Mike Rugnetta considers noise-canceling headphones, whether you use them for cross-country flights or to mute your Simply Red-listening neighbor. He tells you ho…
00:28:54 |
Tue 02 Sep 2014
2: The Voice
Why does your voice sound like your voice? A lot of reasons, but Mike's interested in the dispersive mediums that impact it. This also leads to the first Reasonably Sound special guest, musician Jas…
00:17:22 |
Sat 23 Aug 2014
1: The Ear
Mike Rugnetta opens the inaugural Reasonably Sound podcast with an appreciation of the ear, especially the floppy, weird-looking part of it on the side of your head. Turns out it has a purpose besid…
00:16:00 |
Sat 23 Aug 2014
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