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science explained by people who sound like they just figured it out with you, on tape.
means a long-running public radio show and podcast that turns scientific and philosophical questions into intimate, sound-designed audio stories.
from launched in 2002 by jad abumrad at wnyc, originally as a one-off pledge-drive special, before robert krulwich joined and it evolved into a show built on layered sound, music beds, and audible thinking rather than straight narration.
sound as meaningmusic and silence carry emotion, not just narration
host duo eraabumrad and krulwich argued on air, on purpose
spinoffs spawnedmore perfect and dolly parton s america grew from it
for instance
the ceiling episode — explores why sound design itself became the story
morality and lying — 2016 episode on truth built from actual disputes
colors episode — asks whether mantis shrimp truly see more colors than us