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Feb 23
When Everything Stopped, He Started Listening
David Jeffers has always understood the world through sound. As a kid, he bounced beats between tape decks and built speaker boxes from spare parts. After college, he founded an underground hip hop label. Then came the day that split his life in two. And in the quiet that followe ... Show More
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The State of the 20K Multiverse™
What happens when a podcast about sound gets into video? In this special behind-the-scenes episode, producer Grace East flips the script and interviews Dallas about his leap into visual storytelling, and how the different pieces of the 20K Multiverse all fit together. From backst ... Show More
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Doctor Who & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
What does a time machine sound like? Or a magic carpet? For the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, that was just another day at the office. For 40 years, this oddball collective of engineers and composers pushed the boundaries of sound design, crafting eerie atmospheres, quirky jingles, a ... Show More
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Neil Young’s iPod Killer
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The WWDC 25 Episode!
It's Apple week! This week, Marques, Andrew, and David dig deep into all of the new software updates coming to Apple's products. They start it off talking about iOS and Liquid Glass before going over iPadOS, macOS, and everything in between. It's a fun one! Enjoy. Vox Media sur ... Show More
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Does Perfect Pitch Make You a Better Musician?
<p>Peter and Adam discuss the facts and myths surrounding perfect pitch.</p><p>* Check out Adam's Ear-Training Course <a href="https://www.openstudiojazz.com/5-minute-ear-training">right here</a> <br>* Have a question for us? Leave us a SpeakPipe at <a href="https://link.youllhea ... Show More
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S10E5 - NEW MAGIC WAND by Tyler, The Creator
Our season-long analysis of Tyler, The Creator's IGOR continues with "NEW MAGIC WAND" - a song Tyler described as his favorite song he's ever made. We unpack everything from its unlikely sample source to the historical associations of its main musical interval. Shop Season 10 mer ... Show More
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BEST OF 2024: Intro to The Tortured Poets Department - Epilogue & Prologue!
In this replay episode of 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast, we have officially entered THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT! Before we deep dive into the music and lyrics of this album, we think it’s important to understand Taylor’s epilogue, as well as the prologue by Stevie Nicks. Both ... Show More
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Sep 2025
iPhone 17 Reactions Live From Apple Park!
It's bonus episode time! We went outside right after the iPhone announcement event to get first reactions from people walking by. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat! Let us know if you like this new format and we might bring it back for future events. Enjoy! Thanks to ever ... Show More
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May 2020
Special Guests: An Interview With "Switched on Pop" (Part 1)
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Oct 2019
The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 1)
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the surprisingly interesting origin of the paperclip and why a person who had nothing to do with its design commonly gets all the credit for it, including having a giant statue of it made in his honor only a couple d ... Show More
56m 30s
Jan 2022
"Bakka Chuka...Bakka Tuka" - Find Funky Basslines
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Sep 2018
Macabre Part 1: The Gruesome Tale of Burke and Hare
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing a random quick fact involving the curious old practice of mailing children.
We then move on to discussing the show’s first sponsor, RXBar. For 25% off your first order, visit https://rxbar.com/brainfood and enter the ... Show More
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Over the last few decades, Apple has produced some of the most recognizable sounds ever made. In this episode, the Apple design team pulls back the curtain on their sound design philosophy and process, from the evolution of the classic “Tritone” alert, to the surprising origins of the Apple Watch sounds, to the inspiration behind the latest notification tone ... Show More
<p>A rock icon sets out to save music with a strange yellow gadget that almost no one understood.</p><p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=45746" target="_blank">Neil Young’s iPod Killer</a></p><p>If you're new to the show (thanks Apple Podcasts!) here are some favorite e ... Show More
<p>In this special episode, Peter and Adam interview fellow music commentators Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding from the hit podcast <a href="https://switchedonpop.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Switched on Pop</em></a>.</p><br><p>Links From This Episode:</p><ul><li>Dive into t ... Show More
<p>Peter and Adam help you find your funky basslines. </p><ul><li><strong>Watch Live: </strong>YHI LIVE Mondays at 4pm ET on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/OpenStudioJazz">YouTube</a></li><li><strong>Woosh</strong> or <strong>No Woosh</strong>? Hit us up on <a href="https://t ... Show More
