People who make horror movies know: if you want to scare someone, use scary music. Some of the most creative use of music and sound to evoke fear and anxiety is on the TV show Hannibal. Hrishikesh Hirway of Song … Continue reading →
Apr 14
RoboUmp Hits the Big Leagues
One study from 2018 found that Major League Baseball umpires blow about 14 calls every game. That’s 34,000 bad calls every year. And it makes a difference. A blown strike call can decide a win or a loss, a championship or six months at home, wondering what could have been. And wh ... Show More
31m 39s
Apr 7
Service Request #5: Dude, Where's My Car?
A missing car reveals the confusing rules, murky fees, and private actors behind modern towing. What infrastructure mystery keeps you up at night? Submit your Service Request by recording a voice memo with your question and emailing it to servicerequest@99pi.org. Service Request ... Show More
32m 59s
Mar 2020
S4 Ep28: Homewrecked – Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
On tonight’s program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations; with audio adaptations of three rounds of frightening fiction, about terrifying films, insidious abductions, and Halloween ho ... Show More
1h 19m
May 2021
S4 Ep88: 88: Fear the Future – Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
On tonight’s program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with an audio adaptation of two sinister stories from authors Drew Blood and Lucretia Vastea, about paranormal pursuits and ... Show More
1h 11m
May 2020
S4 Ep36: 36: Ladies' Fright – Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
On tonight’s program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with audio adaptations of three rounds of frightening fiction, from authors Blair Daniels and Jasper Dewitt, about insidious ... Show More
1h 34m
Mar 2020
S4 Ep29: 29: The End is Near – Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
On tonight’s program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with audio adaptations of three rounds of frightening fiction, about paranormal puppets, terrifying tattoos, and macabre min ... Show More
1h 15m
Nov 2020
S4 Ep63: 63: Beneath the Surface – Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
On tonight’s program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with audio adaptations of two rounds of frightening fiction, from authors WordDogger and Ryan Harville, about homewrecking h ... Show More
1h 3m
Aug 2022
S4 Ep152: 152: Horror Homes and Gardens - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Good evening, listener… you’re listening to Chilling Tales for Dark Nights. On tonight’s edition, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with two audio adaptations of frightening fictio ... Show More
47m 5s
Nov 2019
S4 Ep18: Sinister Seasons – Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
On tonight’s program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with audio adaptations of three rounds of frightening fiction, about All Hallows’ horrors, wintry wrath, and monstrous memor ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2022
S4 Ep161: 161: Guilty Gestures - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
Good evening, listener… you’re listening to Chilling Tales for Dark Nights. On tonight’s edition, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality, and descend with us into the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations, with two audio adaptations of frightening fictio ... Show More
1 h