Episode 8 – 1888
In this episode we begin our discussion of the new and improved phonographs that began to emerge in the late...
Episode 7 – Talking Head
This episode wraps up our discussion of the tinfoil phonograph and the talking machines that came before it. We talk...
Episode 6 – Dawn of the Talking Machines
We cast our metaphorical nets into the deep sea of talking machine history and find: Baron Munchausen, Her, Hal, IBM,...
Tales in the Groove 1 – An Adagio for Stalin
Welcome to Tales in the Groove, a NITG spinoff exploring my favourite stories, legends and myths from the history of...
Episode 5 – It’s Recording : Say Something
This episode starts with a story that sends us back to the 10th of March of 1879. From there, we...
Episode 4 – I Hear the Phonograph a Comin’
It’s rollin’ round the bend. We begin where we left off in episode 2, and from there: Moore’s law, AI,...
Episode 3 – The Reading List
In this episode I discuss the ideas and research of the historians and philosophers who have informed and influenced the...
Episode 2 – How Do You Open This Thing?
Here we go. We set off on our unexpected journey into the audible past, beginning with the question, ‘Why are...
Episode 1 – Mind the Gap
Hello, and welcome to the show. This episode introduces the main themes of the podcast. I explain what sound recording...
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