Phonograph

As the 15th anniversary of 99% Invisible approaches, Rob and Britta dig into four very different episodes from the first four years of that show’s run (as well as the story of the time Rob met Roman Mars):  * Episode 6: “99% Symbolic [https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-06-99-symbolic/]” * Episode 29: “Cul de Sac [https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-29-cul-de-sac-download-embed-share/]” (Produced with Katie Mingle) * Episode 103: “U.T.B.A.P.H [https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/u-t-b-a-p-h/]” (Produced with Sam Greenspan) * Episode 83: “Heyoon [https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-83-heyoon/]” (Produced with Alex Goldman) To support Phonograph, subscribe to our new bonus feed [https://www.patreon.com/c/Phonograph_podcast], which features experiments in audio storytelling, including this month’s story about a young mother’s relationship to her hearing aids, having refused to wear them since she started losing her hearing in the 6th grade. Show Notes: Invisible Ink [https://transom.org/2004/invisible-ink/] (featured on Transom.org) “Genesis Object [https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/genesis-object/]” on 99% Invisible HowSound episode on 99% Invisible [https://transom.org/2011/99-percent-invisible/] HowSound episode on Heyoon [https://transom.org/2013/heyoon/] Alex Goldman’s new podcast Hyperfixed [https://www.hyperfixedpod.com] Music from Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue]

Episode Description: Rob and Britta discuss Nancy Updike’s podcast “We Were Three,” which tells the story of one family devastated by Covid and what that devastation revealed. Also discussed: Nancy Updike’s status as as one of the all time great audio producers. To support Phonograph, subscribe to our new bonus feed [https://patreon.com/Phonograph_podcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink], which features experiments in audio storytelling. This month’s story comes from Rob: a collage of recordings he made in the spring of 2020 around the theme of anxiety and grocery shopping. Show Notes: ICU nurse Kelley Anaas [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvpyfDZqvKI&pp=ygUZS2VsbGV5IEFuYWFzIHRoYW5rc2dpdmluZw%3D%3D] talking about the state of nurses near the end of 2020 Serial Productions podcast We Were Three [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/podcasts/we-were-three.html] Nancy Updike’s talk at the Third Coast International Audio Festival [https://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/feature/die-mediocrity-die] Nancy Updike’s story for This American Life [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/266/im-from-the-private-sector-and-im-here-to-help] about private contractors in Iraq The Longform Podcast interview [https://longform.org/player/longform-podcast-510-nancy-updike-and-jenelle-pifer] with Nancy Updike and Jenelle Pifer Maintenance Phase episode about Covid Conspiracies [https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/episodes/14642508-covid-conspiracies] Music - Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue]

Rob and Britta discuss the new podcast Signal Hill, which takes its inspiration from the world of print magazines. Rob talks to Liza Yeager and Jackson Roach about the project, and then we dive into a handful of the stories from Signal Hill’s first “issue.” Show Notes: Signal Hill [https://www.signalhill.fm] Fishing the Sky [https://www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#fishing-the-sky] by Jackson Roach Desperado [https://www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#desperado] by Neena Pathak A Porous Place [https://www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#a-porous-place] by Hannah Sassoon On the Family Group Chat [https://www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#on-the-family-group-chat] by Hannah Kingsley-Ma Music by Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue]

Rob and Britta discuss the classic Alix Spiegel story “Pray” from This American Life, including Spiegel’s origin story as a producer and what happened to her when members of the megachurch she was reporting on urged her to become a Christian. This is the second of three episodes Rob and Britta recorded in 2019 and never released until now. The first of those was our episode about TAL’s “Notes on Camp.” [https://phonograph.libsyn.com/s2-e3-do-we-ever-go-back-to-that-notes-on-camp] Show Notes: Pray - This American Life [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/77/pray] Tape: A radio show about people who make radio, hosted and edited by Mooj Zadie [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tape/id858255920] Alix Spiegel’s manifesto at Transom.org [https://transom.org/2014/alix-spiegel/] Music: Defect 2: Curiosidade - Tom Ze (John McEntire Remix) [https://tomze.bandcamp.com/track/defect-2-curiosidade-john-mcentire-remix] Coffaro’s Theme - Bill Frisell [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZT_sd-FvGg] Other Music - Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue]

Rob is joined by the audio producer Sophie Nikitas to discuss Susan Burton [https://www.susanburton.net]'s Peabody award winning podcast from 2023: The Retrievals [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/podcasts/serial-the-retrievals-yale-fertility-clinic.html]. Show Notes: Sophie's online dating podcast miniseries The Zoo [https://thezoopodcast.simplecast.com] Sophie's horror anthology podcast Out Cold [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2260953] Susan Burton's story "In The Event Of An Emergency, Put Your Sister In An Upright Position [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/175/babysitting/act-two-20]" Susan Burton's story "Tornado Prom [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/186/prom/act-one-21]" Music from Blue Dot Sessions [https://www.sessions.blue]