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TWiS: Digital Voices & Intimacy in 'Sunny'
And other voice-related news, like chatbot issues and larynx transplants
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Marc Weidenbaum
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TWiS: "The White Noise of Domestic Life"
Plus: unenforced noise laws, hearing-accessible hotel rooms, and quiet EV dangers
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Marc Weidenbaum

June 2024

TWiS Listening Post (0023)
Two live performances plus music for dance
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Marc Weidenbaum
TWiS: Listening to Dry Paint
Plus: Korean sonic weapons, baby name trends, a "silencer" for leaf blowers, and more
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Marc Weidenbaum
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TWiS: How Bats Hear Their Own Calls
Plus: AI tones down customer complaints + listening for subs in warming oceans
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Marc Weidenbaum
TWiS: Elephant Talk
Plus: Japanese floors, buzz pollination, sonic beer branding, and much more
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Marc Weidenbaum
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TWiS: Loud Food & Cage for Kids
Plus: human versus chimp speech, and an AI-sound roundup
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Marc Weidenbaum

March 2024

TWiS Listening Post (0022)
(1) a preview, (2) a retreat, and (3) a multiverse
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Marc Weidenbaum
Sonic Lasers, Dulcet Hospitals, Voice Anonymization
Plus: Jennifer Egan and Colson Whitehead's sound writing, asynchronous trios, and hearing-aid milestones
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Marc Weidenbaum
TWiS Listening Post (0021)
(1) an app, (2) an album, and (3) a performance
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Marc Weidenbaum
Pythagoras' Flaw, Whale Chatter, AWOL Fog Horn
Plus: military noise reparations, the sound of fallen snow, Hulu's sound brand, and more
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Marc Weidenbaum
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February 2024

TWiS: Two Poems and an Owl's Spectrogram
Plus: a stolen radio tower + vibrational suits + sound responsiveness of fungi + more
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Marc Weidenbaum
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