Music: “Ghost Dance (Lumatone, 11-limit)” from Alien Dreamscapes in Just Intonation by Stacy Fahrion

Stacy Fahrion is a composer, pianist, Lumatonian, and educator based in Colorado. Her music is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and all streaming services.

Watch Stacy perform “Ghost Dance (Lumatone, 11-limit)” on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-oPI3vjwmM

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhimsicallyMacabreMusic

Bandcamp: https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com/

IG: @whimsicallymacabremusic

Website: https://www.whimsicallymacabre.com/

Image: Screenshot from Ghost Dance in 11 limit just intonation by Stacy Fahrion

This story was produced by Emily Shaw.

“Wherein I pack my indecision.”

Lori Mortimer is an independent audio maker in Massachusetts. She created the podcast Mementos, in which guests share the emotional backstories to cherished objects they keep. She’s taught audio storytelling and sound design classes for the Association for Independents in Radio (AIR) and Maine Media. A member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective, Lori’s focus these days is on sound design and creating short audio pieces that challenge and stretch her creatively. And she’s always on the lookout for opportunities to collaborate with other audio makers on their passion projects. 

This piece was a finalist in the Audio Flux "3D" call for submissions. The requirements were:

- Run exactly three minutes

- Take inspiration from one of four 3D images curated from Eric Drysdale’s collection (https://www.audioflux.org/circuit-05)

- Include the sound of laughter

- Immerse listeners in a place, through sound (stereo, spatial, binaural recordings encouraged!)

First time collaborators struggle with (the idea of) creative tension.

This piece was produced with Daniel Blacktree for Audio Flux Circuit 06: Creative Tension. Each submission was required to:

• Run exactly three minutes
• Take inspiration from the theme: “CREATIVE TENSION”
• Include audible REPETITION (nodding to the rhythm of knitting)
• And… tell us, what COLOR is your fluxwork?

(Our color was “clear”.)

Learn more about Audio Flux at audioflux.org.

Daniel Blacktree is a San Francisco-based video and podcast creator. His work can be found on blacktreefilms.com. (IG: @danblacktree)

A note from Scot: “My entry for the Summer 2025 Silver Sound Sonic Dash competition. It's a 48 hour audio competition where you are given a prompt at the beginning of the time and by the end you must submit a piece of audio no longer than 2 minutes made entirely from scratch during those two days. This time the prompt was 'TMI.' I wanted to talk about some of the negative self-talk that my brain, and I think many brains, can whisper at times. All sounds are either my voice or an instrument I am playing, and it was a really challenging but enjoyable process. I was selected to be in the top ten finalists for this competition.” 

Scot Maupin lives in Oakland, California. As a longtime fan of radio and now podcasts, Scot started making his own called The Perfect Show during the pandemic to give him positive things to focus on. He shares a studio with two cats named Pixie and Corn Dog.

This piece was created for Pheobe McIndoe's "Clocks" Callout.

The prompt:

SmallAudioArt: Every other month we issue a prompt inviting artists to explore themes of belonging and identity through everyday objects found inside a home. This month's prompt invites you to create a short piece which explores clocks. It could be your clock, or somebody else's clock. We invite you to be as playful with the theme as you like! All languages and all art forms are welcome, whether your medium is written, photograph, video, poetry.

Please send your submission along with a photograph/drawing of your clock. For audio suggested length is one to ten minutes...

Thoughts:

How does this clock mark time in your life?

What memories does it hold?

Does it represent freedom or constraint?

What sounds does it make? What rhythm does it create?

How does it shape your daily routines?

Does it connect you to others who share its time?

What happens when it stops or breaks?

Does it remind you of someone?

Is time different in different spaces?

How does it make you feel when you look at it?

SmallAudioArt is a collective inviting artists to explore themes of belonging, safety and identity, through the lens of everyday objects found around the home: windows, doors, wooden spoons, clocks. The radio programme weaves together these object artworks and sonic responses to create communal space for reflection and togetherness. Every other month we gather together to connect with other makers, share, celebrate and offer feedback within communal listening parties.

Special thanks to Jacob Winik for technical assistance.

This piece was created for Phoebe McIndoe's Small Audio Art "Wooden Spoons" prompt.

Martin Zaltz Austwick is an audiomaker, musician, writer, and performer. He is in some part responsible for Neutrinowatch, Song by Song and Answer Me This, performs live with The Allusionist, and has written music for and produced other podcasts you might have listened to. You can find him on most social media platforms @martinaustwick or on his website martinzaltzaustwick.com.

Inspiration:

Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting In A Room

Who’s listening?

This piece was created with Martin Austwick for the Audio Flux "3D" call for submissions. The requirements were:

• Run exactly three minutes
• Take inspiration from one of four 3D images curated from Eric Drysdale’s collection (https://www.audioflux.org/circuit-05)
• Include the sound of laughter
• Immerse listeners in a place, through sound (stereo, spatial, binaural recordings encouraged!)

Image from Eric Drysdale’s collection.

Needless the say, the past few months have been really challenging, intense, and disorienting for many of us here in the US. But one bright spot for me has been producing Lessons from Global Resistance, the latest season of the Disrupting Peace podcast. 

Host Bridget Conley looks around the world – and here in the US – to learn about how people resist efforts to concentrate political power. She speaks with the former president of Costa Rica about leading without a military, a member of South Korea’s parliament about overturning martial law…and more.

If you’re looking for an episode to start with, I highly recommend “US: Fighting for Academic Freedom in Higher Education” which we just released last week.

Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

One man's refusal to use a smartphone is just the tip of the iceberg...

Find out more about Joel at joelpomerantz.com.

Florence Barrau-Adams is an award-winning audio producer, editor, sound designer, and educator.

Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.