Frank explores various different sounds, in the company of Mike Burton from the Genuine Chit-Chat podcast, and video game composer, Chris Christodoulou.

Featuring Popcorn Song by Vir McCoy: https://virtunes.com/album/vir-mccoy-kid-ness-childrens

This week's guests:

Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/

Mike Burton: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genuine-chit-chat/id1280472886  

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag Presents podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Not On Top: The Herman Dune Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2z8Ah7hhhsSJjozHedi3LB

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Join Frank for a walk along the river, exploring various sounds along the way. Listen out for the steam train.

Source material:

Trevor Cox, Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Wonderland-Scientific-Odyssey-Sound/dp/0099572400/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=trevor+cox&qid=1622838815&sr=8-1

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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This week, we’re talking about the use of non-musical instruments within the world of music, with David Ivar from Herman Dune, Asha, Georgia Train, Cullah, Chris Christodoulou, Neo Geo and John Bartmann. 

Please check out all of this week’s guests’ music:

Herman Dune: https://hermandune.net/

Asha: https://www.ashamakesmusic.com/

Georgia Train: http://georgiatrain.bandcamp.com

Cullah: https://www.cullah.com/  

Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/

Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/

John Bartmann: https://johnbartmann.com/

Please also check out Pascal Pinon: https://pascalpinonmorr.bandcamp.com/

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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This week, we explore the world of film and TV sound effects and music, with special guests Asha and Cullah.

Check out Cullah’s brand new album here: https://www.cullah.com/   

Asha has a new EP out, And Better Still. Details on her website: https://www.ashamakesmusic.com/

This episode features Asha’s track ‘Hidden Languages,’ from the new EP.

This week’s source material:

The Wilhelm Scream: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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This week, Frank takes his microphone into the kitchen, capturing some more everyday sounds, from spaghetti to a wonky cupboard door. 

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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Frank explores the sound of words, with Neo Geo, Reg Seeton, Mike Burton, Reid Messerschmidt, Suzie Buttress and Chris Christodoulou.

Check out all of this week’s guests here:

Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/

Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/

Check out Reg’s podcast, Starting Overdrive: https://www.startingoverdrive.com/

Here’s Suzy’s podcast, The Casual Birder: https://casualbirder.com/

Reid’s podcast, The Irrationally Exuberant, is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-irrationally-exuberant/id1289105880  

Here’s Mike’s podcast, Genuine Chit Chat: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genuine-chit-chat/id1280472886   

And here’s Mike’s other show, Comics in Canon: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comics-in-motion/id1350425403

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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Frank presents a range of household sounds, including cactus needles, creaky doors, popping glass jars, and – thanks to serendipity – the sound of falling snow. 

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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This week we explore the rhythm of things in the company of Chris Christodoulou, Neo Geo, John Bartmann, David Ivar from Herman Dune, Georgia Train, and Cullah. 

Check out our contributors’ music here:

Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/

Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/

John Bartmann: https://johnbartmann.com/

Herman Dune: https://hermandune.net/

Cullah: https://www.cullah.com/   

Georgia Train: http://georgiatrain.bandcamp.com

This episode features the track Orientation by Birocratic. More of Birocratic’s music here: http://birocratic.lnk.to/thisis

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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This week, we explore the subject of rhythm and randomness with special guests, Reg Seeton, Mike Burton, Suzie Buttress and Reid Messerschmidt.

Check out Reg’s podcast, Starting Overdrive: https://www.startingoverdrive.com/

Here’s Suzy’s podcast, The Casual Birder: https://casualbirder.com/

Reid’s podcast, The Irrationally Exuberant, is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-irrationally-exuberant/id1289105880  

Here’s Mike’s podcast, Genuine Chit Chat: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genuine-chit-chat/id1280472886   

And here’s Mike’s other show, Comics in Canon: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comics-in-motion/id1350425403

Source material:

Karlheinz Stockhausen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen

Stockhausen on Ubuweb: https://www.ubu.com/sound/stockhausen.html

Gloria Estefan, Rhythm is Gonna Get You: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Is_Gonna_Get_You

Further details about Frank Burton:

Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)

Frank’s email: [email protected]

Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131

Frank’s brand new novel, Getting Away With It, is out now:

Paperback: https://tinyurl.com/4dm8bak2

Kindle: https://tinyurl.com/1oq9zgba

Audiobook: https://tinyurl.com/1a1cr4wi

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