Memories Through Sound

Sounds are a memorable and largely under-appreciated aspect of everyday life. Looking back, there is one sound that brings up the spectrum of my childhood experiences: my mothers coffee machines. Here, I explore how the gurgle of a coffee machine can mean much more.

Video games are usually devices of isolation and solitude, however for one student, they are his way into the world.

The story of a young girl, a plastic ball and 12 stitches.

Sound Memory Project by Katherine Fox

Sound memory from Scott Tatsuta, about the importance of heritage through the sound of clapping at church.

The origins of a now-commonplace family song that was invented before my first long trip away from home.

Producer: Isabel Naturman

Interviewees: Jake Naturman, Olivia Naturman

Photo Credit: Pixabay

There's no other feeling in the world like seeing live music. A sound memory project by Julia Purcell.

Song performed - "Remembering Sunday" by All Time Low

[Photograph by Brett Lindell]

Meet Dream. She is a Brooklyn party producer and activist, advocating and building safe spaces in service of trans-identifying and gender-nonconforming individuals and collectives. She is the co-founder of the influential Brooklyn event production company The Culture Whore, whose weekly newsletters showcase selected queer events and nightlife. In this interview with producer Andrew Egelhoff, Dream discusses the history of The Culture Whore and the current state of Brooklyn nightlife.

Check them out on the web at http://theculturewhore.com/ (Please note, some content may be NSFW).

Dad dances everywhere and doesn't care who's watching.

Everybody is scared of something wether its ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), misophonia (fear of repetitive noises), aichmophobia (fear of cutting yourself). This story of childhood fears involves all of the above.

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