This is a rough time, but I'm trying to find comfort in the things that are familiar to me: suitcases, garbage bags, and cardboard boxes. But how can you find familiarity in chaos when the current chaos of the world is so tragic, so broad, and so all-consuming?

Written and recorded by Bonnie Christilaw. Cover image by Bonnie Christilaw

Lorenz Alexander discusses their experience of being disabled during quarantine from their basement. Lorenz suffers from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a genetic disease causing weakness in connective tissue throughout the body. This often results in severe muscle stiffness and a lack of physical strength, frequently causing severe pain. Lorenz reflects on the different times they were in the basement with different circumstances, and the sounds of growing up there.

Produced by Lorenz Alexander. Music: Star Wars: The Clone Wars by Kevin Kiner, Touch by Daft Punk & Paul Williams.

Where does the teenage mind go when one is trapped with their parents? What do teenagers do to cope with being trapped inside a house with their parents? Car thoughts explores what kinds of emotions and questions you have when their is too much time to think during a pandemic.

Created by Justin Rai

Car door sound provided by Volvo

Cover image by stuff.co.nz

An audio diary of life in isolation, told through memories of growing up in New York City. 

Created and Produced by Zoë Van Tieghem. Music: New York, New York by Kander and Ebb, performed by Frank Sinatra, Islands by Sara Bareilles 

The ocean has played a big role in my life and it's something that feels quite foreign to New York City. I draw on nostalgia and the present.

Produced By Grant Kessler

A sound narrative about participating in Ethiopian weddings. As a child I was put into many family weddings almost 2-3 times a year. I would travel around the North East Coast of the US, or sometimes go to Ethiopia for these weddings. I want to discuss the active sounds of an Ethiopian wedding, and emphasize how overwhelmed I felt in such a large family.

Produced By Yasmin Salih

Description: In 1997 in a garage in Ohio, a man started a business. Over 20 years later, it's flourished into something larger and more meaningful than he could have ever imagined.

Produced By Maura Rubinic

A story about the experience of spending 10 days in silence at a meditation in retreat, "From Silence: Godspeed" follows narrator Satya Hariharan's thoughts and experiences at Dhamma Setu Meditation Centre outside of Chennai India in 2016. As airplanes flew over head many times a day, the one bit of sensory output from the outside led to certain recurring thoughts and sounds in my mind.

Produced By Satya Hariharan

The buzzing sound cicadas make have a special meaning for me. Everytime I hear this sound, it reminds me of the guilt-free, care-free days of my childhood. A period in my life which I will always miss.

Produced By Omer Soylemez