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You visit the huge town park at the end of your block, and find yourself racing grown-up sized big wheels with some Dads.
(Sleep timer instructions for iPhone and Spotify.)
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
This episode was inspired by "The Case for Pool Party Progressivism" by Kate Aronoff at The New Republic, Aug 2023.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode. Additional sounds from Freesound, licensed under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution 4.0:
city park birds background atmo without people sound effect by Garuda1982
Squirrel.wav by PhilllChabbb
ForestDay_BW.66.wav by sonidosreales245
group people outdoors calm 150108_00.wav by klankbeeld
chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster
Small Crowd Walla by IENBA
kids fooling around outside shouting ohhhh India.flac by kyles
20160503_rowdy.kids.wav by dobroide
PickleBall.m4a by fkunze
roller coaster field recording by Garuda1982
Inside a traditional Dutch windmill, 2 by pcwvdmark
S12-03 Small group men cheering; encouraging.wav by craigsmith
breeze.wav by keweldog
thunders and crows by trainloop0
Soccer Match by RandomRecord19
R08-41-Small Gathering of Friends.wav by craigsmith
Rain Slowly Passing TREATED LOOP_Edgewater_06192020.wav by speakwithanimals
You visit the huge town park at the end of your block, and find yourself racing grown-up sized big wheels with some Dads.
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
This episode was inspired by "The Case for Pool Party Progressivism" by Kate Aronoff at The New Republic, Aug 2023.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode. Additional sounds from Freesound, licensed under Creative Commons 0 or Attribution 4.0:
city park birds background atmo without people sound effect by Garuda1982
Squirrel.wav by PhilllChabbb
ForestDay_BW.66.wav by sonidosreales245
group people outdoors calm 150108_00.wav by klankbeeld
chatter in a large tent.wav by Kyster
Small Crowd Walla by IENBA
kids fooling around outside shouting ohhhh India.flac by kyles
20160503_rowdy.kids.wav by dobroide
PickleBall.m4a by fkunze
roller coaster field recording by Garuda1982
Inside a traditional Dutch windmill, 2 by pcwvdmark
S12-03 Small group men cheering; encouraging.wav by craigsmith
breeze.wav by keweldog
thunders and crows by trainloop0
Soccer Match by RandomRecord19
R08-41-Small Gathering of Friends.wav by craigsmith
You spend the day in the company of Liz, the featured speaker at this year's Neighborful Station Alumni Weekend.
(Sleep timer instructions for iPhone and Spotify.)
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
This week's episode was inspired by the Connective Tissue newsletter, and by Mister Rogers' acceptance speech at the 1997 Emmy Awards.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.
Pipe and Drum by inchadney at freesound.org.
Fur Elise by DonceaMusic at AudioJungle.
Quiet Library background sound by Bathulile231236 at freesound.org.
Ambience Stereo_Audience Applause_Concert Hall_Barcelona.wav by JORDI77RS at freesound.org.
people ambience large hall 01.flac by klankbeeld at freesound.org.
You spend the day in the company of Liz, the featured speaker at this year's Neighborful Station Alumni Weekend.
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
This week's episode was inspired by the Connective Tissue newsletter, and by Mister Rogers' acceptance speech at the 1997 Emmy Awards.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of this episode.
Pipe and Drum by inchadney at freesound.org.
Fur Elise by DonceaMusic at AudioJungle.
Quiet Library background sound by Bathulile231236 at freesound.org.
You visit the Farmers' Market on a bright Saturday morning, and run into Joshua, who takes you for breakfast tacos.
(Sleep timer instructions for iPhone and Spotify.)
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to this episode's soundscape.
River Sound Effect by DanielWisdomPublicDomain from Pixabay
Woodpecker Ambiance Sound Effect by Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay
City Ambiance Sound Effect by Soul_Serenity_Sounds from Pixabay
Berlin - restaurant : beerhouse - quiet - with chatter.wav by dbspin
Kampina forest spring LONG 190322_1321.ogg by klankbeeld
Arab Traditional Oud, by musicanna, licensed from AudioJungle.
You visit the Farmers' Market on a bright Saturday morning, and run into Joshua, who takes you for breakfast tacos.
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to this episode's soundscape.
River Sound Effect by DanielWisdomPublicDomain from Pixabay
Woodpecker Ambiance Sound Effect by Darina Evstafeva from Pixabay
City Ambiance Sound Effect by Soul_Serenity_Sounds from Pixabay
Arab Traditional Oud, by musicanna, licensed from AudioJungle.
Mom comes to visit you for the weekend in Neighborful Station, and you celebrate Mother's Day with her and your neighbors.
(Sleep timer instructions for iPhone and Spotify.)
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
Special thanks to freesounds_community at Pixabay Sounds for providing numerous CC0 licensed sounds to this episode.
Additional sounds from Freesound.org, all CC0 or Attribution licensed:
Rain light 1 (rural) by jmbphilmes
120618 Train station platform, bells, break squeaks, hiss, NYC.wav by TRP
forest boreal light wind breeze through leaves +close loud birds.flac by kyles
Wind Chimes (No Background Noise) by mooncubedesign
night_rain_ex.flac by tim.kahn
Mom comes to visit you for the weekend in Neighborful Station, and you celebrate Mother's Day with her and your neighbors.
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
Special thanks to freesounds_community at Pixabay Sounds for providing numerous CC0 licensed sounds to this episode.
Additional sounds from Freesound.org, all CC0 licensed:
Rain light 1 (rural) by jmbphilmes
120618 Train station platform, bells, break squeaks, hiss, NYC.wav by TRP
forest boreal light wind breeze through leaves +close loud birds.flac by kyles
Wind Chimes (No Background Noise) by mooncubedesign
You meet up with Jessica from the Puzzle Exchange, who takes you on a tour of the union hall. Later, you help out with the Festival Committee, as the Dads and kids in town prepare for Mothers' Day.
(Sleep timer instructions for iPhone and Spotify.)
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of Jubilee Station.
Carolina Wren bird song courtesy of Bollweevil3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Room Tone Office Building Bathroom Air Conditioner Run by leonelmail at freesound.org
Footsteps, Tile, Male Sneakers, Slow Pace by SpliceSound at freesound.org
Cutlery Clinking Sound Effect by Soul_Serenity_Ambience from Pixabay
two bikes park kid voice by klankbeeld at freesound.org
You meet up with Jessica from the Puzzle Exchange, who takes you on a tour of the union hall. Later, you help out with the Festival Committee, as the Dads and kids in town prepare for Mothers' Day.
Have you joined us yet as a Neighborful Station Town Resident? Visit our website to review our member benefits and to sign up. The transcript for this episode is also available.
Special thanks to freesound_community at Pixabay Sounds for numerous contributions to the soundscape of Jubilee Station.
Carolina Wren bird song courtesy of Bollweevil3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Room Tone Office Building Bathroom Air Conditioner Run by leonelmail at freesound.org
Footsteps, Tile, Male Sneakers, Slow Pace by SpliceSound at freesound.org
Cutlery Clinking Sound Effect by Soul_Serenity_Ambience from Pixabay
two bikes park kid voice by klankbeeld at freesound.org
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