Reasonably Sound

An episode about how scam and spam calls (and texts) work, why they've been so hard to stop, and what they can teach us about labor.

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SOURCES

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-fcc-proposes-record-%24300-mln-fine-for-auto-warranty-robocalls

https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/March-2023/Attorney-General-Yost-Silences-Texas-based-Robocal

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/21/tech/fcc-robocall-crackdown/index.html

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46311/2

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robokiller-report-reveals-54-billion-spam-calls-reached-consumers-in-2020-301232640.html

https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/spam-calls-grew-18-this-year-despite-the-global-pandemic/

https://assets.website-files.com/61f9a8793a878d7f71c5505d/6400e06e514500224ad26830_The%20Robokiller%20phone%20scam%20report%20-%202022%20insights%20%26%20analysis.pdf

https://www.robokiller.com/the-robokiller-report

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/19/56percent-of-americans-cant-cover-a-1000-emergency-expense-with-savings.html

https://www.getkeepsafe.com/blog/eight-ways-robocallers-get-your-phone-number/

https://pos.toasttab.com/privacy

https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230322/policy/fcc-passes-rules-to-require-blocking-of-spam-scam-texts

https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190086

https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ104/PLAW-104publ104.pdf

https://www.nclc.org/resources/scam-robocalls-telecom-providers-profit/

https://twitter.com/File411/status/1299134494511968257?s=20

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-robocallers-win-even-if-you-dont-answer-1528104600

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-76A2.pdf

https://www.fcc.gov/spoofed-robocalls

https://robocallindex.com/history/time

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-340873A1.pdf

https://www.truecaller.com/blog/insights/top-20-countries-affected-by-spam-calls-in-2021

https://value-privacy.com/south-america/brazil-lgpd/brazilian-anatel-affirms-mandatory-robocall-blocking/

https://www.wired.com/story/india-robocall-spam-caller-id/

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276290/20220603/india-impose-regulatory-changes-combat-robocall-scams.htm

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-can%E2%80%99t-we-hang-india%E2%80%99s-telemarketing-scams-179023

https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-02/opinion-the-supreme-court-just-opened-the-robocall-floodgates-call-congress

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-511_p86b.pdf

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2016/08/first-meeting-industry-led-robocall-strike-force

https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/Robocall-Strike-Force-Final-Report.pdf

https://www.pcmag.com/news/robocall-strike-force-unite-or-something

https://transnexus.com/blog/2023/shaken-statistics-march/

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151/text

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-122A1.pdf

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/telephone-and-texting-compliance-news-regulatory-update-fcc-extends-stirshaken

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html

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Will Stratton is at https://willstratton.com/

Tida Tep is at http://tidatep.com/

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CC-BY Licensed Music Used

https://soundcloud.com/steve-hutt-1/stormy-weather

https://soundcloud.com/xanifur/erik-satie-chiptune-gymnopedie

https://freesound.org/people/jordivburgel/sounds/156371/

https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon/awakening-dew-emotional-romantic-piano-free-download

A short Rumination on stomach noises.

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https://anad.org/ – 1 (888)-375-7767 - ANAD is "the leading nonprofit in the U.S. providing free, peer support to anyone struggling with an eating disorder.​"

https://nedic.ca/ - 1-866-NEDIC-20 - NEDIC "provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders."

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https://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/assessmentnursing/chapter/abdomen-auscultation/

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/stomach-churning-may-gut-stress/

https://www.osmosis.org/answers/borborygmi

https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/why-does-my-stomach-growl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin

https://www.healthline.com/health/abdominal-sounds#causes

https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19543585/how-to-stop-stomach-growling/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach_rumble

https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-borborygmi-1942951

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-your-stomach-gro/

https://www.etymonline.com/word/borborygmus#etymonline_v_27322

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063745/

https://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/ghrelin/

https://www.healthline.com/health/abdominal-sounds#takeaway

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Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!

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You can find a full recording the piece which plays under this extra, "From the Center, Out" on Bandcamp: https://mikerugnetta.bandcamp.com/track/from-the-center-out

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A section of Episode 43 which didn't make it in. For RS Patrons only <3

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!

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A section of Episode 41 which didn't make it in because of time for RS Patrons only <3

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!

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Full, lightly edited interview with Parker Conducted for Episode 39: Automated Copywrongs

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy!

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This felt like a big thesis to just sorta... throw in to the episode and move on from. It was originally around the spot where, in the final version of the episode, we listen to some spacey music (which is actually a super slowed down version of Nookie with lots of spectral blurring) and think about what it means for machines to "listen".

Felt to me like, if I was gonna include this, I should probably make the whole back end of the episode about what this means for "listening" and music and art and perception and ... *waves hands around* .... but I wanted to talk more practically about actually potential copyright futures and NOT have a 45 minute episode. So it got cut.

On flailing in the rising tides, as well as the ecological impact of vinyl records and digital music streaming.

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Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2019/08/19/the-world-remade/

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Thanks to Kyle Devine, whos book Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music is out in October 2019. You can learn more here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/decomposed The Cost of Music Project (https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_643297_en.html) was done in collaboration with Matthew Brennan, whose work you can see here: http://citizenbravo.com/videos.html​

Thanks also to Miriam Nielsen for the research and script help. You can find her work at http://youtube.com/zentouro and http://youtube.com/hotmesspbs

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Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Andre Bach, Benjamin, hans buetow, David Booth, Harry Brisson, Jack Britton, Johnny C, PA Campbell, Andrew Carlos, Jana Deppe, Santiago Espinosa Uribe, Talia F E, Elliott, Antoine Flamant, J Gingold, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Richard Hanson, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Kaya, Blake Kidd, Tod Kurt, Rachel L, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Joseph maslov, Christopher McKitterick, Mahlen Morris, Adam Neely, Josef Nickerson, Rachaul Paul, Clarissa Redwine, Kelly Rivers, David Rorick, Susan Rugnetta, Kai Salmon, Cole Sarar, Jason Scott, Mischa Stanton, Herman Sundström, THUNK, Bernhard Werner, Chelsea Whyte and Vijile

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Reasonably Sound’s theme is by Will Stratton. Reasonably Sound’s visual design is by Tida Tep. This episode’s cover image is Vinyl Record by Marco Verch http://bit.ly/2Zn7sw5

What if your car’s engine could sound like anything?

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Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2019/02/07/vrooms-and-the-lack-thereof/

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Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to Adam Neely, Andrew Carlos, Andrew MacLarty, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Antoine Flamant, Ayla Ounce, Benjamin, Bernhard Werner, Blake Kidd, Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Cole Sarar, Dale Jakes, David Booth, David Rorick, Dylan Neal, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, hansbuetow, Harry Brisson, J Gingold, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Jason Scott, Johnny C, Josef Nickerson, Joseph maslov, Kathy Ahfid, Kaya, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Philip Campbell, Rachaul Paul, Rachel L, Richard Hanson, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Vijile! If this is your first episode as a Patron, your name will be included in the next episode after your pledge clears. Drop me a line if you have any questions or problems!

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Reasonably Sound’s theme is by Will Stratton. Reasonably Sound’s visual design is by Tida Tep. This episode’s cover image is "File:Single-cylinder T-head engine (Autocar Handbook, 13th ed, 1935).jpg”: http://bit.ly/2GetOGG

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Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/09/24/hold-please/

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Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to Adam Neely, Andrew Carlos, Andrew Groot, Andrew MacLarty, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Antoine Flamant, Ayla Ounce, Benjamin, Bernhard Werner, Blake Kidd, Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Dale Jakes, David Booth, Dylan Neal, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, Hans Buetow, Harry Brisson, J Gingold, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Johnny C, Joseph maslov, Kathy Ahfid, Kaya, Keith Broni, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Philip Campbell, Rachaul Paul, Richard Hanson, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, and Tod Kurt! If this is your first episode as a Patron, your name will be included in the next episode after your pledge clears. Drop me a line if you have any questions or problems!

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Support the show at

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Reasonably Sound’s theme is by Will Stratton. This episode's hold music was provided by: Birchill's http://bit.ly/2OOL8mk, ZenDesk http://bit.ly/2ONmkeu, Kamazoy http://bit.ly/2ORyTWk. The Muzak example is "Casa Bossa Nova" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://bit.ly/2OO1Ulo | Reasonably Sound's visual design is by Tida Tep. This episode's cover image is "Telephone Line" by gawen947 on flickr: http://bit.ly/2OO6BvR | Stephen Bruckert, host of In Which We Reveal Our Ignorance, was your Alex Jones Impersonator

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Life, The Universe, and A Small, Yellow Leechlike Fish --

Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/07/30/the-oddest-thing-in-the-universe/ --

Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible!

Special thanks to: Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Harry Brisson, Jack Britton, Keith Broni, Hans Buetow, Johnny C, Philip Campbell, Andrew Carlos, Jana Deppe, Cassandra Durnford, Katherine E. Cunningham, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, Antoine Flamant, J Gingold, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Andrew Groot, Richard Hanson, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Blake Kidd, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Tod Kurt, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Joseph maslov, Christopher McKitterick, Mahlen Morris, Dylan Neal, Adam Neely, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Clarissa Redwine, Susan Rugnetta, Mischa Stanton, Kaya Sybel, Bernhard Werner, Chelsea Whyte, Tim, Benjamin, and Elliott --

Support the show at

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Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep