This week Sound Effect listens in on stories of eavesdropping.

This week on Sound Effect , we bring you stories of virtual reality and what happens when real life meets technology like the internet, video games, and even television.

This week on Sound Effect, we're brining you stories that explore that moment when you realize you are not a kid anymore. The Puberty Lady If you’re a parent in the Seattle area, chances are you’ve heard about the puberty classes that Julie Metzger created almost three decades ago. She shares the inspiration behind these popular classes and how to make awkward topics fun. The Obamacare Kid As a young boy, Marcelas Owens stood next to President Obama when the Affordable Care Act was signed into

This week Sound Effect brings us stories of the pursuit.

This week on Sound Effect , we bring you a special premiere broadcast of the live event we put on in May 2016. At the time, our station was raising money to buy our independence, so the Sound Effect team brought together interesting people from around Washington state to tell stories of friends in need.

This week on Sound Effect , we explore the ties that bind. We hear stories of the unique and surprising things that connect people and communities from alien languages to cigarettes.

This week on Sound Effect , we hear about changes of scenery. We bring you stories of people who were exposed to a whole different part of the world, a culture they weren't familiar with, or a lifestyle they never imagined. The Logging Camp Long before tech workers flocked to the shiny new apartments of Seattle and Bellevue, the Northwest offered a different kind of workforce housing; logging camps were ready-made towns that lumber companies built specifically for loggers and their families deep

This week on Sound Effect , we listen back to stories of survivors. Silver Linings After leaving a Tacoma karaoke bar one night, Jason Padgett was mugged by two men. He suffered a concussion and developed post-traumatic stress disorder. He also became one of just a handful of people to develop a condition known as acquired savant syndrome. Now he’s a mathematical genius. Padgett talks about why , if he could somehow go back in time, he would choose to suffer the attack all over again. A Change

This week on Sound Effect , we learn to make amends. We bring you stories of people making amends after a life of crime, siblings making amends before death, and public officials making amends to an entire city. The Apology Bell Back in the 1800s, Seattle's first volunteer fire chief wasn't prepared for the Great Seattle Fire. He felt so bad for his mistakes that he apologized to the entire city of Seattle with a present: a giant fire bell. Leonard Garfield from Seattle's Museum of History and

This week on Sound Effect, we dream big. We bring you stories from people who dared to dream, and take a look at their successes, failures, and their respective roads ahead. Charlie And The Rays We meet the musicians of a local band that just released their first record. While some members of the band are too young to patronize the establishments they perform in, that hasn't stopped them from having big hopes for the future.