What does it mean to slow down in 2026? How could we connect differently with each other and with our environments? In this episode, we speak to Yuri Tuma, sound researcher, listening artist, and director of the Institute for Post Natural Studies in Madrid about why "post nature" works better as an invitation than a definition, and how active listening can be an act of resistance against pressures of productivity and speed. From our shared imaginations of nature to the frictions involved in creating non-hierarchical spaces, we discuss the ways we can experience the world around us in new ways.

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REFERENCES

• Institute for Postnatural Studies - https://www.instituteforpostnaturalstudies.org/
• Donna Haraway - Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staying_with_the_Trouble
• Tender radio - https://www.instituteforpostnaturalstudies.org/tender-radio
• Sonic Worldings Conference - https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/events/odc-2026
• Sound Arguments - https://orpheusinstituut.be/en/projects/sound-arguments

Orpheus Sounds is a series of snapshots of Orpheus Instituut, a research center where we explore the making and understanding of music.

https://orpheusinstituut.be [email protected] Made with the support of Wederik de Baecker, Pieter Blomme and Kayo Quintens.