The Acoustics of Ancient Greek Theaters Aren’t What They Used to Be
The sound quality in ancient times was likely much better than it is today
This Ambitious Landmark Hip-Hop and Rap Anthology Was Successfully Funded
Smithsonian’s nonprofit record label launched a Kickstarter for help and got it
How the Bristol Sessions Created Country Music
Ninety years ago, a yodeller named Jimmie Rodgers laid down two of the tracks he would be remembered for
How Human Noise Ruins Parks for Animals and People
Even in America’s most pristine wildernesses, unwanted sound is changing landscapes
Hear a 20-Year-Old John F. Kennedy Speak
Archivist have recently digitized a clip from a 1937 public speaking course, believed to be the oldest recording of the president
N.W.A., NPR Among This Year’s National Recording Registry Inductees
The latest class of 25 also includes Judy Garland and Vin Scully
Listen to the Sounds of Sacred Spaces Around the World
A new project documents, then remixes, religious and spiritual sounds
The First Jazz Recording Was Made by a Group of White Guys?
A century ago, a recording of the startlingly novel “Livery Stable Blues” helped launch a new genre
Spool of “Holocaust Songs” Found in Mislabelled Container
The “Henonville Songs” are being heard for the first time in 70 years
You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul
Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
Celebrate Christmas With the First Voice Ever Broadcast in Space
Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
How Mozart Outsold Beyonce in CD Sales in 2016
A massive new box set catpulted the classical superstar to the top of the charts
The Only Live News Report from the Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, an NBC radio affiliate in Honolulu made an urgent phone call to New York. In it, he begins to describe the attack on Pearl Harbor
The Christmas Tale Spoken Record That Launched the Audiobook
Narrated by Dylan Thomas, the album would go on to sell 400,000 copies
Researchers Are Recording New York to Make it Quieter
A high-tech aural map could reduce noise nuisances throughout the city
Why Certain Songs Get Stuck in Our Heads
A survey of 3,000 people reveals that the most common earworms share a fast tempo, unusual intervals and simple rhythm
How Bats Ping On the Wing—And Look Cute Doing It
Researchers reveal how bats turn echolocation signals into a 3-D image of moving prey
This Is What 18th-Century Paris Sounded Like
A bygone age comes back to life in this painstaking reconstruction of the sounds of 1739
Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman
Using CT scans of the Neolithic man’s vocal tract, Italian researchers have approximated the way he pronounced his vowels
You, Too, Could Own a Copy of the Voyager Golden Record
Ozma records is producing a box set of the album sent into the cosmos to reach out to potential extraterrestrial life
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