Moments of Hark

March 2024

Ghost words, the Great Stalactite Organ, the importance of fairy magic and other magical moments from podcasts.

Ghost words, the Great Stalactite Organ, the importance of fairy magic and other magica... more

Hosted byAvery Trufelman

Curated byHark Editors

21 CLIPS1 HR 42 MINS

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The Drum Machine That Changed Music

DJ Jazzy Jeff explains how the Roland-808 drum machine helped propel music into a new direction and inspired the modern obsession with bass.

Twenty Thousand Hertz

4 MINS

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“Armchair Export” with Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman

A.J. Jacobs is changing one letter from the name of a famous podcast. Can Dax and Monica work out the answer from his fiendish clue?

“Armchair Export” with Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman

The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs

4 MINS

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Ghost Words

The Retrospectors pick out some linguistic accidents which have made their way into our modern day languages.

Today In History with The Retrospectors

5 MINS

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The Perils of Being a Whale Researcher

Joy Reidenberg tells the remarkable story of the first time she dissected a whale on a beach.

Ologies with Alie Ward

6 MINS

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A Walk Around Cuba’s Rich Musical Heritage

Everywhere you walk in Havana, you can hear the Cuban music spilling on to the streets.

A Walk Around Cuba’s Rich Musical Heritage

Alt.Latino

4 MINS

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The Great Stalacpipe Organ

In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, you can find a cave which is also a musical instrument, painstakingly built by one man.

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

5 MINS

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An Introvert Talks to Strangers

Sufian is an introvert and does everything he can to avoid talking to strangers. This is what happened when he was forced to.

The Moth

6 MINS

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A Leading Economist Answers Some First Class Questions

Ahead of her appearance on ‘Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,’ leading economist Claudia Goldin asked AI what she’s likely to be asked.

A Leading Economist Answers Some First Class Questions

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

5 MINS

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The Language of ‘Friends’

There’s numerous words and phrases we use in everyday life, all because they were used in the hit sitcom ‘Friends.’

Something Rhymes with Purple

3 MINS

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How One of Music’s Great Instrumentals Was Created

Paul McCartney describes how the discordant instrumental in The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” was made.

How One of Music’s Great Instrumentals Was Created

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics

3 MINS

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Choosing Who to Put on Coins

How do you decide which inspirational women to put on a series of commemorative quarters? It turns out the process was very intense.

Sidedoor

6 MINS

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The Soccer Fan Plucked from the Crowd

Steve Davies was watching his soccer team West Ham, but shouting abuse at Lee Chapman, their useless striker. So head coach Harry Redknapp decided to do something about it.

Snap Judgment

7 MINS

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Stop and Look Up at the Night Sky

Goblin Valley State Park in Utah is a “certified dark place” and one of the best places in the U.S. to view the night sky.

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

4 MINS

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Carbonara: An American Dish Born in Italy

Many of us think Italians have been eating carbonara for centuries. But it is far newer than that, and is as American as it is Roman.

Carbonara: An American Dish Born in Italy

The Sporkful

3 MINS

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The Chess National Championship

When Michael Watson tried out for his High School chess team, he couldn’t have imagined what would happen next.

The Moth

4 MINS

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The Pasta That Only Three Women Can Make

There’s a very rare pasta shape that is so complicated, only three people in the world have mastered how to make it.

The Pasta That Only Three Women Can Make

No Such Thing As A Fish

4 MINS

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Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined for a Modern America

Lara Downes has released an updated version of Gershwin's 100-year-old classic to represent the modern United States of America.

Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined for a Modern America

Switched on Pop

5 MINS

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How to Move Pets Across the World

From cats to tigers and gerbils to goldfish, pet movers are responsible for helping to move beloved pets around the world when their owners relocate.

The Economics of Everyday Things

5 MINS

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The Importance of Fairy Magic

When Elyse McInerney was a child, she became pen pals with a fairy who visited her garden at night.

The Moth

4 MINS

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How Tig Notaro Bonded with Her Wife Stephanie

As she releases a brand new comedy special on Netflix, Tig Notaro tells Marc Maron the hilarious story of how she fell in love with her now-wife, Stephanie.

How Tig Notaro Bonded with Her Wife Stephanie

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

2 MINS

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The Guard Who Let the Robbers in for the Biggest Art Heist in History

Rick Abath was the security guard at night at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston when burglars stole 13 irreplaceable works of art.

The Guard Who Let the Robbers in for the Biggest Art Heist in History

StoryCorps

4 MINS

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Avery Trufelman

Curated byHark Editors

21 CLIPS1 HR 42 MINS

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Moments of Hark

March 2024

The Drum Machine That Changed Music

Twenty Thousand Hertz

“Armchair Export” with Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman

The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs

Ghost Words

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Perils of Being a Whale Researcher

Ologies with Alie Ward

A Walk Around Cuba’s Rich Musical Heritage

Alt.Latino

The Great Stalacpipe Organ

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

An Introvert Talks to Strangers

The Moth

A Leading Economist Answers Some First Class Questions

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

The Language of ‘Friends’

Something Rhymes with Purple

How One of Music’s Great Instrumentals Was Created

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics

Choosing Who to Put on Coins

Sidedoor

The Soccer Fan Plucked from the Crowd

Snap Judgment

Stop and Look Up at the Night Sky

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Carbonara: An American Dish Born in Italy

The Sporkful

The Chess National Championship

The Moth

The Pasta That Only Three Women Can Make

No Such Thing As A Fish

Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined for a Modern America

Switched on Pop

How to Move Pets Across the World

The Economics of Everyday Things

The Importance of Fairy Magic

The Moth

How Tig Notaro Bonded with Her Wife Stephanie

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

The Guard Who Let the Robbers in for the Biggest Art Heist in History

StoryCorps

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