Author: Samantha Pressly

In recent years the popularity of EDM has skyrocketed, making the genre increasingly popular amongst many age groups. This category of music is unlike others with its intense music drops, high energy and emotional buildups. Advancements in audio technology have also made the genre more popular. Modern software has made it easier for producers to… Continue reading The EDM Hype

In the movie “A Quiet Place”, sound is used very strategically and is a crucial part to the telling of the story. The plot, which revolves around a family forced to live in complete silence to survive in a post-apocalyptic world full of monsters with highly sensitive hearing, captures the audience in unexpected ways. This… Continue reading The Sound of Silence

From the years of 1933 to 1944, Roosevelt delivered a series of speeches during his presidency that would famously come to be known as the “Fireside Chats”. These 31 recordings, varied in topics, but all helped to restore faith in the American economy and political climate throughout the years. The audios, which were aired out… Continue reading Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats

The first story I chose was ‘”Try to be Happy.”: A Father Shares his Wisdom’. The story discusses the wisdom a father has passed on to his daughter through the years. The main speaker, Tchin, grew up as an outcast because of his indigenous background and talks about his challenging experiences as a child due… Continue reading Family in Many Forms- StoryCorp #1