Month: September 2024

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre from 1974 is one of the most well-known and celebrated horror movies of all time. The film is considered a landmark for the genre, spawning a franchise of sequels, remakes and reboots, along with being credited for having established many elements that are common in the slasher genre to this… Continue reading Achieving So Much With So Little

In 1938, America was fooled by a radio station that there had been an alien invasion when in fact they were listening to a short story that was being recorded in a live studio. I thought this artifact was interesting because it goes to show the importance of special effects in audio production and how… Continue reading War of the Worlds

The pop and R&B era of the 1990s and 2000s is one of the most influential in music today. It was the era when artists like Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Aaliyah, Beyonce, etc., and groups such as Destiny’s Child, *NSYNC, TLC, Backstreet Boys, etc. Many artists and groups from this era are credited as current… Continue reading Blog #2: Influence of 90s and 2000s Pop and R&B Music

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Man, I really wish I could have the experience of listening to acclaimed hill country blues musician Junior Kimbrough while underwater or perhaps on the brink of unconsciousness”?  If you have, look no further than the first four tracks off the posthumous 1999 album Meet Me in the City.… Continue reading Junior Kimbrough, Bad Audio, and Authenticity

The first story that I listen to is called, ““I Was Born In A Refugee Camp.” Two Sisters Reflect On Struggle And Survival by Beth Lo and Mai Lo Lee. It is about two sisters, Mai Lo Lee and Beth Lo, who are Hmong, sharing their story about how they came to the U.S as… Continue reading StoryCorps-Elizabeth Truong

How One Man Found Purpose in Being a Death Doula (Michael Rogers) Only audio of Michael can be heard. There are no questions asked or any reaction to what Micahel says. The audio is clear and consistent. There are no major peaks or areas where the sounds become too soft/dull. The story ends at 1:57… Continue reading Story Corps – Brandon Herrera

The first story I chose is titled “How a Pair of Roller Skates Helped One Woman Rediscover Joy.” I really enjoyed this story and thought it was inspiring. It opens with a soft guitar strum fading in before a narrator begins to speak and it slowly fades out. The narrator gives some quick background on… Continue reading Story Corps – Tyler Moss

For this assignment, I listened to two different stories on StoryCorps, respectively titled “How One Man Found Purpose in Being a Death Doula” and “A Daughter Reflects on What Philadelphia’s Chinatown Meant to Her Mother.” The first story is about Michael Rogers, who became a death doula after spending a decade and a half in… Continue reading Storycorps — Brenda Pianigiani

The first story I listened to on story corps was “He Didn’t Like Losing, But He Knew There Was a Greater Purpose”: Remembering Washington Generals’ Coach Red Klotz. Right off the bat, this story distinguished itself from the others I’d heard so far by being a memorial story as opposed to a story told by… Continue reading Story Corps- Luke Anderson

https://storycorps.org/stories/as-two-communities-clashed-a-lifelong-friendship-grew/ This story talks about Jim moving to Arizona after World War 2. He ended up meeting Carlos and they had a shaky start. They would fight but they ended up seeing each other at church. The story was interesting because they talked about how they ended up having many more similarities than they thought.… Continue reading Story Corps – Gattis Smith