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Witness to an Execution

HowSound by Rob Rosenthal/PRX/Transom.org

Jun 2, 202627:27Technology

How powerful can audio storytelling be? So powerful that distraught listeners stand-up, wave their arms, and yell "Turn it off! Turn it off!" That's how good the documentary we're featuring on Sound School is.

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Witness to an Execution is an episode from HowSound by Rob Rosenthal/PRX/Transom.org. How powerful can audio storytelling be? So powerful that distraught listeners stand-up, wave their arms, and yell "Turn it off! Turn it off!" That's how g...

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Published Jun 2, 2026, 27:27 long, audio available.

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