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Sound Beat

Sound Beat

A trip through the history of recorded sound

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Listen to Sound Beat, a Society & Culture podcast by Sound Beat. Stream 272 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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STAR WARS Week: Rescue

You’re listening to the Story of Star Wars, a 20 th Century Fox LP from 1977. After meeting Han Solo and Chewbacca in Mos Eisley, Luke, Ben...

May 5, 2026
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The Force

You’re listening to the Story of Star Wars, a 20 th Century Fox LP from 1977 and… You’re on the Sound Beat. Ah, the Force. A supernatural po...

May 4, 2026
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The Story of STAR WARS

Well, unless you’re in an ice cave on Hoth, you probably recognize this one. It’s “The Story of Star Wars” and… You’re on the Sound Be...

1:30May 4, 2026

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

The song you hear ”Let Me Call You Sweetheart” by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra was recorded in 1934 on the Decca label....

1:30Jan 13, 2026

Casey Jones

You’re listening to the Jesters with a Decca recording from 1944. Railroads were the nation’s backbone at the time and schedules were of the...

Jan 7, 2026
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Tell Tchaikowsky to Move!

That riff can only mean one thing…you’re listening to Chuck Berry…and you’re on the Sound Beat. Okay, two things. Hearing your daughter play...

Jan 3, 2026
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There be Sirens!

The mythical Sirens have long been depicted as tantalizing, seductive, banes to the existence of accursed sailors, enchanted by their fatal...

1:30Nov 24, 2025

Groovin’ High

The scene: a dimly lit jazz club. A lone spot light illuminates the musicians, plying their trade amidst billowing plumes of smoke. Cigarett...

Nov 21, 2025
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The Black Maria

The first moving-picture machine in history, the kinetoscope, was developed by William Kennedy Dickson , while under the employ of Thomas Ed...

Oct 8, 2025
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Atomic Cocktail

Like Slim Gaillard said, “The Atomic Cocktail” is “the drink that you don’t pour”…until Las Vegas bartenders made it one. You se...

1:30Oct 1, 2025

Sousa’s “El Capitan”

El Capitan is a selection from, and title of, Sousa’s first operetta. A political thriller set during the Spanish possession of Peru, it deb...

Sep 21, 2025
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Happy Days Are Here Again

Lyricist Jack Yellen wrote Happy Days are Here Again with composer Milton Ager in 1929. Yellen was a registered Republican…which bears relev...

Sep 13, 2025
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If I Had A Hammer

  Intended to give voice to union workers during the progressive era, the song was written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes in 1949. The Ha...

Sep 6, 2025
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Rainy Night in G

Most kids take their piano lessons at school, or at a neighbor’s house. But Hazel Scott was always a bit above “chopsticks”. You’re on the S...

Aug 20, 2025
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Jitterbug!

  Man, remember this scene in the movie? No. You don’t. It was cut, and probably with good cause. It was originally conceived of as a w...

Aug 13, 2025
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Allegheny Moon

If you’re a Saturday Night Live fan you’ve probably seen the Lawrence Welk skit with Fred Armisen as the venerable bandleader. The skits fea...

Jul 21, 2025
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Since I Met You Baby

Ivory Joe knew what it took to make a hit from past experience as radio program manager and founder of Ivory Records. In 1956 he would top t...

Jun 4, 2025
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Dancing in the Dark

You’ve heard it before: sometimes it’s not what, but who you know. Though he was certainly no slouch himself, Artie Shaw knew how to surroun...

May 17, 2025
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Mean Ol’ Twister

  There are about 1,000 twisters every year in the United States, and most of them, go figure, happen in an area known as Tornado Alley...

May 8, 2025
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Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off

Tomato, to-mah-to, potato-po-tah-to…no matter how you say it, you’re on the Sound Beat. Most married couples admit to occasional, let’...

May 1, 2025
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