#21 Sound Firsts

What is the oldest recorded sound in history? For over 100 years researchers thought they knew until a mind-blowing discovery by historians found something new - and technological advances allowed it to be played back for the first time in history. What is the oldest recording of a musical performance, president, battlefield, television broadcast, cell phone call, and more? Featuring Patrick Feaster, co-founder of FirstSounds.org , three-time Grammy nominee, and Ph.D. in Musicology as well as Lynn Novick, award-winning filmmaker, and co-directing partner of Ken Burns. For more information, links, and credits visit 20k.org.

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#21 Sound Firsts is an episode from Twenty Thousand Hertz.

This episode is 28:41 long.

This episode was published on Aug 8, 2017.

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