Today’s special episode presents final projects from COMM 317: Podcasting and the Politics of Sound. Three groups of undergrad communications majors at Penn take their first stab at audio production. Their assignment: the politics of sound, noise, and listening. We’ll hear from: KK Brooks, Marta Closas, Nick Seymour, and Lindsay Stanley (Part 1: Ac…

This episode explores karaoke – what is it, why do people do it, and what does it mean to them? All the music comes from live recordings of karaoke performances.द्वारा 3620 Podcast

Thank you to Michele Kelly, director and founder of Penn Flutes, for fostering a community for flutists in the Philadelphia area. Many thanks to the members of Penn Flutes for their continued engagement in this dynamic community. All the music in this episode is from rehearsals and performances by Penn Flutes. Carnival of the Animals – Finale (Cami…

This episode features new producer Revati Prasad exploring the promises of data in the developing world – what data can do, who can access it, and who it serves. Music by Sam Guilford: http://www.sam-guilford.com/#!sonic-sketches/crs8 Photo by Swaminathanद्वारा 3620 Podcast

Intro music: Song For Zula – Phosphorescent Notes on Aspiration Kevin Gotkin [Kevin, a man’s voice:] A few months ago I moved to a new city and into a building that had once been a factory. Coming and going in the first few days, I would sometimes smell something sharp and fetid in the air. It had notes of rotten eggs or rotten cheese that seemed f…

This week, 3620 intern Percia Verlin interviews her mother about her experiences leaving Iran just before the Iranian Revolution and moving to the United States. Music: So Long – Fruit Bats Hajme Khali – Kourosh minute2 – melodium America – West Side Story Growing Up – Lullatone I Set My Face to the Hillside – Tortoise…

“…despite all the tumult, and despite all of the uprisings and the wars and the many kings coming in left and right, this beautiful poetry not only was created there but it flourished. I guess its a testament to hope, in that people can still find the time, the energy and the inspiration to create something beautiful in such a dire and difficult si…

Check out this week’s episode for the first of a two part exploration of the poetry and music of al-Andalus. Produced by Jasmine Erdener, this episode features interviews and a music demonstration with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture’s Music Director Hanna Khoury and Literary Scholar/Project Manager Ahmad Almallah. Islamic Spain, or Al-Andalus, during t…

This week on 3620, we have the privilege of sharing a work in progress. Veteran producers and former 3620 hosts Kevin Gotkin and Corrina Laughlin join with new producer Mariam Durrani to have a conversation about the podcast phenomenon known as Serial. But really this episode is about everything that we’re trying to do here at 3620: it’s about soun…

Just in time for summer, producer Holli Seitz continues her series on communication pedagogy with an examination of teaching during the summer term. Through interviews with Penn Center for Teaching and Learning Senior Associate Director Cathy Turner and Annenberg doctoral students Andrew Daniller, Kevin Gotkin, and Nicholas Gilewicz, Holli explores…