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I Like The Sound

I Like The Sound is a podcast about the sound of things.It’s a work of creative non-fiction, incorporating interviews, stories, poems, jokes, songs, audio experiments and all kinds of wonderful sounds.Check out https://www.frankburton.co.uk/.Connect on Twitter and Instagram @ragbagpresents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:25

Rustle, Pop and Orchestra Tuning

I Like The Sound ·

2022/09/12

Frank explores various different sounds, in the company of Mike Burton from the Genuine Chit-Chat podcast, and video game composer, Chris Christodoulou. Featuring Popcorn Song by Vir McCoy: https://virtunes.com/album/vir-mccoy-kid-ness-childrens This week's guests: Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/ Mike Burton: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genuine-chit-chat/id1280472886Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more

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8:03

Interlude

I Like The Sound ·

2021/08/05

There's no podcast for a few weeks. In the meantime, here's an interlude, featuring Paris At Night from Loopool's Field Recordings: https://archive.org/details/loopools-field-recordings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:20

A Walk By The River

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2021/06/07

Join Frank for a walk along the river, exploring various sounds along the way.Listen out for the steam train. Source material: Trevor Cox, Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Wonderland-Scientific-Odyssey-Sound/dp/0099572400/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=trevor+cox&qid=1622838815&sr=8-1 Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred,

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33:57

Music And Things

I Like The Sound ·

2021/05/31

This week, we’re talking about the use of non-musical instruments within the world of music, with David Ivar from Herman Dune, Asha, Georgia Train, Cullah, Chris Christodoulou, Neo Geo and John Bartmann.Please check out all of this week’s guests’ music: Herman Dune: https://hermandune.net/Asha: https://www.ashamakesmusic.com/Georgia Train: http://georgiatrain.bandcamp.comCullah: https://www.cullah.com/Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/ Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/ John

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32:30

Film

I Like The Sound ·

2021/05/18

This week, we explore the world of film and TV sound effects and music, with special guests Asha and Cullah. Check out Cullah’s brand new album here: https://www.cullah.com/ Asha has a new EP out, And Better Still. Details on her website: https://www.ashamakesmusic.com/This episode features Asha’s track ‘Hidden Languages,’ from the new EP. This week’s source material: The Wilhelm Scream: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website:

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25:07

In The Kitchen

I Like The Sound ·

2021/05/10

This week, Frank takes his microphone into the kitchen, capturing some more everyday sounds, from spaghetti to a wonky cupboard door.Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.comTwitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresentsRagbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131 Frank’s

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30:20

Words

I Like The Sound ·

2021/04/27

Frank explores the sound of words, with Neo Geo, Reg Seeton, Mike Burton, Reid Messerschmidt, Suzie Buttress and Chris Christodoulou.Check out all of this week’s guests here: Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/ Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/ Check out Reg’s podcast, Starting Overdrive: https://www.startingoverdrive.com/ Here’s Suzy’s podcast, The Casual Birder: https://casualbirder.com/ Reid’s podcast, The Irrationally Exuberant, is here:

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21:37

Falling Snow

I Like The Sound ·

2021/04/19

Frank presents a range of household sounds, including cactus needles, creaky doors, popping glass jars, and – thanks to serendipity – the sound of falling snow.Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.comTwitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresentsRagbag podcast:

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22:25

The Rhythm Of Things

I Like The Sound ·

2021/04/12

This week we explore the rhythm of things in the company of Chris Christodoulou, Neo Geo, John Bartmann, David Ivar from Herman Dune, Georgia Train, and Cullah.Check out our contributors’ music here: Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/ Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/ John Bartmann: https://johnbartmann.com/ Herman Dune: https://hermandune.net/Cullah: https://www.cullah.com/ Georgia Train: http://georgiatrain.bandcamp.com This episode features the track Orientation by

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25:13

Rhythm & Randomness

I Like The Sound ·

2021/04/06

This week, we explore the subject of rhythm and randomness with special guests, Reg Seeton, Mike Burton, Suzie Buttress and Reid Messerschmidt. Check out Reg’s podcast, Starting Overdrive: https://www.startingoverdrive.com/ Here’s Suzy’s podcast, The Casual Birder: https://casualbirder.com/ Reid’s podcast, The Irrationally Exuberant, is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-irrationally-exuberant/id1289105880 Here’s Mike’s podcast, Genuine Chit Chat:

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23:16

Water

I Like The Sound ·

2021/03/15

This week, we take a deep dive into the sound of water, with Neo Geo, Chris Christodoulou, Cullah and Georgia Train.Check out this week’s wonderful guests here: Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/ Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/ Cullah: https://www.cullah.com/ Georgia Train: http://georgiatrain.bandcamp.com This episode features the song Scorpio Rising by future guest, Herman Dune, from the Album, Notes From Vinegar Hill.Check it out here: https://hermandune.net/ Source

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23:21

Birds & Dinosaurs

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2021/03/08

This week, we discover how the study of birds has helped to determine what dinosaurs sounded like, and hear about the innovative sound design that went into creating the dinosaur noises in the film Jurassic Park.We hear briefly from regular contributors Neo Geo, Georgia Train, Suzy Buttress and Manda Rin, talking about birds.Check out our contributors other stuff here: The Casual Birder Podcast: https://casualbirder.com/ Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/ Bis: http://bisnation.com Georgia Train:

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26:16

Birds

I Like The Sound ·

2021/03/01

This week we’re talking about the sound of birds, with Suzy Buttress from The Casual Birder podcast.Check out Suzy’s show here: https://casualbirder.com/ Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk/ (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.comTwitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresentsRagbag podcast:

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24:34

Languages

I Like The Sound ·

2021/02/22

This week we're exploring the subject of languages with special guests Cullah, John Bartmann, Neo Geo, Asha and Chris Christodoulou. Check out our guests'music here: Cullah: https://www.cullah.com/ John Bartmann: https://johnbartmann.com/ Neo Geo: https://neogeo.bandcamp.com/ Asha: https://www.ashamakesmusic.com/ Chris Christodoulou: https://www.chrischristodoulou.com/ Source material: Polish language = beatbox: https://youtu.be/aSw6aa29AwU Miriam Makeba - The Click Song:

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22:06

Sleep, Dreams & Dion McGregor

I Like The Sound ·

2021/02/01

This week, we explore the world of dreams and sleep, with special guests, Reg Seeton, Reid Messerschmidt and Mike Burton.Check out Reg’s podcast, Starting Overdrive: https://www.startingoverdrive.com/Reid’s podcast, The Irrationally Exuberant, is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-irrationally-exuberant/id1289105880 Here’s Mike’s podcast, Genuine Chit Chat: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genuine-chit-chat/id1280472886 And here’s Mike’s other show, Comics in Canon:

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27:28

Noise and Silence

I Like The Sound ·

2021/01/25

This week, we explore noise and silence, in the company of Reg Seeton and Suzy Buttress. Check out Reg’s podcast, Starting Overdrive: https://www.startingoverdrive.com/Suzy’s podcast The Casual Birder, is one for bird lovers everywhere: https://casualbirder.com/ Source material: Where Is The World’s Noisiest City? https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar/08/where-world-noisiest-city Inside The Quietest Place On Earth: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170526-inside-the-quietest-place-on-earth

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26:43

Snooker, Dennis Potter, Slot Machines & Shake Your...

I Like The Sound ·

2021/01/18

This week, we learn about the psychological impact of slot machine sound effects, the use of the gragger in Judaism, and Dennis Potter’s trademark lip synching techniques.This week’s brief guest appearance is by the poet Theophilus Kwek.Check him out here: https://www.theophiluskwek.com/ Also, here’s Frank’s interview with Theophilus Kwek on the Ragbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131/episodes/ep67 Source material: Tapotement: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TapotementRonnie

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19:09

Voice Box, Purr and The Glass Harp

I Like The Sound ·

2021/01/11

This week, we find out why cats make those noises, learn how to make a glass harp, and hear some early experiments in voice distortion.We also hear what maverick musician Thomas Truax likes the sound of.More from Thomas Truax here: https://www.thomastruax.com/ Source material: Glass harp: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_harp A Toast To Christmas with the Singing Glasses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjcjfirKlU&list=OLAK5uy_lDFHNHLvjJ4L7TV9E-a8DBiwMLhG-zKx4

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23:31

Yawns, Traffic and The Knocker-Upper Man

I Like The Sound ·

2020/12/21

This week we find out what causes us to yawn, and discover the surprising history of the alarm clock.With contributions from Leanne Kelly from the band, New Spell.Check out New Spell’s music here:https://newspell.bandcamp.com/Source material:Why Do We Yawn?https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biology-and-human-anatomy/item/why-do-we-yawn/The History of Alarm Clocks:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarm_clockThe Knocker-Up:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-upJoe Stead: The Knocker-Upper

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24:46

Dolphins, Saturn & Musical Roads

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2020/12/07

This week, we learn about dolphin language, the sound of Saturn, and hear from a selection of the world’s musical roads.Special guest stars are the formidable musicians Julia-Sophie and Ben Goldberg.Julia-Sophie:https://juliasophie.bandcamp.com/Ben Goldberg:https://ben-goldberg--bag-production-records.bandcamp.com/Source material:Jim Mastro, ‘Do Dolphins Have Language?’:https://jimmastro.com/fun-stuff/adventures/dolphin-language/Sound of

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