I Like The Sound

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: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comics-in-motion/id1350425403 Here’s some more information about Dion McGregor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_McGregor 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.com Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

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 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.com Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

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 O’Sullivan’s World Record for fastest maximum break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw4IiJa3fdk Ratchet: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_(instrument)The Impact of Sound in Modern Multiline Video Slot Machine Play: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10899-013-9391-8 The Singing Detective: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Detective Shake Your Gragger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJnAnOePqaE Dry Bones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOhx3i53WGE Laurie Anderson, Is Anybody Home? https://www.ubu.com/sound/anderson.html Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.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: @ragbagpresents

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 Cats:https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/zoology/item/why-and-how-do-cats-purr/ https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/zoology/item/how-do-cats-communicate-with-each-other/ Talk Box: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_box Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.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.com Twitter & Instagram: @ragbagpresents

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 Man:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq1qm6hSHFsMusic by Lee Rosevere:https://leerosevere.bandcamp.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: @ragbagpresents

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 Saturn:https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/details.php?id=1539Musical roads:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_roadFurther 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: @ragbagpresents