Conversations with Fire

The last time you listened to a fire, was it wood popping in a fireplace? A crackling campfire? Or a roaring wildfire? Fire makes many different sounds. And scientists are now listening carefully for lessons. When fire speaks, what does it say?   Danielle Venton, Science and Climate Reporter

Mariachi Bonitas

Mariachi music was the soundtrack of Dinorah Klingler’s childhood in Mexico City - but it was a genre dominated by men. That’s why she’s committed to making mariachi a place where women are not just welcomed, they’re the stars. Bianca Taylor, Producer of Segmented Audio and Podcasts

Eating Insects

In Latin America, insects like crickets and grasshoppers (chapulines) are a common snack. They’re high in protein, and require little energy to produce. But unlike tamales or tostadas, the tradition of eating bugs hasn’t made its way across the border - yet. One entrepreneur is trying to change tha…

Love on the Vine

Sharpshooters are small insects that can cause big problems for important crops like grapevines. In an effort to save more crops from the pest, scientists are studying how the bugs mate in the hopes of interrupting it. Brian Watt, Morning Radio News Anchor Gabriela Quirós, Video Producer and Repor…

Human or Machine?

Today, most of us find ourselves surrounded by many machines that talk (Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, to name a few) and they increasingly sound a lot like us. With advances in artificial intelligence (AI), it’s getting harder to distinguish these synthetic voices from human ones. Put your ears to…

What Does Mars Sound Like?

In 2021, the Perseverance rover landed on Mars. The rover collected the first rock core samples from another planet, but that’s not all– it also recorded sound. In this episode of Audible Cosmos, we explore what that audio reveals, including an unexpected discovery about the speed of sound on Mars …