Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why theremins are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Theremin: Ether Music and Espionage by Albert Glinsky
- Creepy Music and Soviet Spycraft: The Amazing Life of Leon Theremin (Discover Magazine)
- The Soviet Spy Who Invented the First Major Electronic Instrument (Smithsonian Magazine)
- YouTube upload of “Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys
- The Story Of The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (NPR Music)
- 5 Gripping Examples of the Theremin in Cinema (TheScriptLab.com)
- YouTube upload of the Dmitri Shostakovich score for the film ‘Odna’ (1931)
- YouTube upload of the Bernard Herrmann score for the film ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ (1951)
- YouTube upload of the Miklós Rózsa score for the film ‘Spellbound’ (1945)
- ‘Severance’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Your First Performance Review (TheRinger.com)
- A Century Ago, This Eerie-Sounding Instrument Ushered in Electronic Music (Smithsonian Magazine)
- A Brief History of the Theremin | Albert Glinsky (Moog Music / YouTube)
- An Untouched Instrument: The Theremin Explained (SciShow / YouTube)
- The Theremin: A strange instrument, with a strange history (CBS News)
- Claravox Centennial (Moog Music)
- ‘She made music jump into 3D’: Wendy Carlos, the reclusive synth genius (The Guardian)
- Rhythmicon: This rhythmicon was made by Leon Theremin in New York, New York, about 1931. (Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
- Henry Cowell’s One True Desire (JStor Daily)
- Extraterrestrial Languages by Daniel Oberhaus
- Simpsons Fandom Wikia page for The Worker & Parasite Show
- Futurama Fandom Wikia page for Holophonor
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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