Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by bestselling author Jason Pargin (pen name David Wong) for a look at why sirens are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Jason’s excellent new novel releases October 13th: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250195791
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Earsplitting Symphony, With the Maestro in Blue (The New York Times)
- The New Police Siren: You’ll Feel It Coming (The New York Times)
- How To Dodge The Sonic Weapon Used By Police (Popular Mechanics)
- Police Sirens – Use, Details, and Compatibility (Extreme Tactical Dynamics)
- New York City Lawmakers Call For Less Piercing Emergency Vehicle Sirens (NPR)
- Screaming For Science: The Secrets Of Crying Babies And Car Alarms (NPR)
- Earliest Known Written Record of Homer’s Odyssey Found in Greece (History.com)
- The Acoustic Siren (Smithsonian)
- 17 Quietest Cars of 2020 (U.S. News & World Report)
- Alone in the City Of Sirens (The New Republic)
- Sound and Health: Cities (99% Invisible)
- The Sound of Sirens (WQXR)
- Alarmingly Useless: The Case for Banning Car Alarms in New York City (Transportation Alternatives [archived])
- Ambitious augmented reality earbud startup Doppler Labs shuts down (The Verge)
- Cutting Through the Noise: Sirens and Emergency Vehicle Detection (Acentech)
- Rumbler® Low Frequency Siren for Police Vehicles (Federal Signal Corp.)
- Rumbler Siren (Noise Off)
- How Britain Prepared For Air Raids In The Second World War (Imperial War Museum)
- YouTube clip of “the Aztec death whistle”
- CIA Tracked Down A Nazi, Scoured Museums To Build An Aircraft Siren To Scare The Hell Out Of People (The Drive)
- NYPD Use Of Sound Cannons For Crowd Dispersal Can Qualify As Excessive Force, Judge Rules (Gothamist)
- Change In Law Allows Closer Look At Complaints Against Of Daniel Pantaleo, NYPD Officer Fired For Eric Garner Chokehold Death (CBS 2 New York)
- The man who was the subject of an iconic Ferguson photo has died (CNN)
- Florida protest laws could be harshest in nation under DeSantis proposal (The Orlando Sentinel)
- DeSantis calls on lawmakers to pass his crackdown on protests in November (The Orlando Sentinel)
A FEW NOISE ACTIVISM RESOURCES
- CDC list of organizations and other resources for noise and hearing loss prevention
- NoiseOff.org
- Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
- Noise Free America
- Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open — Researchers in Singapore developed a system that’s sort of like noise-canceling headphones for your whole apartment (The New York Times “Trilobites” section)
In this episode...
Guests
- Jason Pargin
- David Wong
About the show
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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