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An episode about how scam and spam calls (and texts) work, why they've been so hard to stop, and what they can teach us about labor. -- Support the show at http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd And Instagram: http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd I'm also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta And Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- SOURCES https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-fcc-proposes-record-%24300-mln-fine-for-auto-warranty-robocalls https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/March-2023/Attorney-General-Yost-Silences-Texas-based-Robocal https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/21/tech/fcc-robocall-crackdown/index.html https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46311/2 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robokiller-report-reveals-54-billion-spam-calls-reached-consumers-in-2020-301232640.html https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/spam-calls-grew-18-this-year-despite-the-global-pandemic/ https://assets.website-files.com/61f9a8793a878d7f71c5505d/6400e06e514500224ad26830_The%20Robokiller%20phone%20scam%20report%20-%202022%20insights%20%26%20analysis.pdf https://www.robokiller.com/the-robokiller-report https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/19/56percent-of-americans-cant-cover-a-1000-emergency-expense-with-savings.html https://www.getkeepsafe.com/blog/eight-ways-robocallers-get-your-phone-number/ https://pos.toasttab.com/privacy https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230322/policy/fcc-passes-rules-to-require-blocking-of-spam-scam-texts https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190086 https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ104/PLAW-104publ104.pdf https://www.nclc.org/resources/scam-robocalls-telecom-providers-profit/ https://twitter.com/File411/status/1299134494511968257?s=20 https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-robocallers-win-even-if-you-dont-answer-1528104600 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-76A2.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/spoofed-robocalls https://robocallindex.com/history/time https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-340873A1.pdf https://www.truecaller.com/blog/insights/top-20-countries-affected-by-spam-calls-in-2021 https://value-privacy.com/south-america/brazil-lgpd/brazilian-anatel-affirms-mandatory-robocall-blocking/ https://www.wired.com/story/india-robocall-spam-caller-id/ https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276290/20220603/india-impose-regulatory-changes-combat-robocall-scams.htm https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-can%E2%80%99t-we-hang-india%E2%80%99s-telemarketing-scams-179023 https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-02/opinion-the-supreme-court-just-opened-the-robocall-floodgates-call-congress https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-511_p86b.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2016/08/first-meeting-industry-led-robocall-strike-force https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/Robocall-Strike-Force-Final-Report.pdf https://www.pcmag.com/news/robocall-strike-force-unite-or-something https://transnexus.com/blog/2023/shaken-statistics-march/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151/text https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-122A1.pdf https://www.natlawreview.com/article/telephone-and-texting-compliance-news-regulatory-update-fcc-extends-stirshaken https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html -- Will Stratton is at https://willstratton.com/ Tida Tep is at http://tidatep.com/ -- CC-BY Licensed Music Used https://soundcloud.com/steve-hutt-1/stormy-weather https://soundcloud.com/xanifur/erik-satie-chiptune-gymnopedie https://freesound.org/people/jordivburgel/sounds/156371/ https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon/awakening-dew-emotional-romantic-piano-free-download

A short Rumination on stomach noises. -- https://anad.org/ – 1 (888)-375-7767 - ANAD is "the leading nonprofit in the U.S. providing free, peer support to anyone struggling with an eating disorder.​" https://nedic.ca/ - 1-866-NEDIC-20 - NEDIC "provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders." –- https://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/assessmentnursing/chapter/abdomen-auscultation/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/stomach-churning-may-gut-stress/ https://www.osmosis.org/answers/borborygmi https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/why-does-my-stomach-growl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin https://www.healthline.com/health/abdominal-sounds#causes https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19543585/how-to-stop-stomach-growling/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach_rumble https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-borborygmi-1942951 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-your-stomach-gro/ https://www.etymonline.com/word/borborygmus#etymonline_v_27322 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063745/ https://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/ghrelin/ https://www.healthline.com/health/abdominal-sounds#takeaway -- http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd reasonablysound.com Will Stratton - willstratton.com Tida Ted - tidatep.com

RS TSHIRTS! https://cottonbureau.com/products/phonocloud -- Exposure to noise pollution has serious health risks, and disproportionately affects certain communities. But what if regulating it would accidentally do more harm than good? -- The Generation Gap by CBC's Podcast Playlist: https://bit.ly/2wAgJU6 -- Check out Seeker’s NOISE WEEK at http://YouTube.com/Seeker -- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://www.reasonablysound.com -- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Harry Brisson, Jack Britton, Keith Broni, Hans Buetow, Philip Campbell, Andrew Carlos, Trey Connelly, Jana Deppe, Katherine E. Cunningham, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, J Gingold, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Richard Hanson, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Blake Kidd, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Tod Kurt, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Christopher McKitterick, Mahlen Morris, Dylan Neal, Adam Neely, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Clarissa Redwine, Susan Rugnetta, Cole Sarar, Mischa Stanton, Hector Suzanne, Bernhard Werner, Chelsea Whyte, Johnny C, Tim, Benjamin, and Elliott! -- Support the show at • patreon.com/reasonablysound • d.rip/mikerugnetta and follow me at • twitter.com/reasonablysnd • instagram.com/reasonablysnd • twitter.com/mikerugnetta • instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep. Cover Image by USDA.gov on Flickr: http://bit.ly/2jYgEAy

On the pursuit of making machines talk, and the quality of digital assistants’ voices. Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2018/02/27/helpful-mom-voices/ Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Adam Neely, Andrew MacLarty, Andrew Carlos, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Benjamin , Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Clayton Grey, Cole Sarar, Dale Jakes, Dylan Neal, Elliott , Ethan Hermer, Hans Buetow, Hector Suzanne, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Joe Krushinsky, Johnny C, Kathy Ahfid, Keith Broni, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Philip Campbell, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott Fassett, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Trey Connelly Support the show at • http://www.patreon.com/reasonablysound • http://www.d.rip/mikerugnetta and follow me at • http://www.twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://www.instagram.com/reasonablysnd • http://www.twitter.com/mikerugnetta • http://www.instagram.com/mikerugnetta Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep.

Or: Do Androids Dream of Pitch Shifted Music? --- We talk about the algorithmic enforcement of copyright, how it works and why we have it. We talk to Parker Higgins, and speculate about a future beset by copyright robots. --- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://ReasonablySound.com --- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to: Adam Neely, Andrew MacLarty, Andrew Carlos, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Benjamin , Brandon , Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Clayton Grey, Cole Sarar, Dale Jakes, Dylan Neal, Elliott , Ethan Hermer, hansbuetow, HectorSuzanne, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, Johnny C, Kathy Ahfid, Keith Broni, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott Fassett, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Tom Vickers! Support the show at • https://patreon.com/reasonablysound • https://d.rip/mikerugnetta --- Follow me at • https://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • https://instagram.com/reasonablysnd • https://twitter.com/mikerugnetta • https://instagram.com/mikerugnetta --- Find Parker at https://twitter.com/xor --- This episode contains the following music: Golden Eye by Daniel Birch & Ben Pegley - http://bit.ly/2EIZb7t | It Looks Like The Future, But It Feels Like The Past by Doctor Turtle - http://bit.ly/2EHheLu --- Reasonably Sound’s theme and act break music are by Will Stratton, and its visual design by Tida Tep.

As of Recording, Wham’s “Last Christmas” was predicted to be the UK #1 Christmas single, but the honor officially went to Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” (not a year end song, despite what the music video would have you believe) as of publish. --- LINKS --- http://patreon.com/reasonablysound http://d.rip/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta --- SOURCES --- • From “Jingle Bells” to “Jingle Bell Rock”, Studwell - http://bit.ly/2C2XxzO • The Christmas Carol as a Cultural Phenomenon, Studwell - http://bit.ly/2BZgKSV • “The story I must tell”: “Jingle Bells” in the Minstrel Repertoire, Hamill - http://bit.ly/2C29SUS • Why Read The Classics, Calvino - http://bit.ly/2BWo4Px • Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ finally hits Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 - • http://nydn.us/2C2XST6 • Race for Christmas number 1 hots up as Wham! sits ahead of Eminem and Ed Sheeran on iTunes chart - http://bit.ly/2C1N7AE --- SAMPLES --- "DID U KNOOOOOOW?" used w/ permission from Mikey Neumann of Movies w/ Mikey. Check out his awesome work here: http://bit.ly/2C47L3a Kmart In-Store Music: Christmas 1974 - http://bit.ly/2BWVIof Christmas Medley, 1953 - http://bit.ly/2BYPG6n Emotions (Acapella) - Mariah Carey Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song" Ennio Morricone - Story of a Soldier Mario64 --- EPISODE IMAGE --- Sleigh Bells by Richard Wheeler - http://bit.ly/2C2fmyW CC-BY-SA licensed Ep Image Located Here: https://imgur.com/Vp6nvB8 --- THANKS --- Thanks to all the show’s current patrons and supporters, with an extra special double thanks to: Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Jack Britton, Keith Broni, Andrew Carlos, Jana Deppe, Cassandra Durnford, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, Jesse Gamble, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Clayton Grey, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Joe Krushinsky, Tod Kurt, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Mahlen Morris, Dylan Neal, Adam Neely, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Clarissa Redwine, Susan Rugnetta, Cole Sarar, Tom Vickers, Chelsea Whyte, Johnny C, Tim, Hans, Benjamin, HectorSuzanne, Joachim, and Elliott <3 Reasonably Sounds Theme and Act Break music are by Will Stratton (http://willstratton.bandcamp.com), and visual design by Tida Tep (http://tidatep.com)

RS Live at Caveat NYC, Dec 2nd 2017: http://caveat.nyc/event/reasonably-sound/ An examination of when, and why, we boo and some encouragement to maybe boo a bit more. SOURCES • Dan Rebellato, ‘B is for Booing’ - http://bit.ly/2hSGAjQ • Sound Symbolism - http://bit.ly/2hTgDjN • Did The Rite of Spring really spark a riot? - http://bbc.in/2hTLOeQ • On the Booing of La Sonnambula - http://bit.ly/2hThdht • On the Pleasure of Being Booed, Marinetti in Futurism: An Anthology - http://bit.ly/2hTxHGI • Spectator Booing and the Home Advantage, Greer - http://bit.ly/2hSHGvY • Booing: The Anatomy of Disaffiliative Response, Clayman - http://bit.ly/2hTM3qg • Whipping It Up! An Analysis of Audience Responses to Political Rhetoric in Speeches From the 2012 American Presidential Elections, Bull and Miskinis - http://bit.ly/2hRlrX2 • Don’t Boo, Vote - http://bit.ly/2B02LII • The Emancipated Spectator, Ranciere - http://bit.ly/2hU20wH • The Theatre of the Oppressed, Boal - http://bit.ly/2zW64n5 • Can Emotions Be Truly Group Level? Evidence Regarding Four Conceptual Criteria, Smith et al - http://bit.ly/2hTymry • “Please Clap”: Applause, Laughter, and Booing during the 2016 GOP Presidential Primary Debates, Stewart et al - http://bit.ly/2hXjPuR • Mike Pence Booed at Hamilton - http://bit.ly/2hUhPnl CC LICENSED MUSIC • Piano Sonata #15, Beethoven - http://bit.ly/2gUiUYh EPISODE IMAGE Image from page 298 of "The sportsman's British bird book" (1908) - http://bit.ly/2hRGXea Reasonably Sounds theme and act break music are by Will Stratton (willstratton.bandcamp.com), and visual design by Tida Tep (tidatep.com) FIND RS AT • http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd You can support the show with a per-episode donation at http://patreon.com/reasonablysound Thanks to all the show’s current patrons, with an extra special double thanks to: Joe Krushinsky, Brandon, Johnny C, Camilla Greer, Susan Rugnetta, Jana Deppe, Keith Broni, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Clarissa Redwine, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Andrew MacLarty, Mahlen Morris, Jesse Gamble, Tim , Hans Buetow , Tom Vickers, Talia F E, Scott Fassett, Clayton Grey, Nick Goertzen, Benjamin , Kathy Ahfid, HectorSuzanne , Adam Neely, Oscar Acton, Dale Jakes, Cole Sarar, Andrew Carlos, Dylan Neal, Chelsea Whyte, Royce Rackham, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Rachaul Paul, Ethan Hermer, Joachim , Tod Kurt, Elliott, John Cifuentes, and Xander C! <3 You can support Mike, in all his internet endeavours, including but not limited to Reasonably Sound, with a monthly donation at Drip: http://d.rip/mikerugnetta Thanks to all my current ... droops? dreeps? drippers? ... droplets? this is alot more complicated than "patrons". I'm not gonna include your names because I don't know if you want that and we haven't talked about it yet. We will, though. As soon as drip has comments. FIND MIKE AT • http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta • http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta

“The custom of showing one's pleasure at music by immediately following it with a noise, usually by clapping but sometimes also by the drumming of feet, is perhaps as old as the art of music itself.” - The Oxford Companion to Music, Alison Latham SOURCES: • Laws, Plato - http://bit.ly/2gUDXtK • Applause: A Rest Is Noise Special Report, Ross - http://bit.ly/2gUlddZ • Getting Together and Falling Apart: Applauding audiences, Brandl-Risi - http://bit.ly/2gUmlyf • Effects of applause magnitude and musical style on listeners’ evaluations of wind band performances, Springer et al - http://bit.ly/2gUZJh7 CC MUSIC: • Symphony No.2, Op.73, Brahms, #246961 - http://bit.ly/2gW3cfA • Aulos 'Agora' in A on the Black Sea, Anton Platonov - http://bit.ly/2gU6IqI • The Beau Ideal March, Sousa, #482436 - http://bit.ly/2gU8rwg • Erlkönig, D.328, Schubert, #186613 - http://bit.ly/2gTR7aA • Piano Sonata #15, Beethoven - http://bit.ly/2gUiUYh EPISODE IMAGE Arhythmia by neekoh.fi on flickr - http://bit.ly/2gUgGII Reasonably Sounds theme and act break music are by Will Stratton (http://willstratton.bandcamp.com), and visual design by Tida Tep (http://tidatep.com/) FIND RS AT • http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd You can support the show with a per-episode donation at http://patreon.com/reasonablysound Thanks to all the show’s current patrons, with an extra special double thanks to: Brandon, Joe Krushinsky, Jonny C, Camilla Greer, Keith Broni, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Andrew MacLarty, Mahlen Morris, Jesse Gamble, Tim, Hans Buetow, Clayton Grey, Nick Goertzen, Benjamin, Kathy Ahfid, Hector Suzanne, Adam Neely, Oscar Acton, Dale Jakes, Cole Sarar, Andrew Carlos, Dylan Neal, Chelsea Whyte, Royce Rackham, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Rachaul Paul, Ethan Hermer, Scott Fassett, Joachim, Tod Kurt, Elliott, John Cifuentes, Xander C, and Susan Rugnetta FIND MIKE AT • http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta • http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta

"Ruminations" (RM) are short[-er] episodes, lightly edited, on topics nonetheless worth discussing. In this Rumination, I talk for a few minutes about what I want to try to do with Reasonably Sound, and why I think sound is interesting and important. Double Extra Super THANKS to all of Reasonably Sound’s Patrons, who help keep the show afloat. Special shoutout to Andrew Carlos, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Brandon, Camilla Greer, Chelsea Whyte, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Dale Jakes, Dylan Teague, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, Hans Buetow, Ildaris, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, John Cifuentes, Jonny C, Kings Ransom, Kyle Adkins, Liz M, Mahlen Morris, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott, Susan Rugnetta, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Xander C Support RS on patreon: patreon.com/reasonablysound Music by Will Stratton - willstratton.bandcamp.com Visual Design by Tida Tep - tidatep.com

It's the end of 2016, so we'll do the thing one tends to do around this time of year: look back. In this episode, a few bits of audio revelry from the End of 2014 episode return, you can get some insight into what kinds of things I was trying to make for Reasonably Sound when Reasonably Sound wasn't allowed to make anything, and I share some stories about a few musicians, performers and composers that died this year. ---- Double extra super THANKS to all of Reasonably Sound’s Patrons, who help keep the show afloat. Special shoutout to Allie Cunningham, Andy McMillan, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Brandon, Camilla Greer, Chelsea Whyte, Coral Kennelty-Cohen, Dale Jakes, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, Hans Beutow, Liz M, Ildaris, Jesse Gamble, Joachim, Joe Krushinsky, John Cifuentes, Jonny C, Kings Ransom, Kyle Adkins, Mahlen Morris, Rachaul Paul, Royce Rackham, Scott, Susan Rugnetta, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt and Xander C ----- Reasonably Sound's music is by Will Stratton: willstratton.bandcamp.com Its visual design is by Tida Tep: tidatep.com Special thanks to John Hill for suggesting I keep it up with the End of the Year Specials ----- SOURCES Lisson Gallery http://bit.ly/2iylAKn | Nanoloop mono http://bit.ly/2iy7yss | Deep Listening: A Composers Sound Practice http://amzn.to/2iy89tY