Voice | Radiolab Podcast
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From the Radiolab podcast: How we got our voices and the power they hold over us. Over the course of millions of years, human voices have evolved to hold startling power. These clouds of vibrating air carry crucial information about who we are—and we rely on them to push ourselves up and out into the physical world. This week, we’re on a journey to understand how we got our unique sonic fingerprint, the power it affords us, and what happens when it’s taken away. Special thanks to Alice Wong, ...
Mentioned in This Episode
- Matt Kielty (person)
- Annie McEwen (person)
- John Colapinto (person)
- Alice Wong (person)
- Daniel Abrams (person)
- Lula Miller (person)
- David Muir (person)
- Andrew Rosen (person)
- Radiolab (company)
- Beth McEwen (person)
- Passy-Muir valve (product)
- Nancy Kielty (person)
- Muscular dystrophy (concept)
- June Muir (person)
- Don Muir (person)
- Heather (concept)
- Dignity through speech (concept)
- Fentanyl (product)
- Vocal cords as a valve/sphincter model (concept)
- Tracheostomy (concept)