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  • Ethan Persoff
    11:40 am Tue, Nov 2, 2021
    "I'm Terrified & Lonely" – Read this newly unearthed 1955 interview with Marilyn Monroe

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series of unusual stories and commentary, paired with modular electronic sounds and noises — and, in this episode, rare archives of underground counterculture… Read the rest of the article: "I'm Terrified & Lonely" – Read this newly unearthed 1955 interview with Marilyn Monroe

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  • Ethan Persoff
    3:28 pm Thu, Oct 7, 2021
    Remembering the Wife Swapping Crisis of the 1960s

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series of unusual stories and commentary, paired with modular electronic sounds and noises. Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week we… Read the rest of the article: Remembering the Wife Swapping Crisis of the 1960s

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  • Ethan Persoff
    10:26 am Wed, Sep 15, 2021
    The Realist Archive Project launches a sequel: "The Other Scenes Inventory Report"

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series of unusual stories and commentary, paired with modular electronic sounds and noises — and, in this episode, rare archives of underground counterculture… Read the rest of the article: The Realist Archive Project launches a sequel: "The Other Scenes Inventory Report"

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:49 pm Wed, Aug 25, 2021
    ELECTRIC TOOTH! Hear a Synthesizer recreate getting a Dental Crown

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series of unusual stories and commentary, paired with modular electronic sounds and noises. Hi, everyone, welcome back to the show. This week the… Read the rest of the article: ELECTRIC TOOTH! Hear a Synthesizer recreate getting a Dental Crown

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  • Ethan Persoff
    9:30 pm Wed, Aug 11, 2021
    Would you send $1000 to this 1990s Televangelist?

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Would you send $1000 to this 1990s Televangelist?

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  • Ethan Persoff
    1:37 pm Thu, Jul 1, 2021
    Have you heard Abbott & Costello's 'Ten Year Old Child Bride' joke from 1941?

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Have you heard Abbott & Costello's 'Ten Year Old Child Bride' joke from 1941?

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:39 pm Thu, Jun 10, 2021
    Re-entering society after 15 months in isolation

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Re-entering society after 15 months in isolation

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:34 pm Wed, May 26, 2021
    Listen to this 1946 informational on the wonders of post office work.

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Listen to this 1946 informational on the wonders of post office work.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    3:49 pm Wed, May 12, 2021
    How to turn a broken dishwasher into a synthesizer

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: How to turn a broken dishwasher into a synthesizer

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  • Ethan Persoff
    3:15 pm Tue, Apr 20, 2021
    "Puff It, Swines!" A memory of smoking Hunter S. Thompson's favorite weed.

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: "Puff It, Swines!" A memory of smoking Hunter S. Thompson's favorite weed.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    2:46 pm Tue, Apr 6, 2021
    Would Alan Turing even WANT to be on a £50 Bank Note?

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Would Alan Turing even WANT to be on a £50 Bank Note?

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  • Ethan Persoff
    1:06 pm Tue, Mar 23, 2021
    A 1970s tutorial on repairing vinyl wood decals for your car

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: A 1970s tutorial on repairing vinyl wood decals for your car

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  • Ethan Persoff
    1:05 pm Tue, Mar 16, 2021
    MOUSE EARS! Does Mickey Mouse regularly use a Ring Modulator to sneak onto Air Force One?

    The proof they don't want you to see: A completely undoctored photo of Air Force One from last month shows clear signs of Mouse Ears infiltration. Spoken Word with Electronics… Read the rest of the article: MOUSE EARS! Does Mickey Mouse regularly use a Ring Modulator to sneak onto Air Force One?

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  • Ethan Persoff
    11:59 am Tue, Mar 9, 2021
    The SSL "FX Capacitor" is one of the oddest hardware reverb processors on the planet.

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: The SSL "FX Capacitor" is one of the oddest hardware reverb processors on the planet.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    11:04 am Wed, Mar 3, 2021
    The 1978 Mego 2-XL Talking Robot was a brilliant illusion of interactive computing, based on 8-Track tapes

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: The 1978 Mego 2-XL Talking Robot was a brilliant illusion of interactive computing, based on 8-Track tapes

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  • Ethan Persoff
    1:06 pm Tue, Feb 23, 2021
    THE BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK is a vital and RARE piece of early Electronic Music history. Hear a Computer play through all of it.

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: THE BRUCE HAACK SONGBOOK is a vital and RARE piece of early Electronic Music history. Hear a Computer play through all of it.

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  • Ethan Persoff
    3:29 pm Tue, Feb 16, 2021
    "The Stolen Runaway Fire Truck Story" (complete with Police Scanner audio)

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: "The Stolen Runaway Fire Truck Story" (complete with Police Scanner audio)

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:51 pm Mon, Feb 8, 2021
    It took some effort, but I have finally achieved over 35,000 Unread Work Emails. (and 100,000 Personal Ones)

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: It took some effort, but I have finally achieved over 35,000 Unread Work Emails. (and 100,000 Personal Ones)

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:00 pm Tue, Feb 2, 2021
    Unusual Audio Hallucinations: Do you ever hear bubble wrap in your pockets?

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Unusual Audio Hallucinations: Do you ever hear bubble wrap in your pockets?

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  • Ethan Persoff
    12:15 pm Mon, Jan 25, 2021
    Listen to Hundreds of Butterfly Wings, Run Through Hardware Samplers

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone, welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: Listen to Hundreds of Butterfly Wings, Run Through Hardware Samplers

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