Podcasts by Van Sounds

Introducing: The Wind from 2020-11-25T15:23:12

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Bonus: Joe Exotic Interview from 2020-04-01T14:42:55

Van Sounds speaks to Joe Exotic about running for President of the United States of America in 2016. It originally aired on the episode "That's Politics."

Dead Air from 2019-11-08T17:22:15

Silence part 3. No transmission.

Bellwether, KUNR, Nothing on the air.

Postcard - Tongue, Scotland from 2019-10-11T13:35:59

“Language Deficit is attention deficit. As we further deplete our ability to name, describe particular aspects of our places, our competence for understanding and imagining possible relationships w...

Lucien • Part 4 from 2019-08-13T23:41:13

The final episode of the Lucien series. Soundtrack available at vansounds.bandcamp.com

Lucien • Part 3 from 2019-08-02T16:18:50

Part 3 of a 4 part series.

Lucien • Part 2 from 2019-07-12T17:33:39

Part 2 of a 4 part series. Music by Kent Irwin, Em Jiang and myself.

Lucien • Part 1 from 2019-07-01T14:08:28

"Lucien" - Part 1 of a 4 part series. Music by Kent Irwin. Thanks to Mignon Fogarty of Grammar Girl.

Postcard - Tokyo 東京 from 2019-06-07T15:00:50

Postcard from Japan by Rose McMackin // Find her at https://www.disasterologie.com

Current Joys from 2019-05-01T14:24:52

Nick Rattigan of the band Current Joys checks in every week while touring North America.

Postcard - Avalanche Cannon from 2019-04-02T02:49:03

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A shout across the valley from 2019-03-15T04:39:53

How did a singing style from the lungs of swiss herders make it into the mouths of the cowboys? An examination of voice breaking, wildness and parallel histories in North America.

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Bonus: Willie Watson Interview from 2018-12-23T15:30:02

A 2013 conversation with Willie Watson from the new Coen Brothers Movie. Watson plays a singing gunslinger in "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."

It Will Never Be Quiet Again from 2018-11-24T01:44:48

A constant ringing in your ears.

Postcard - Florence, Italy from 2018-10-16T04:21:32

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A Hobo, A Tramp, A Bum from 2018-09-23T15:30:55

You are what you do but sometimes that line moves, then blurs. Producer Em Jiang and I wander around the tracks at different speeds.

A Catalogue of Nights from 2018-08-15T21:57:21

"In January I left my home for 6 months of wandering and, of course, one of the main things I explored were the infinite shades of night in each new place. What I noticed more than ever is that eve...

Fool's Gold! from 2018-07-17T01:41:07

Extra Extra!! From the banks of the Satoshi River to the banks of the Reese River, a mining-town newspaper that propped up a honest-to-goodness LIARS CLUB, no lie, and a story from the city who ...

KATHMANDU 666 from 2018-06-19T14:22:23

There is a lot of death metal bands in Kathmandu, Nepal. Let's figure out why. Oh, and my mom will be there. She'll help interview the metal bands.

The Silent Piece from 2018-04-25T21:25:20

When composer John Cage spoke of "The Silent Piece," he wasn't talking about 4:33. So, what was he talking about?

Postcard #11 - Bus 104 from 2018-03-13T16:12:41

A guest postcard from Julian Guy, navigating the bus system of Montevideo Uruguay.

Mt. Julius Caesar from 2018-02-08T00:47:02

The power and process of naming mountains.

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Beginning with an ear hike through John Muir National Forest, this episode dives into the process of naming places. Denali, Jefferson Da...

Postcard #10 - Bus 41 from 2017-12-27T01:25:16

New Baseball Shirt: https://vansounds.bandcamp.com/merch/baseball-shirt

This episode was scored by Julian Jacobs.

Lightning over Rural Argentina, rest-stop buffet, sleep paralysis

New Merch - Van Sounds Baseball Shirt from 2017-12-18T21:26

Picon from 2017-12-07T20:02:20

The Picon Punch in the Great Basin. Exploring shades of brown.

Snake in the Grass from 2017-11-07T01:01:55

Slithering through the skyscrapers on São Paulo. Playing basements, garages and living rooms. Listening. ••• This Episode of Van Sounds was brought to you by Astray Goods Company -- handcrafted ...

Postcard #9 - Pacifica, CA from 2017-09-20T13:34:42

I'm in Uruguay right now without a computer, so here's Van Sounds' first guest postcard.

Repeater from 2017-08-31T00:42:09

I have 100 theme songs in my head. Dallas Taylor of podcast 20khz, and an interview with the mysterious Break Master Cylinder.

Are you there? from 2017-08-02T22:26:40

Photographing from afar. Interviewing through the telephone. Asking bartenders about their lives. Hop in, let's take a ride. Travel Podcast, travelpodcast, travel, music, places, people and places...

Postcard #8 - Globe, Az from 2017-07-04T01:35:20

A story about promotional records, a cactus in the snow and hacking payphones.

Rule of Thumb from 2017-06-08T22:23:08

In a rare how-to guide from Van Sounds, you'll hear from well-known hitchhikers (including the founder of Hitchwiki.org), and learn how to stick your thumb up.

Postcard #7 - Cuzco from 2017-04-15T17:42:54

Bell tower belting, moto taxis sqealing, teenagers making out.

Island from 2017-03-20T05:15:42

An island is a piece of land surrounded by water.

Postcard #6 - Tijuana Jukebox from 2017-03-02T00:37:57

Van Sounds Postcards are short audio blurbs from somewhere else.

American Music from 2017-02-07T04:48:02

American Music is 13 songs from North and South America. Free download at vansounds.bandcamp.com

Being There from 2017-01-05T18:22:05

vansounds.bandcamp.com/merch - Helen Fillmore talks about Standing Rock, Jason Moore talks about Nepal and Brad Bynum talks about wrapping his shirtless body in a filthy coth from a historic bar's ...

Postcard #5 - Juneau, AK from 2016-11-14T16:26:01

Mendenhall Glacier, a shipwrecked stranger, fever in a bar.

That's Politics from 2016-11-01T17:08:52

People with Bodies tour the northwest. We catch a baseball game with 90's G-funk rapper Squeek Nutty Bug, talk Marijuana legalization with offical spokesperson for "Protecting Nevada's Children," a...

before now from 2016-09-13T05:27:28

I spoke with Tijuana-based artist Dani Shivers and Simpsonwave creator Lucien Hughes about nostalgia in art.

Postcard #4 - Poughkeepsie, NY from 2016-08-17T18:23:36

#4 in the Van Sounds Postcard series. This time, a quick check in from Poughkeepsie, NY.

Brazil on Fire from 2016-08-05T04:40:21

A meandering album review of Elza Soares' Mulher do Fim do Mundo. An interview with Guilherme Kastrup and Saundra Coutinho.

Going For It from 2016-07-26T23:26:32

I left my day job to focus on Van Sounds full time. In this episode, I chat with Joe Lally (Fugazi), Luciano Valério, and Saundra Coutinho (Mercenarias) about going for it.

Postcard #3 - Austin, Nevada from 2016-06-06T21:50:10

Van Sounds contributor Kent Irwin and I stopped in Austin, Nevada for a night on the way to Ely.

There, There // Hear, Hear from 2016-05-19T01:27:21

I spent new years in Buenos Aires. 32 years after the Military Dictatorship fell.

Postcard #2 - Punk house, Rhode Island from 2016-04-18T18:13:31

A quick check in from Van Sounds - This time from Rhode Island.

The Loneliest Rap in America from 2016-04-05T19:01:49

Van Sounds contributor Kent Irwin (howlsroad.com) and I drive to Ely, NV to speak with rappers Asocka and Young Creedo.

Postcard #1 - Montevideo from 2016-03-15T16:43:44

The first in a series of audio postcards from Van Sounds

Wish you were here from 2016-03-03T04:37:08

(Wish I was there)

The Dirtbag Diaries - Episode Swap from 2016-02-05T16:57:46

Really stoked to announce that this week's episode is a swap with The Dirtbag Diaries. They'll be playing a condensed version of the Dice Series, and this is a Diaries episode (Crash & Burn) that ...

Dice Series Playlist from 2016-01-07T23:32:32

Here's a soundcloud playlist of the Dice Series.  Scroll down the blog to see pictures and music info from individual episodes.