“Overheard at National Geographic” podcast, where the hosts take listeners behind the conversations overheard at Nat Geo headquarters, Zooms and Slack chats, just released a fascinating new episode, spotlighting how humans have been turning objects into musical instruments for tens of thousands of years.
In effect, an ancient orchestra.
Listeners are able to hear what prehistoric music might have sounded like. From conch shells and carved wooden flutes to a musical bone found in a cave in Germany that is 40,000 years old, listeners will hear why humans have been turning objects into musical instruments and just how innovative they’ve been over the centuries.
Overheard at National Geographic recently returned for its eight season on Tuesday, October 26. Each weekly
episode takes listeners behind the conversations overheard at Nat Geo
headquarters, Zooms
and Slack chats, as editors plan stories with Explorers and scientists,
photographers and journalists all over the world.
Overheard at National Geographic unearths the world of science, adventure and exploration and helps us open our eyes and ears to the wonders of our planet. The high production values and fascinating storytelling of Overheard reinforce that podcast listeners can be treated to tales that delight by a legacy company like National Geographic that took the time, invested in the resources and brought its best people to the project.
The podcast is co-hosted by Peter Gwin, National Geographic editor at large, and Amy Briggs, executive editor of History magazine, and produced by Davar Ardalan, Eli Chen, Carla Wills, Brian Gutierrez, Jacob Pinter, Marcy Thompson, and Ilana Strauss.
This season will take listeners on audio experiences through topics such as rebranding bats’ villainous reputation through tequila, watching hippos bathe in the Serengeti with wildlife protectors, and American Indians’ fight to protect mounds made by their ancestors. Additionally, the season closes out with a special episode that explores the events of 2021 through the lens of Whitney Johnson, National Geographic’s Director of Visuals and Immersive Experiences, as she works on the special Year in Pictures issue of the magazine (January 2022 issue).
For a company that is 132 years old and has delighted our world with visual pictures and images of unimaginable wonder, National Geographic has created a podcast – Overheard – that drenches our ears with sonic images that enchant and educate.
You can listen to the episode HERE
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