Best Alec Cowan Podcasts (2024)

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Introducing Boom Town: A Uranium Story 3:47

14d ago3:47

3:47

My new documentary series -- "Boom Town: A Uranium Story" -- is officially releasing! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and find photos, transcripts, and references over at www.aleccowan.com/boomtown

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4.22.2024 | Sounds of Rome | Rome, Italy 36:37

3M ago36:37

36:37

A quick podcast tour through Rome (featuring a cameo from Florence). Sites featured include: 00:21 — Birds in our Roma courtyard 00:59 — Exiting our apartment onto the Tiber 02:38 — Walking down the Tridente, Via di Ripetta 03:50 — San Luigi dei Francesci 05:08 — Outside the Pantheon 06:01 — Inside the Pantheon 06:56 — Piazza Navona 08:01 — Early m…

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03.23.24 | Feel It | Chicago, IL 22:37

5M ago22:37

22:37

A funeral.

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01.15.2024 | W A L K I N G | Cape Flattery, WA 10:33

5M ago10:33

10:33

A relaxing walk through the woods at Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States.

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2022-2023 Year in Sound 34:40

6M ago34:40

34:40

The sounds that filled the cracks of 2022 and 2023 (I'm late, I know).

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08.27.2023 | Return to Roots | Grand Junction, CO 10:42

11M ago10:42

10:42

A trip home sparks my memory of crickets. A walk and talk featuring beavers, skiing, and the clicks of grasshoppers.

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7.30.2023 | To Make a Garden | Seattle, WA 13:34

1y ago13:34

13:34

Mary Oliver once wrote, "The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time." Poems are by: RikkyBoy399: https://freesound.org/people/RikkyBoy399/sounds/240389/ acclivity: https://freesound.org/people/acclivity/sounds/156550/ …

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5.14.2023 | Sounds of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan 33:21

1y ago33:21

33:21

A quick podcast tour through Tokyo.There were many more sounds I could have captured, but I've been a little burned out on audio lately. This is still a nice vignette of Tokyo's massive sonic fingerprint.Locations are as follows:01:24 — Tokyo Station04:59 — On the street by the Imperial Palace08:05 — Hibiya Park10:27 — In the Metro14:45 — Kanda Mat…

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02.26.2023 | Birdsong (The Global Sunrise) 7:59

1+ y ago7:59

7:59

There's a cool concept called "The Global Sunrise." This is the idea that, as the dawn sun hits the earth, birds are waking up and singing their morning song. As daylight moves across the planet, there's a constant hum of new birdsong ringing out somewhere. So here's a little sonic experiment, where you can experience birdsong from all over the wor…

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01.28.2023 | Fragments of an Infinite Memory | Seattle, WA 20:03

1+ y ago20:03

20:03

I turn on my phone, open TikTok, and the hours blur away. So much content, I had to make some more. Where were you when you made your first Facebook account? This is podcast #CoreCore. Sonic #NicheCore.

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11.03.2022 | Haze | Orlando, FL 31:19

2y ago31:19

31:19

*This is a language warning* Be a host body. Haze's linktree: https://linktr.ee/TheHippieTrippyFrog You can find Haze's content on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainSheo You can listen to Witchcraft Banjo here: https://anchor.fm/hippiehobbity/episodes

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9.29.2022 | Sounds of Paris | Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium 35:17

2y ago35:17

35:17

Some thoughts on listening and some things to listen to. Enjoy on a walk and with good headphones. 02:57 — Outside Newark Airport 04:10 — A bench in the Jardin des Plantes 05:54 — Walking the 5th Arrondissement 06:46 — A cafe outside Saint Chapelle cathedral 07:36 — Walking the 5th Arrondissement (contd.) 09:48 — The Paris Catacombs 12:33 — Paris M…

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09.06.2022 | Motif 1 Test 1 2:22

2y ago2:22

2:22

Combing frequencies, playing with pans, and a whole bunch of "WTF is this?"

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06.25.2022 | What would you do | Washington, DC San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA 9:53

2y ago9:53

9:53

I've always been bad at journaling. I've started four to five notebooks, but have only ever finished one (last year). Lately, I've been thinking about alternate life plans, spent time, different timelines. I revisited some experiences in my journal to remind myself a bit about who I am, and where I've gone. I wanted to take you on that journey as w…

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Freesound Exercise 3: Philosophies 8:38

2y ago8:38

8:38

It goes like this: use a random word generator to source ten sounds from freesound.org. Then, combine them together to make an interesting sound.

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1.10.2021 | Greg Hawkins, Acting in The Philippines 36:21

2+ y ago36:21

36:21

A mission leads to a change, a change to an opportunity. What's life like when you find sudden fame?

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2.20.2022 | Poems in the Park 13:34

2+ y ago13:34

13:34

Join me for a sunny winter day in the park, along with some Mary Oliver poems.

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11.6.2021 | Waiting for the bus 4:03

2+ y ago4:03

4:03

Audio poem? Audio journal? An errant note on my phone turns into an experience.

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Freesound Exercise 2: Ventriloquism 2:43

2+ y ago2:43

2:43

It goes like this: use a random word generator to source ten sounds from freesound.org. Then, combine them together to make an interesting sound.

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2021 Year in Sound 31:13

2+ y ago31:13

31:13

The sounds that filled the cracks of 2021. -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries. Want to take part? Reach out at podcastalec […

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Freesound Exercise 1: Almost a religion 1:27

2+ y ago1:27

1:27

It goes like this: use a random word generator to source ten sounds from freesound.org. Then, combine them together to make an interesting sound. "A religion, almost a religion, any religion, a quintal in religion, a relying and a surface and a service in indecision and a creature and a question and a syllable in answer and more counting and no qua…

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8.17.2021 | Send a postcard | New York, NY 10:53

2+ y ago10:53

10:53

Hello from the street, the tunnels, and a basement full of jazz. -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries. Want to take part? Reac…

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4.27.2021 | Leaving California | San Jose, CA and Seattle, WA 23:13

3y ago23:13

23:13

A chance for something new, and a chance to do something over. I ask the question: how do you leave a place properly? -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the f…

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The pacifistic origins of anime 16:13

3y ago16:13

16:13

In the 1940s, Osamu Tezuka was drawing manga panels in his spare time when he realized something: due to government censorship, nobody was willing to talk about the problems that led to WWII. And so, with a pen in hand, he set to change that -- and what he created ended up changing the world. -- Read the full story here: https://aleccowan12.medium.…

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Spoken Through: Overstory 1:01:50

3+ y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

This project seeks to answer questions about my Pentecostal experience, as told through my experience and the journeys of other ex-Pentecostals. There is one Overstory episode, which includes my personal experience and the composite stories of a handful of ex-Pens. Listen to the full series, including interviews with a spiritual abuse therapist and…

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3.21.2021 | Audio Playground, Assignment #18: Roll of the Dice | San Jose, CA 1:21

3+ y ago1:21

1:21

Roll a pair of dice. Make a 1-minute doodle inspired by that number. Guest prompt from Rob Rosenthal and Gwen. Audio Playground is masterfully put together by Sarah Geis, "a radio and podcast maker, editor, and teacher working in Chicago and beyond." Find more information at https://www.audioplayground.xyz/hello -- How did this episode make you fee…

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Trailer: Spoken Through 1:51

3+ y ago1:51

1:51

What do you know about Pentecostalism? Growing to 200 million people in the last 100 years, it's a spirited and feisty sect. But it's famous for more than its growth -- its fervent prayer, isolationism, and belief in the "gifts of the spirit" make it one of the most controversial -- and cultic -- Christian faiths. In this upcoming short-run documen…

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1.1.2021 | The Same Ocean Twice | Crescent City, CA 23:51

3+ y ago23:51

23:51

"No man ever steps in the same [ocean] twice, for it's not the same [ocean] and he's not the same man." A routine post-vacation phone call diverges into that tricky exercise of remembering. And as Rachel Carson reminds us, can anything remember more than the ocean? -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this sh…

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2020 Year in Sound 1:28:35

3+ y ago1:28:35

1:28:35

A compilation of the sounds that defined the tempestuous and exhilarating year, 2020. -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries. Wa…

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2.8.2018 | The Train Retrospect | Eugene, OR 23:43

3+ y ago23:43

23:43

I find a trove of tape for a project that never materialized. This is audio behind the scenes, before the cuts, in their context and without it. Choo choo. -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additi…

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12.6.2020 | Movin' Out (Michael's Song) | New York, NY 12:20

3+ y ago12:20

12:20

Moving in the middle of a pandemic is freeing, but it ain't easy. -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries. Want to take part? Rea…

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11.2.2020 | New Friends | Cape Town, South Africa 13:09

3+ y ago13:09

13:09

With some inspiration and help from YouTube Filmmaker Dan Mace, I reach out to a South African Musician in a shared Facebook group. -- How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 -- Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will he…

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10.30.2020 | Circadian | San Jose, CA 6:06

4y ago6:06

6:06

7 months into a pandemic, and home is starting to spin. Enable the "Listen Closely" Alexa skill today to stay up to date on the latest log. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will …

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10.2.2020 | On the Road | Route 66 at Kingman, AZ 16:06

4y ago16:06

16:06

What makes a Great American Roadtrip? A look at the life on the road now and back then. Enable the "Listen Closely" Alexa skill today to stay up to date on the latest log. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything with…

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8.15.2020 | The Pandemic Mantra | Marin Headlands, CA 9:14

4y ago9:14

9:14

"It doesn't matter how so slow you go so long as you do not stop." Enable the "Listen Closely" Alexa skill today to stay up to date on the latest log. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contac…

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8.7.2020 | An Intricate Context of Things 29:20

4y ago29:20

29:20

An Intricate Context of Things is my new lo-fi hip-hop album based on the things getting me through quarantine. Find the full album with instrumental tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/alec-cowan/sets/an-intricate-context-of-things How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphd…

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6.28-30.2020 | Mountain Sunset | Trinity Alps, CA 5:43

4y ago5:43

5:43

Painting legend Bob Ross walks us through a painting come to life: the Trinity Alps in northern California, where hijinks and sore muscles are to be found. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional c…

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7.4.2020 | July 4th: Fire | San Jose, CA 2:45

4y ago2:45

2:45

Don't buy fireworks, people. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries.

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6.7.2020 | This place called San Jose | San Jose, CA 6:42

4y ago6:42

6:42

A trumpet ensemble, drive-in COVID test, and annoying midnight bird walk into a bar. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries.…

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2.24.19 - 5.27.20 | This was Home | Seattle, WA 6:50

4y ago6:50

6:50

To be heard is a blessing and some days a miracle. I'm so thankful for my name and voice to have been weaved into the sound of this city, to be played over radios and heard through ears. To Seattle, the Emerald City and my welcome home for the past year. Goodbye. Thank you for listening. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, ple…

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5.31.20 | Summer '93, on tape | Grand Junction, CO and Mesquite, NV 6:27

4y ago6:27

6:27

The summer of '93 was a busy one. Fun times were to be had at the pool and on the golf course. Videocameras grab everything you see, but today the goal is to grab everything you can hear. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used f…

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5.22.20 | No One But the Wind | Olympic National Park 5:25

4y ago5:25

5:25

Over the ferry, through the woods, to foamy shore and crystal lake we go. Recorded in Olympic National Park in Washington. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the fu…

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12.18.19 | Moments of sound, moments of silence | Maui, HI 2:57

4y ago2:57

2:57

In order of appearance: - Wailuku - The Iao Valley - Kihei - Haleakala National Park - Wailuku How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries.…

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11.10.19 | The old piano | The Mission, San Francisco 3:15

4y ago3:15

3:15

Memories of old saloon times over a cafe coffee and caprese. Just off Mission St. in San Francisco's Mission District. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future…

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11.27.18 | A Vital Organ | Bells of Berlin 3:55

5+ y ago3:55

3:55

This combines two pieces of tape from two very different places in Berlin: the bells of a glass tower next to the Kaiser Wilhelm church in West Berlin, which was never reconstructed after WWII; and an organ from a church by Alexanderplatz, a main plaza in the former Soviet East Berlin. These two sounds mingle, compete, and twist -- they are two sou…

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5.18.18 | Voices in the Waves | Cape Coast Castle 15:47

6y ago15:47

15:47

Cape Coast Castle was the seat of power for the British slave trade in Ghana. This story is a tour through the stone fortress and an attempt to translate what it means to walk the same steps that masters and slaves did only 400 years ago. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/…

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Academia and Business 1O1 with Roger Best 58:57

6y ago58:57

58:57

This episode is all about communicating and using knowledge. We explore the "invisible line" connecting academics and business together. Our guest is emeritus professor of marketing Roger Best, who shares his journey from an engineer to a groundbreaking marketing researcher, consultant, and teacher, including earning the American Marketing Associat…

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12.28.17 | Music in the Tunnels | Montreal Metro 7:31

6y ago7:31

7:31

Sounds from street performers throughout the Montreal Metro. How did this episode make you feel? If you have a moment, please fill out this short survey: https://forms.gle/SUcphdvFDRkN4eNa9 Your responses will not be used for anything without additional contact and will help shape the future sound of diary entries.…

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Investing 1O1 with Stephen McKeon 45:01

6y ago45:01

45:01

This episode starts with the time value of money and quickly becomes an exploration of the time value of everything. As Professor Stephen McKeon takes us from his past working at a winery, to starting a drone company, and always choosing a happy versus wealthy life, the episode bounces between balances sheets and the purpose of life--and how the ba…

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Professionalism 1O1 with Molly Malone 36:53

6+ y ago36:53

36:53

In this guest conversation episode, Molly Malone defines professionalism as a refined sense of tenacity. She discusses the power of the B student and speaks about how to set the tone in an interview and the office. Host Troy Campbell adds some perspectives from his time as a Disney Imagineer, including how to tell your own Disney Destiny Story, and…

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