Best Samantha Hodder Podcasts (2024)

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Symphony of sheep bells, near Telti, Sardinia on 10th July 2022 – by Samantha Hodder 1:02

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“I was travelling with my family on the island of Sardinia. We turned off the highway near Telti, a mountain town outside of Olbia, heading to an Agritourismo for dinner. At first I couldn’t make out what the clamorous sound was…it was both noisy and beautiful in the same moment. The sun was setting over the mountain, so I had to squint to see what…

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Late August night in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts, USA, 2024 – by Leah Kopperman 2:54

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Fog at Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada in July 2024 – by Lu Olkowski 1:35

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Hurdles and high jump at the Stade de France, Paris Olympics, France on Wednesday 7th August 2024 – by Alan Hall 3:09

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Stop the Far Right, Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau, London, UK at 8pm on 7th August 2024 3:07

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“Hundreds of people gather in solidarity at one of the locations threatened by far right violence last night, as anti-racist groups across the UK respond to a list encouraging attacks on immigration centres. This followed a week of domestic terrorism from far right groups, fuelled by a poisonous political and media discourse in this country, which …

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Cave, Assos, Kefalonia in the morning, 24th July 2024 – by Alan Hall 5:15

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“It’s a cave at the foot of the hill at Assos under the old Venetian fortress. There’s a sea entrance (the light in the centre) and a small hole that gives access from a small pebble beach.”By Field Recordings

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Fizzing pylon, Chopwell Woodland Park, Gateshead, England, UK in July 2024 – by Tash Walker 1:06

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“I was on a walk in Chopwell Woodland Park which is on the fringe of Gateshead, and I came across this beautiful pylon. I heard it first fizzing with static among the trees, so when I saw it, I had to get my recorder out and capture it. That evening there was an amazing thunderstorm, which the pylon was clearly feeling hours before I could.”…

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Pétanque, Saint-Savin, France on 20th July 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria 6:22

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“Full of chaotic bells from an 11th or 12th century Abbey in the town we’re staying in. Listen out for one of the Pétanque players stepping away from the game to admonish / check in on her dog!”By Field Recordings

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Northern Line, London Underground, London, UK in April 2024 – by Joe Wilkins 8:25

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“A journey on the underground. Eight and a half minute field recording. London, April 2024.”By Field Recordings

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Cowbells, Dolomites, Italy in early July 2024 – by Alex Lewis 1:08

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“Around the Dolomites in Northeastern Italy, you frequently come across herds of cows. Munching on grass and wagging their heads, their cowbells echo around the mountain valleys like wind chimes or gamelans.”By Field Recordings

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Egg, London, UK on 12th July 2024 – by Harpreet Purewal 0:11

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“disgusting – shall I put it up? Lol sure. It was so squelchy. Never heard an egg like it.”By Field Recordings

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After the election, Cours Julien, Marseilles, France just before midnight on Sunday 7th July 2024 4:33

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“People gather to celebrate in Place Jean Jaurès hours after the Nouveau Front Populaire (an alliance of left wing movements in France) beats both Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and the far […]By Field Recordings

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Sweet Caroline behind a hedge, Bratch, England, UK on 6th July 2024 – by Helen Zaltzman 1:23

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“We were in a place called Bratch, talking a walk along a canal towpath. We had a big trivial argument, saw some baby moorhens and nice houseboats, and on the […]By Field Recordings

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Summer solstice at sunrise, Stonehenge, Salisbury, England on 21st June 2024 – by Yu Leng 6:47

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“It was recorded on summer solstice 21st of June in Stonehenge last week, where thousands of people gathered there to wait for the sunrise. Loads people brought drums and all kinds […]By Field Recordings

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Dyke March greets Restore Nature Now March in solidarity as they pass each other in central London, UK on 22nd June 2024 – by Laura Hurley 0:09

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Bamboo in the wind, Fire Island, New York, USA in June 2024 – by Will Coley 3:18

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Emergency alert test signal, Bergen, Norway at midday on 12th June 2024 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte 1:22

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“I made this recording recently whilst on tour in Norway. There was a national alarm test (similar to what we had in the UK a while back) and I was […]By Field Recordings

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Inside of the cabinet under the sink in the laundry room, New York, USA on 10th August 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz 1:42

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“Don’t know if it qualifies as a field recording–it’s water draining through the pipes after a washing machine spin cycle.”By Field Recordings

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Goats – protected landscape managers on 5th June, 2024, in Pervalka, Lithuania – by Vaida Pilibaitytė 5:01

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“In the first week of summer in June 2024, I was out recording some interviews for my radio program on environment at the Curonian Spit National Park. There I visited […]By Field Recordings

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Humming a very old song on the 171 bus, London, UK at 11.20pm on 30th April 2024 – by Melissa Viney 1:33

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Donkeys in Dol, Hvar, Croatia on 29th May 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick 0:59

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Waves on a pebble beach, Hvar, Croatia on 26th May 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall 7:08

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“Waves fizz and crackle on the shoreline”By Field Recordings

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Aulus-les-Bains, France on 4th May 2024 – by Tess Davidson 1:34

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“Recorded on Saturday 4th May 2024 in Aulus-les-Bains, a little village nestled in the French Pyrenees. I was out for a walk around the village watching the soft colours of […]By Field Recordings

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Gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland in April 2024 – by Damian Drohan 1:45

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“This is a gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork. The car park is seperated from Fota Wildlife Park by a fence. […]By Field Recordings

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Sea organ in Zadar, Croatia on 17th March 2024 – by Marta Medvešek 2:21

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“Created by the architect Nikola Bašić in 2005. Everytime I visited the sea organ it was crowded with tourists. This time – although only for a brief moment – I […]By Field Recordings

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Stone mill milling corn, a village near Otočac, Croatia, on March 17th 2024 – by Marta Medvešek 2:05

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“When I asked if I may record, the lady said of course – she loves the sound, too, and plays it back from her phone when she’s away from the […]By Field Recordings

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Freight train and waves, White Rock Beach, B.C., Canada on 15th May 2024 – by Martin Zaltz Austwick 4:01

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Rattling corrugated iron roof and singing fisherman, Pilot Boat Station, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland on 23rd August 2023 – by Damian Drohan 2:02

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“It’s a contact mic recording of a corrugated iron roof sheet rattling in the wind. There was a fisherman in a nearby hut singing and you can just pick him […]By Field Recordings

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Flag poles drumming in the wind, La Napoule, France on 15th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick 1:47

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Solar Eclipse, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Suzie McCarthy 6:54

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Wren and cathedral bells, Exeter, England, UK in early April 2024 – by Paul Ridout 2:00

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“I was in Exeter last weekend and as I walked round the north side of the cathedral this wren was singing louder than the bells.”By Field Recordings

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Dawn, Chewton, Victoria, Australia in April 2024 – by Camilla Hannan 20:40

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“I recorded this while Easter camping the other week at my friend’s place in Chewton, Victoria. Nothing like sleeping in a tent to get you up early! But this was totally worth […]By Field Recordings

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In the path of totality, Limerick Forest, North Grenville, Ontario, Canada on 8th April 2024 – by Laura Nerenberg 2:06

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“It’s a park with marshes, trails and boardwalks. It was in the path of totality, so we traveled there to witness the total solar eclipse — about 45 minutes from […]By Field Recordings

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Singing extractor hood in an easterly wind, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland on Friday 29th March 2024 – by Damian Drohan 1:08

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“…a singing extractor hood in my mum’s kitchen which makes this deep rumbling tone when the wind catches it from outside the kitchen window. It only happens with an Easterly […]By Field Recordings

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Micro Bats, Dularcha Railway Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia on 15th August 2023 – by Glenn Legge 5:56

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“Micro bat (large footed myotis bat) sounds and voice reflections from inside the disused (since 1932) Dularcha Rail Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia. Audible sounds include: bat sounds, bird sounds, footsteps, […]By Field Recordings

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Westminster Palace Clockmaker’s Workshop on 14th November 2023 – by Andrew Strangeway 0:34

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“The various heritage clocks belonging to parliament are serviced here. The sound of two clock movements on test after repair. Their ticks drift in and out of phase with each […]By Field Recordings

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Evening waves, La Napoule, France on 9th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick 1:06

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Partial eclipse, Morro Bay, California, USA at 11.11am on 8th April 2024 – by Rebecca Nolan 3:30

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Two minutes before the total eclipse, McGill Campus, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Cristal Duhaime 5:54

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Mary Valley Rattler, Gympie Steam Train 967, Queensland, Australia on 22nd November 2023 – by Glenn Legge 8:06

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“The sounds of a working steam tourist railway as engine 967 winds it’s way from Gympie to Amamoor in the Mary Valley, Queensland, Australia. Sounds include ambiences from inside the […]By Field Recordings

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Seashore, Chapadmalal, Buenos Aires, Argentina in August 2023 – by Joaquín Conde 11:30

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“In August 2023, I participated as an editor in the 2nd “Encuentro Provincial de Bibliotecas Populares” in Chapadmalal, which brings together librarians, independent publishers, and officials from the province’s cultural […]By Field Recordings

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Air escaping from a wet, upturned jar on a drainer (on a windy day), Scotland on 20th February 2024 – by Katie Revell 2:56

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Singing Escalator, Greenwich, London, UK on the morning of 7th March 2024 – by Alan Hall 3:32

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“When we worked on Monument together in 1993 (the musicalised documentary that launched BBC Radio 3’s Between the Ears), my old friend Ian Gardiner was keen to capture what he called a Singing […]By Field Recordings

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Summer storm, Vedia, Buenos Aires, Argentina in January 2024 – by Joaquín Conde 19:00

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“After nearly three consecutive years of drought (caused by La Niña phenomenon in the surface waters of the Pacific and exacerbated by increasing climate change), El Niño brought relief to […]By Field Recordings

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Birds, Northern Manhattan, NY, USA on 3rd February 2024 – by Jon Moskowitz 1:58

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“This was recorded in a courtyard of a building on Fort Washington Ave., in Northern Manhattan, a few blocks south of Fort Tyron Park and The Cloisters. The birds sound […]By Field Recordings

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Palestina Libera فلسطين حرة Free Palestine protest, Rome, Italy on 28th October 2023 – by Cosmin Sandu 0:59

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Heating pipes, Manhattan, New York, USA on 2nd January 2024 – by Jon Moskowitz 2:56

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“This is the sound of some sort of building heating system that I encountered on a walk on Riverside Drive by Grant’s Tomb in Manhattan. It was a freezing cold […]By Field Recordings

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Sunday Afternoon Snores, Pittsburgh, PA, USA on 11th February 2024 – by Dennis Funk 2:10

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Bow Bells, London, UK at 7.36pm on 17th January 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall 4:27

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“Bow bells – absolutely going for it – folding off the walls of the buildings surrounding the church. Inside, a brass ensemble is starting to rehearse”By Field Recordings