Posted Jul 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM UTCDExternal LinkA unifying theory of the podcast sound.Our friends over at Switched on Pop just did a fun episode about the history of the way podcasts sound. The Grateful Dead is in there, as is the infamous Breakmaster Cylinder, who wrote the theme for every podcast ever. Including ours! It’s fascinating — and a good combo listen with this Vergecast episode from last year. It also might have ruined podcast jingles for me, forever.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.David Pierce
A unifying theory of the podcast sound.
Our friends over at Switched on Pop just did a fun episode about the history of the way podcasts sound. The Grateful Dead is in there, as is the infamous Breakmaster Cylinder, who wrote the theme for every podcast ever. Including ours! It’s fascinating — and a good combo listen with this Vergecast episode from last year. It also might have ruined podcast jingles for me, forever. [Link: All podcast themes sound the same — why? | https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/podcast-themes-sound-the-same-breakmaster-cylinder | Switched on Pop]
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