Reasonably Sound

Mike Rugnetta
Reasonably Sound

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  1. 46: The Scourge of Modern Civilization

    05/16/2023

    46: The Scourge of Modern Civilization

    An episode about how scam and spam calls (and texts) work, why they've been so hard to stop, and what they can teach us about labor. -- Support the show at http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd And Instagram: http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd I'm also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta And Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- SOURCES https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-fcc-proposes-record-%24300-mln-fine-for-auto-warranty-robocalls https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/March-2023/Attorney-General-Yost-Silences-Texas-based-Robocal https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/21/tech/fcc-robocall-crackdown/index.html https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46311/2 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robokiller-report-reveals-54-billion-spam-calls-reached-consumers-in-2020-301232640.html https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/spam-calls-grew-18-this-year-despite-the-global-pandemic/ https://assets.website-files.com/61f9a8793a878d7f71c5505d/6400e06e514500224ad26830_The%20Robokiller%20phone%20scam%20report%20-%202022%20insights%20%26%20analysis.pdf https://www.robokiller.com/the-robokiller-report https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/19/56percent-of-americans-cant-cover-a-1000-emergency-expense-with-savings.html https://www.getkeepsafe.com/blog/eight-ways-robocallers-get-your-phone-number/ https://pos.toasttab.com/privacy https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230322/policy/fcc-passes-rules-to-require-blocking-of-spam-scam-texts https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190086 https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ104/PLAW-104publ104.pdf https://www.nclc.org/resources/scam-robocalls-telecom-providers-profit/ https://twitter.com/File411/status/1299134494511968257?s=20 https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-robocallers-win-even-if-you-dont-answer-1528104600 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-76A2.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/spoofed-robocalls https://robocallindex.com/history/time https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-340873A1.pdf https://www.truecaller.com/blog/insights/top-20-countries-affected-by-spam-calls-in-2021 https://value-privacy.com/south-america/brazil-lgpd/brazilian-anatel-affirms-mandatory-robocall-blocking/ https://www.wired.com/story/india-robocall-spam-caller-id/ https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276290/20220603/india-impose-regulatory-changes-combat-robocall-scams.htm https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-can%E2%80%99t-we-hang-india%E2%80%99s-telemarketing-scams-179023 https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-02/opinion-the-supreme-court-just-opened-the-robocall-floodgates-call-congress https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-511_p86b.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2016/08/first-meeting-industry-led-robocall-strike-force https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/Robocall-Strike-Force-Final-Report.pdf https://www.pcmag.com/news/robocall-strike-force-unite-or-something https://transnexus.com/blog/2023/shaken-statistics-march/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151/text https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-122A1.pdf https://www.natlawreview.com/article/telephone-and-texting-compliance-news-regulatory-update-fcc-extends-stirshaken https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html -- Will Stratton is at https://willstratton.com/ Tida Tep is at http://tidatep.com/ -- CC-BY Licensed Music Used https://soundcloud.com/steve-hutt-1/stormy-weather https://soundcloud.com/xanifur/erik-satie-chiptune-gymnopedie https://freesound.org/people/jordivburgel/sounds/156371/ https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon/awakening-dew-emotional-romantic-piano-free-download

    1 hr
  2. 45: The World Remade

    08/19/2019

    45: The World Remade

    On flailing in the rising tides, as well as the ecological impact of vinyl records and digital music streaming. -- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2019/08/19/the-world-remade/ -- Thanks to Kyle Devine, whos book Decomposed: The Political Ecology of Music is out in October 2019. You can learn more here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/decomposed The Cost of Music Project (https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_643297_en.html) was done in collaboration with Matthew Brennan, whose work you can see here: http://citizenbravo.com/videos.html​ Thanks also to Miriam Nielsen for the research and script help. You can find her work at http://youtube.com/zentouro and http://youtube.com/hotmesspbs -- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to Oscar Acton, Kathy Ahfid, Andre Bach, Benjamin, hans buetow, David Booth, Harry Brisson, Jack Britton, Johnny C, PA Campbell, Andrew Carlos, Jana Deppe, Santiago Espinosa Uribe, Talia F E, Elliott, Antoine Flamant, J Gingold, Nick Goertzen, Camilla Greer, Richard Hanson, Ethan Hermer, Dale Jakes, Kaya, Blake Kidd, Tod Kurt, Rachel L, Andrew MacLarty, J.S. Majer, Joseph maslov, Christopher McKitterick, Mahlen Morris, Adam Neely, Josef Nickerson, Rachaul Paul, Clarissa Redwine, Kelly Rivers, David Rorick, Susan Rugnetta, Kai Salmon, Cole Sarar, Jason Scott, Mischa Stanton, Herman Sundström, THUNK, Bernhard Werner, Chelsea Whyte and Vijile -- Support the show at • http://patreon.com/reasonablysound • http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta -- and follow me at • http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd • http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd • http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta • http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound’s theme is by Will Stratton. Reasonably Sound’s visual design is by Tida Tep. This episode’s cover image is Vinyl Record by Marco Verch http://bit.ly/2Zn7sw5

    51 min
  3. 44: Vrooms And The Lack Thereof

    02/07/2019

    44: Vrooms And The Lack Thereof

    What if your car’s engine could sound like anything? -- Find full show notes, with research links, at http://reasonablysound.com/2019/02/07/vrooms-and-the-lack-thereof/ -- Thanks to all the show’s Patrons and supporters, without whom it would not be possible! Special thanks to Adam Neely, Andrew Carlos, Andrew MacLarty, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Antoine Flamant, Ayla Ounce, Benjamin, Bernhard Werner, Blake Kidd, Camilla Greer, Cassandra Durnford, Chelsea Whyte, Christopher McKitterick, Clarissa Redwine, Cole Sarar, Dale Jakes, David Booth, David Rorick, Dylan Neal, Elliott, Ethan Hermer, hansbuetow, Harry Brisson, J Gingold, J.S. Majer, Jack Britton, Jana Deppe, Jason Scott, Johnny C, Josef Nickerson, Joseph maslov, Kathy Ahfid, Kaya, Mahlen Morris, Mischa Stanton, Nick Goertzen, Oscar Acton, Philip Campbell, Rachaul Paul, Rachel L, Richard Hanson, Talia F E, Tim, Tod Kurt, and Vijile! If this is your first episode as a Patron, your name will be included in the next episode after your pledge clears. Drop me a line if you have any questions or problems! -- Support the show at • patreon.com/reasonablysound • d.rip/mikerugnetta -- and follow me at • twitter.com/reasonablysnd • instagram.com/reasonablysnd • twitter.com/mikerugnetta • instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound’s theme is by Will Stratton. Reasonably Sound’s visual design is by Tida Tep. This episode’s cover image is "File:Single-cylinder T-head engine (Autocar Handbook, 13th ed, 1935).jpg”: http://bit.ly/2GetOGG

    40 min
4.7
out of 5
259 Ratings

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