Take an audio trip around Kentucky, Indiana, and throughout our region. On each episode, we listen to a field recording from the Kentuckiana Sounds map, and hear from the contributor who made it. Produced by Louisville Public Media, and Kentuckiana Sounds.
Latest episodes
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3 min
A Walk with Tobe
Alex takes you on a walk with her dog through Old Louisville. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds!. [This Kentuckiana Sound was recorde…
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3 min
A Soccer Practice in The Highlands
Briana Kinkead drives us to soccer practice. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds! [This Kentuckiana Sound was recorded on an iPhone 13…
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3 min
Noe's Rest Park in Elizabeth, Indiana
Alex is in Indiana at one of her favorite places to clear her head. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds! . [This Kentuckiana Sound was…
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2 min
The Kentucky State Fair
Alex walks you through Freedom Hall during the 2022 Kentucky State Fair. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds! . [This Kentuckiana Soun…
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3 min
Sledding in Cherokee Park
To help get you through the dog days of summer, Alex takes you sledding in Cherokee Park. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds! [This K…
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2 min
Biking Through Old Louisville
Amy Davis takes you on a bike ride through Old Louisville. Recorded on their iPhone. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds!
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3 min
An Overpass on 1-64
Alex explores a place you have seen but do not dare to go. What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds! [This Kentuckiana Sound was recorded on…
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4 min
A Backyard in Clifton
Kirsten Pfalzgraf lets us into her backyard in the Clifton Neighborhood.What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds!
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5 min
What does community sound like?
Kentuckiana Sounds creator Aaron Rosenblum moved to Maine and the show has been on an extended break—until now! On this episode, you'll meet LPM's Alex Biscardi, who's bringing the…
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3 min
A Derby Party in Cherokee Triangle
Ellen Oost lets us be her plus one to a Kentucky Derby party.What does your world sound like? Share a field recording with Kentuckiana Sounds! [This Kentuckiana sound was recorded…
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2 min
Where is That Hum Coming From?
While walking down 6th St., Kentuckiana Sounds curator Aaron Rosenblum found himself enveloped in a droning, omnipresent hum reverberating among the buildings on the block. Was it…
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2 min
A Quiet Sound in a Loud Neighborhood
Musician and student Chris Leidner lives in a noisy neighborhood. His Old Louisville apartment is above a narrow street where the sounds of cars and motorcycles ricochet and rattle…
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2 min
A Prairie Warbler Without a Prairie
The ascending call of a Prairie Warbler rings out over the mixed terrain of Charlestown State Park in Southern Indiana. A chorus of other species chime in. To hear the full recordi…
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2 min
Flash Dads? Flash Dads!
Flash Dads is a JCPS program that brings men from the community into JCPS schools to serve as positive role models and welcome students. The volunteers come from throughout the com…
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2 min
The Ohio River From Below
Field recordist Luke Pearson wanted to hear what was happening in the Ohio River, so he dropped a hydrophone in at Portland Wharf Park. Instead of the marine life he expected he he…
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2 min
Fun With Giant Gas Jets
To the average driver seeing it from their commute, The Kentucky Derby Festival Great Balloon Race might seems like a peaceful, placid affair. But as anyone who's ever been to the…
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2 min
A Man-Made Swamp in Okolona
The commercial developments around Outer Loop may not seem much like nature sanctuaries, but Kentuckiana Sounds curator Aaron Rosenblum found one hidden water management feature fu…
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2 min
Clemson (and a Freight Train) at UofL
The sounds of a college football game can travel pretty far. So can the sounds of a freight train. Drawn to the periphery of Cardinal Stadium by the Clemson at UofL game in 2015, K…
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2 min
Thunder Rolls Over Buechel
Recording studio co-owner Jeff Dickerhoof set out to record the wind chimes on his back deck only to have the wind turn to rain and thunder, and a chance to record the storm instea…
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2 min
An Accidental Concert in the Park
New sounds arrive with the changing seasons — migrating birds in the spring, cicadas in the summer, and leaf blowers in the fall. Kentuckiana Sounds curator Aaron Rosenblum picked…