Introducing Sound Detectives from LeVar Burton

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🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

LeVar Burton presents SOUND DETECTIVES – a funny, engaging, and thought-provoking podcast that invites elementary school-aged kids to explore the magic and mystery of sound. Breaking News – Across the globe, sounds are mysteriously going missing! Waves aren’t crashing, crickets aren’t chirping, and the familiar jingle of the ice cream truck is a distant memory. Follow Detective Hunch (Vinny Thomas) and his new sidekick Audie the Ear (Jess McKenna) as they solve sound mysteries and track down the nefarious Sound Swindler … all with a little help from LeVar Burton himself! Equal parts fun and informative, SOUND DETECTIVES encourages listeners to engage with the sound mysteries that surround us, while unlocking the door to people and cultures around the globe. Join the team on this semi-improvised comedy caper and help return the mystery sounds before the world falls silent! Listen to SOUND DETECTIVES on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Lovar Burton, and I've got a brand new podcast called Sound Detectives.
0:07.8	It's a fun-filled comedy adventure about the magic and mystery of sound.
0:13.4	In this world, sounds have mysteriously gone missing, followed Detective Hunch and his
0:19.0	sidekick Audie the Ear as they track them down and find the nefarious sound swinder, all
0:26.6	with a little help from me, Lovar Burton.
0:30.0	Would you like to hear a clip?
0:31.5	Thought you'd never ask.
0:38.0	It started off like any other day.
0:40.8	The birds were chirping.
0:42.8	The wind was whistling, and the ticked talk of the clock in my office was tick-talking.
0:49.8	I fed my pet gerbil, and I sat back in my old, freaky chair, and then suddenly,
0:56.6	silence.
0:59.4	I got up, but my creaky chair wasn't creaking.
1:02.8	My gerbil stopped squeaking, and as I came to discover, it wasn't just my office.
1:09.2	Sounds had gone missing everywhere.
1:12.4	This was the beginning of the greatest case of my career.
1:20.2	Wait, wait, wait, let me back up.
1:23.4	Hunch is the name.
1:24.5	You can call me Detective Hunch.
1:26.8	I'm a private eye, I look, I inspect, I investigate, and I've cracked some of the hardest
1:33.4	cases in the game.
1:35.1	If you hear a bump in the night, it's me, you call.
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