The Horrible Sound that Haunts Reality TV

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

We’re revisiting one of our favorite eps this week, to find out who put the tension in reality TV. ELT tracks down the man behind the nail-biting sound you can’t unhear. Plus, a listener’s backyard horror story turns into an intervention, with cicada killer wasp expert Chuck Holliday. Thanks to callers Caitlin and Stephanie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.0	At the tone, please record your message.
0:34.0	Hi, Flora. I have a factual emergency.
0:37.0	So we're watching a lot of reality TV because that's all we do.
0:42.0	And there's a sound that comes up on every single show.
0:46.0	My boyfriend thinks it's like the verbal sound of like,
0:50.0	oh shit, but in like a squeaky loud fire and noise,
0:54.0	we'll play it for you one second.
0:58.0	All this mess.
1:03.0	Caitlin, thank you for your question.
1:06.0	Describe the sound you called about.
1:08.0	It's just, it sounds like knives getting sharpened
1:11.0	and some sort of like workshop.
1:13.0	It's like a...
1:19.0	Is that it?
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