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Unexplainable

What’s A

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The centuries-old international battle over the real sound of a musical note. Guest: Fanny Gribenski, historical musicologist and author of Tuning the World: The Rise of 440 Hertz in Music, Science, and Politics, 1859–1955 Reported for Unexplainable by Emily Siner For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.2

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0:44.2

The new season is bigger than ever.

0:46.6

Bigger hopes?

0:47.6

I keep waiting for this moment.

0:50.6

When he says, Mom, I get it.

0:52.5

I'm sorry.

0:53.8

Bigger dreams. Tom Hanks wants to meet with you.

0:57.2

This is a real chance.

0:59.1

And bigger heartbreaks.

1:00.6

I thought it would be my movie moment.

1:05.8

And maybe he would even whisper in my ear.

1:07.7

I've always been in love with you.

1:09.7

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1:25.7

Almost every classical music concert I've been to begins with this particular ritual.

1:31.0

First the lights go down, then the audience gets quiet.

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