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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Same here with similar results. But I call them “audio journals”. For my digital audio courses, I’ve migrated almost all writing reflections to this format. I also like being able to listen to them while on my exercise bike. 🚲🎧

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Also this is one of the finest examples of podcasting media. Definitely made me appreciate Dolly Parton &!her impact in new ways.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I recommend to you this podcast series about Dolly Parton by Jad Abumrad (creator of Radio Lab). You may ask: how did a MacArthur Award winning pub radio guy meet Dolly? Because she personally funded his father's vaccine research, that's how. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...

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Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts

The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I am co-organizing a special session on "Inclusive Acoustics" for the upcoming ASA conference in Baltimore. Submissions are due August 17. Message me if you would like more details on submitting! Or please share with anyone you think might be interested. #acoustics #sound 🔊🎤🎧

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My department at Stetson is seeking an individual to teach one section of Graphic Design (DIGA 221) in the Fall 2026 semester, with the possibility of teaching the same course again in Spring 2027. Can be online. Please share with potential leads! www.stetson.edu/administrati...

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Better option would be to turn on live captions. They are pretty accurate these days. support.microsoft.com/en-us/powerp...

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Video: Live captions & subtitles | Microsoft Support

Video: Live captions & subtitles

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

⚠️ Audio warning: The boom is loud, especially over headphones. Lower your volume before listening. About seven minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster returned to the landing site—bringing a sonic boom with it. This second clip captures that moment.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Night launches have their own atmosphere. The rocket's glow seems brighter against the dark sky, and the rumble and crackle feel amplified by the stillness. Recorded near Vandenberg during a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch while visiting with the PASCAL team from BYU. 🔊 Sound on.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Currently embedded with the PASCAL team from BYU who are lead by Dr Kent Gee & study rocket acoustics. We started our week with a 12-hour road trip out to Vandenberg Space Force Base. Looking forward to seeing how the launch facilities compare with Canaveral. 🚀

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Now on Bandcamp: Postcards from Canaveral! Created for a documentary video commissioned by Canaveral National Seashore, these four tracks take you on a tour through one of Florida's most distinctive soundscapes. Listen here: nathanwolek.bandcamp.com/album/postca...

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Postcards from Canaveral, by Nathan Wolek

4 track album

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The detail that stayed with me: a bird calling steadily through the entire scene, seemingly unconcerned by the sound of a massive rocket leaving Earth. What's more remarkable: the sound of the launch or the bird's seeming indifference? 🐦

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

To celebrate today's Artemis III crew announcement, here's my field recording from Artemis II's launch, captured about 12 miles from Launch Complex 39B. Headphones or speakers recommended to hear the low crackle. 🌎🚀 🌕

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This is the way. History of sound recording should be taught to every music undergrad. Starting a reading list with two of my favorites. What are some others?

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Part two explores the seashore through its soundscape, both above and below the water’s surface. 3/3

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Postcards from Canaveral is a short documentary film about Canaveral National Seashore told in two parts. Part one tells the story of Young Sound Seekers, a community partnership designed to create opportunities for visually-impaired youth with our public lands. 2/3

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our Young Sound Seekers documentary is now on YouTube! You can watch it here with audio description: m.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLL...

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Postcards from Canaveral

YouTube video by Young Sound Seekers

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

On the plus side, Apple got rid of the “Simplified Mode” in Logic Pro 12. Never understood that feature & wasted many hours telling students how to disable it.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Hey, that’s a photo of Andy Slater working with some Young Sound Seekers! Check out this article for @transom.bsky.social by Andrew Leland.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

One of my students plugged his headphones into the 3.5 jack on a MIDI controller this week. Not at all good for the ears.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Teaching MIDI composition in Logic Pro to my intro students & workshopping a new analogy. The piano roll & step sequencer are like working with Lego bricks. The loop library is like working with pre-assembled furniture. Did I pick this up somewhere? If so, would like to cite my source!

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The rocket is over 300 feet tall and towers high above the low coastal vegetation. The sky is clear, but grayish-blue. 3/3

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Video description: A live feed from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, January 17. The extra large Artemis II rocket sits atop a slow moving platform that will take 10 hours to transport the rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. 2/3

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

If you need some slow TV as a distraction today, I recommend watching Artemis II roll out to the launch pad. Unfortunately, the soundtrack is underwhelming. 1/3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVn...

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NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Kennedy Space Center

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🎥 Postcards from Canaveral — Screening Today! If you missed the premiere in New Smyrna Beach, catch it on Values Day here in DeLand! 📍 Tri-C (Cross-Cultural Center) — 145 E Michigan Ave 🗓️ Today, Nov. 13 | 5:30–7:30 PM 🎬 Postcards from Canaveral screens around 6–6:30 PM

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

And if the county council is truly interested in avoiding waste, the right decision is to approve the grants. Because anything less at this point means you have wasted hundreds of hours of your local citizens' time. 6/6

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

We choose to live in a county that shares our commitment to the arts. If the county council is uncomfortable by certain programs, that should have been in the application guidelines from the outset. It is unacceptable to change the criteria this late in the grant process. 5/6

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I am not directly affiliated with any of these organizations, meaning I do not hold any leadership position and did not aid with any proposals before the council. But I have collaborated with a few and my family and I participate in events programming by more. 4/6

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Please take a minute to review it and appreciate the hundreds of hours these 30+ organizations spent on their proposals to get to the September council meeting. Their process started in April. They attended workshop, drafted proposals, presented documentation, and answered questions. 3/6

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Locals on FB are sharing the Beacon article, which details how the council meeting transpired. I would instead like to direct attention to the county web page that details the process for awarding these grants. 2/6 Found here: www.volusia.org/services/com...

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Community Cultural Grant

Thanks to Volusia County s ambitious Art in Public Places program, the creations of 76 artists from across the nation adorn the walls and courtyards.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

For those outside of Volusia, our county council recently pulled funding for arts organizations. These were local grants made to local organizations using local tax dollars. 1/6

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Visited our local morning TV news program to talk about Young Sound Seekers and Stetson University. Glad I was joined by Marvel and Chaylee, who shared their perspective as students working on this experiential learning project. Watch the video here: www.fox35orlando.com/video/1717599

Sitting on set in armchairs during our interview. The anchor and I are discussing something and gesturing with our hands. Anchor Stephanie Rivas sits on the left, while myself, Marvel Olson, and Chaylee Martin are lined up on the right.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I hope you leave this video and with a better understanding of my love for the best classroom in Central Florida." An excerpt from my comments last night. Thanks to everyone for all the memories. 4/4

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

You can stand on top of Turtle Mound in the morning to listen to the dawn chorus, or sit on the porch at Eldora in the evening to bask in the sunset.... 3/4

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Where else can you stand on the shore and listen to rhythm of the waves wash over you, then take a short walk over to the lagoon, drop a hydrophone off the dock, and reveal another world of sound. 2/4

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

"Canaveral National Seashore is the best classroom I've ever worked in. Every time I lead a Young Sound Seekers excursion or take students from Stetson, I am filled with gratitude that we have a place like Canaveral nearby. 1/4

Dr. Nathan standing at a podium in the ACA Harris Theatre. Members of the audience in the first two rows can be seen in the foreground with their backs to the camera. On the screen behind me is the title card for our documentary, Postcards from Canaveral. The subtitle reads "an audio tour by Young Sound Seekers."

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Text at the opening reads, "What will you be taking from Stetson's Young Sound Seekers Programs?" The students in order are Isabella Colombo, Michaela Hawthorne, Alexia Kagambega, & Chaylee Martin. 3/3

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Media description: Video of Stetson student speaking about their experiences with Young Sound Seekers. These testimonials are intercut with shots of them working in the field with kids from Conklin Davis. 2/3

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🌊🎥👂 TONIGHT! Join us for the premiere of Postcards from Canaveral at the Atlantic Center for the Arts main campus (New Smyrna Beach). Doors open 6:30, Event starts 7:00 P.M. Our planned program should last about an hour. 1/3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWn...

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Stetson Students Featured in Local Documentary

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🔊🐦🌊 Waves, wildlife, wind. Discover the soundscape of Canaveral in Postcards from Canaveral. Film premiere Sept. 26, 7 PM @ Atlantic Center for the Arts. Free event. Bring a friend!

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

✨👂 Experience Canaveral through the ears of Young Sound Seekers. Postcards from Canaveral premieres Sept. 26, 7 PM @ Atlantic Center for the Arts. Free & open to the public. Join us next Friday IN ONE WEEK!

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

🌊🎥 Don’t miss the premiere of Postcards from Canaveral! Sept. 26, 7 PM @ Atlantic Center for the Arts (NSB). A 26-min film celebrating the voices & soundscapes of Canaveral Nat’l Seashore. Free & open to all!

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The article mentions approval for 44 launches and landings per year. When they receive final approval, I am genuinely scared what that will do to the #soundscape at #Canaveral. 2/2

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

This tracks with my story. People outside academia are always confused why I moved from Florida to Hawaii, then back to Florida a year later. Short answer: tenure-track position near family.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Pointless is streaming on Prime in USA! My favorite UK game show. If I told you about this show when I got back from Scotland, check it out! www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...

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Watch Pointless | Prime Video

A game show where contestants aim to score the fewest points possible by guessing the least popular answers given by people in polls on various subjects.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Thank you, Brian! Adding this to the resource links for my #SoundDesign students this semester.

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Nathan Wolek @profwolek.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Listen up for the true call of a bald eagle. Not what you typically hear from movies & TV. #bioacoustics #SoundDesign 👂 🦅

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