Radiolab - Bigger Than Bacon

Today's story is a mystery, shockingly hot, and vanishingly tiny. It starts with a sound, rising like a mist from the marsh, around a dock in South Carolina. But where it goes next - from submarines to superheroes (and yes, Keanu Reeves!); from the surface of the sun to the middle of the brain - is far from expected. Producer Molly Webster brings her family along for the ride. Enjoy the adventure, before it...implodes. Produced by Molly Webster and Annie McEwen. Reported by Molly Webster. Guest sound designer, Jeremy Bloom. Special thanks to Kullervo Hynynen, James Bird, and Lawrence Crum. After you listen to the episode (spoiler alerts): Wanna see the shrimp bubble in super slowmo? Check it out here (and note, of the 1,400 views on this video, producer Molly Webster probably comprises 752). If you want to see cavitation bubbles form, and think you might enjoy watching it happen in French, check this out - the high frame rate makes these shots divine. Bigger Better Bubbles Before Dave Stein, soap bubbles were round, smallish, and collapsed with a pop. Now, they are anything but. Today we explore the story of one man, who - in an instant, changed the art of bubble blowing and what it means to be a bubble forever. Produced by Simon Adler Special thanks to Megan Colby Parker, Gary Pearlman, David Erk, Rick Findley and everyone who came out to blow giant bubbles with us in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. You can hear Jad's bubble dance party song here

Duration: 39m
Broadcast on: 09 May 2016
Audio Format: other

Today's story is a mystery, shockingly hot, and vanishingly tiny.

It starts with a sound, rising like a mist from the marsh, around a dock in South Carolina. But where it goes next - from submarines to superheroes (and yes, Keanu Reeves!); from the surface of the sun to the middle of the brain - is far from expected. Producer Molly Webster brings her family along for the ride. Enjoy the adventure, before it...implodes.

Produced by Molly Webster and Annie McEwen. Reported by Molly Webster. Guest sound designer, Jeremy Bloom.

Special thanks to Kullervo Hynynen, James Bird, and Lawrence Crum.

After you listen to the episode (spoiler alerts):

Wanna see the shrimp bubble in super slowmo? Check it out here (and note, of the 1,400 views on this video, producer Molly Webster probably comprises 752).

If you want to see cavitation bubbles form, and think you might enjoy watching it happen in French, check this out - the high frame rate makes these shots divine.

Bigger Better Bubbles

Before Dave Stein, soap bubbles were round, smallish, and collapsed with a pop. Now, they are anything but.

Today we explore the story of one man, who - in an instant, changed the art of bubble blowing and what it means to be a bubble forever.

Produced by Simon Adler

Special thanks to Megan Colby Parker, Gary Pearlman, David Erk, Rick Findley and everyone who came out to blow giant bubbles with us in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

You can hear Jad's bubble dance party song here

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That's it for today, you're listening to Radio Lab - from WNYC. Hey, I'm Jada Bumrad. I'm Robert Krollich. This is Radio Lab. Today, we have a mystery that is vanishingly tiny, shockingly hot, and manages to combine submarines, Keanu Reeves, Red Lobster, and Game of Thrones. And of course, our producer, Molly Webster, and many members of her family. Hello, hello, hello. Where are the children? So, you want to begin in the beautiful state of South Carolina? South Carolina. It's on a pier. Yeah, is my radio gear waterproof? Yes. On a dock. Okay, so we're going to walk down to the dock, which is just like this place where they all put boats in the water. And that's where we always... I'm going to explain my dock it. Okay. My parents recently moved to this marshy swampy area near the intercoastal waterway, which is like a connecting series of salty channels, and we grew up in Ohio, and so this is like a totally different landscape than what we grew up in. Okay. And those little people would be my nieces and nephews. I'm riding my bike, so we can ride it back. Do you hear that, America? Those are my children, getting along and come from our... That would be Chrissy Webster, one of my sisters. Yeah, we sound a lot of like, anyway. So okay, so this is the story. The story is, so when my parents first moved there, I remember going out on the docks with my dad, and we were sort of looking at the beautiful marsh, right, and there was this really weird sound, like coming off the water. Water. I recently took my nieces and nephew out to see if they could hear it. Okay. I'm in position. Okay. So we're not going to move, and we're not going to squeak. We're not going to talk. We're not going to talk. Okay. So we leaned down off the dock. Okay, ready? Now we're going to see if we can hear it. Oh my gosh, I hear some crackles. That crackling sound? Yeah. What is that?

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