Sound of Extinction
b'When was the last time you heard a dial-up modem? A dot matrix printer? A CD dropping into its plastic tray? Did you know it would be the last time? We talk to Rick Adams, a British reporter, about the impact of Big Ben being silenced for repairs next year and Madeline Ashby, a futurist, who has some pretty wild ideas of what sounds we\\u2019re about to lose... and have already lost but haven\\u2019t realized it yet.\\xa0\\xa0\\nCheck out Defacto Sound, the studios that produced Twenty Thousand Hertz, hosted by Dallas Taylor.\\xa0\\nConsider supporting the show at donate.20k.org\\xa0\\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/extinction\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'