Lulu Miller

Hey, I am Lulu Miller. This is Radiolab. And we are warming up in the studio with an actor named Becca Blackwell.

Hey, I am Lulu Miller. This is Radiolab. And we are warming up in the studio with an actor named Becca Blackwell.

I'm so excited you're going to read this for us. I am too. I'm just going to. Who we brought in to voice a truly gorgeous essay about song in the animal world. From crickets to whales to humans in karaoke bars.

I'm so excited you're going to read this for us. I am too. I'm just going to. Who we brought in to voice a truly gorgeous essay about song in the animal world. From crickets to whales to humans in karaoke bars.

I'm so excited you're going to read this for us. I am too. I'm just going to. Who we brought in to voice a truly gorgeous essay about song in the animal world. From crickets to whales to humans in karaoke bars.

It's written by the author Sabrina Imbler, who is a friend of the show. We've had them on before. They write about nature and feelings, basically, which is kind of my favorite genre. And this is a brand new essay of theirs just off the presses.

It's written by the author Sabrina Imbler, who is a friend of the show. We've had them on before. They write about nature and feelings, basically, which is kind of my favorite genre. And this is a brand new essay of theirs just off the presses.

It's written by the author Sabrina Imbler, who is a friend of the show. We've had them on before. They write about nature and feelings, basically, which is kind of my favorite genre. And this is a brand new essay of theirs just off the presses.

And when I read it, it just screamed at me that it wanted to be freed from the page, that its words wanted to be filled with air and the spaces between them filled with music and natural sounds. And so we asked Becca, who we've worked with before, if they'd come in and read it. And we asked our sound designer, Dylan Keefe, if he would really bring it to life. And what they made is so beautiful.

And when I read it, it just screamed at me that it wanted to be freed from the page, that its words wanted to be filled with air and the spaces between them filled with music and natural sounds. And so we asked Becca, who we've worked with before, if they'd come in and read it. And we asked our sound designer, Dylan Keefe, if he would really bring it to life. And what they made is so beautiful.

And when I read it, it just screamed at me that it wanted to be freed from the page, that its words wanted to be filled with air and the spaces between them filled with music and natural sounds. And so we asked Becca, who we've worked with before, if they'd come in and read it. And we asked our sound designer, Dylan Keefe, if he would really bring it to life. And what they made is so beautiful.

And so I am going to get out of the way and let you hear it.

And so I am going to get out of the way and let you hear it.

And so I am going to get out of the way and let you hear it.

Isn't it funny?

Isn't it funny?

Isn't it funny?

I know my song. I don't learn it. It's like this outlier where it's just like, huh? Did you just wake up with your song? I know. As you were. Also, can I start calling people like, you're a handsome trig. What a handsome trick. Okay, sorry. I know. They're going to be like, is that a mathematical equation? So wild. Okay, keep going. As you were.

I know my song. I don't learn it. It's like this outlier where it's just like, huh? Did you just wake up with your song? I know. As you were. Also, can I start calling people like, you're a handsome trig. What a handsome trick. Okay, sorry. I know. They're going to be like, is that a mathematical equation? So wild. Okay, keep going. As you were.

I know my song. I don't learn it. It's like this outlier where it's just like, huh? Did you just wake up with your song? I know. As you were. Also, can I start calling people like, you're a handsome trig. What a handsome trick. Okay, sorry. I know. They're going to be like, is that a mathematical equation? So wild. Okay, keep going. As you were.