i heard a strange tapping sound from my window one morning and had a chat when the workers repairing the street
TRANSCRIPTION OF EPISODE
(Bell and breath)
(sound of me walking towards a machine on a city street)
I heard a strange tapping sound from my window one morning and decided to walk towards the sound.
Claude: It's okay. I was interested in that machine, but you're not using it right now. Oh…
Worker : I actually turned it off because I saw that… I did not want to blow out your ear drums. I was actually being considerate.
Claude : It’s very kind of you.
Worker : I tried, I do, I do try.
Claude : What is it called?
Worker : It's a tamper. It just packs. Yeah. It's so, the real name is… it's scary.
Worker : The real name is a plate Compactor. The actual name you'll find, uh, on..,
Claude: I heard it and I was trying to imagine what it was. I thought it must be this big machine dragging somebody along, you know... Are you planning to use it again or are you done?
Worker: I’ll turn it right on for you.
(Transformation of the tamper sound)
Are there strange sounds on your street?
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Recorded on Chapel Street, Ottawa on December 2, 2022. With thanks to the street repair workers for their consideration.
I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this episode. (including all the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation and infrastructure that make this podcast possible).
My gesture of reciprocity for this episode is to Indigenous Climate Action.
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