--- title: The age of audio & inside our Lab date: 2025-11-18 source: mailchimp original: https://mailchi.mp/pathwright/collider-november-4-17473438 retrieved: 2026-11-09 visibility: public author: /people/justin-hall.person.md --- # The age of audio & inside our Lab [![Brutalist house in Argentina looks like another planet](./assets/hero.webp)](https://www.dwell.com/article/of-brutal-honesty-of-studio-concrete-home-terraces-69233988) *[Brutalist house](https://www.dwell.com/article/of-brutal-honesty-of-studio-concrete-home-terraces-69233988) in Argentina looks like another planet* The links are making a double batch of peanut brittle—the kitchen is a total mess. This time we’re colliding podcasts, dithering, two friends, the best site in the world for train travel and a rare peek inside our Lab. Please skip around, read what you want to. Find something interesting in your own internet travels? Send me a link —JH --- *Upcoming Event* ## Inside Our ProductLab Thursday / Nov 20 / Noon ∙ [Register now](https://paths.pathwright.com/library/pathcamp-25-235512/701390/path/) [![](./assets/feature-1.webp)](https://paths.pathwright.com/library/pathcamp-25-235512/701390/path/) Join Paul Johnson and the Pathwright team for a walkthrough of a redesign of Home we’ve been working on all year plus something new—Cover Pages. You’ll see what’s new, get your questions answered, and explore how to get the most out of these updates in your own Pathwright learning spaces. Bring yourself and any teachers, writers or designers you work with on learning paths. I think you’re really going to like this one! [Save my spot (free)](https://paths.pathwright.com/library/pathcamp-25-235512/701390/path/) [Learn more about PathCamp](https://www.pathwright.com/pathcamp#session-5) --- ## Dead Cat *10 curious links that would have killed the cat* [@include](./01-age-of-audio-is-a-documentary-exploring-podcasts-as-a-media.link.md) [@include](./02-speaking-of-podcasts-podcast-shell-game-is-back-for-season-2.link.md) [@include](./03-montreuil-an-experimental-font-from-oh-no-type-co.link.md) [@include](./04-what-is-dithering.link.md) [@include](./05-madeleine-a-short-film-about-two-friends.link.md) [@include](./06-holy-brutalism-this-house.link.md) [@include](./07-meet-the-2025-national-book-award-finalists.link.md) [@include](./08-overflight-fee-calculator.link.md) [@include](./09-if-thats-not-your-thing-the-best-site-in-the-world-for.link.md) [@include](./10-21-facts-about-throwing-good-parties.link.md) --- ## New at HQ *in Greenville, SC* Two news items for you: 1️⃣ [The final session of PathCamp](https://paths.pathwright.com/library/pathcamp-25-235512/701390/path/step/416165925/#block--OcBfR7ukL7Rx3kb6imj) is coming up this Thursday! We’re taking you inside the Lab at Pathwright to show a huge update to Home and a new feature called Cover Pages. It’ll be an exclusive look we haven’t shared anywhere yet. This would be the perfect session to bring anyone who works with you on course design or branding to—they won’t want to miss it. [Save my spot →](https://paths.pathwright.com/library/pathcamp-25-235512/701390/path/) 2️⃣ In case you missed it last time, Paul wrote a long article on where we think the internet is going, complete with diagrams, links and annotations. We’re really proud of this one. It’s right up your alley too, check it out. [Explore Article →](../../blog/mapping-the-next-era-of-the-internet.article.md) [![](./assets/hq-1.webp)](https://paths.pathwright.com/library/pathcamp-25-235512/701390/path/) --- Here’s something that may surprise you about me, a web worker: I love physical media. I’m talking movies on disc. Streaming is fine—I do actually *love* VPNing to another region to watch something on Netflix. But even with fiber internet at home, it’s compressed. You really notice in the pixelated shadows of any dark shot or the garbage disposal-sounding audio of a crowd scene. But there’s only so much room on my shelves. Here’s my personal 3 criteria for buying a disc: 1) I’d have to rent it or pay for a streaming service to see it—buying is less than double that cost. 2) I’d watch it 3+ times. 3) I don’t want to forget about it. I just snagged three new inductees for my collection during [Barnes & Nobles’ 50% off Criterion Collection sale](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/the-criterion-collection/_/N-1p0i) (still going!). They’ll be waiting for yours truly under the tree next month. Among them: [*The Others* (2001)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230600). I just showed my oldest [*Charade* (1963)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056923). Maybe we’ll give the Kidman ghost flick a spin over the holidays. My desert island movies are *Charade*, *Jurassic Park*, and *My Neighbor Totoro*. What about you? High five, [Justin Hall](https://www.pathwright.com/about#humans)\ Editor, Partner at [Pathwright](https://www.pathwright.com/)