132 - The First Curse

132 - The First Curse

From Slumberland by Slumberland Productions

January 30, 2026 · 22 min · Season 10 · Episode 132

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Noah Dahl, a globetrotting archaeologist and musical instrument fanatic, through the lens of his cursed sound recordings.

Slumberland's Oral History Project shifts focus to explore the life and times of Noah Dahl. Equal parts globetrotting archaeologist and musical instrument fanatic, Noah's legacy includes a trove of cursed sound recordings. Whit Pistil takes Thomas Edward M back to where it all began with The First Curse. More about Slumberland at this link. Whit Pistil performed by Heidi Fischer. Dive into Heidi's performance work here, including the podcast Your Local Time Travelers. The song "Dance of the Nikisi" by Agent-X from the album Rituals. The sound design in this episode owes thanks to Freesound Project contributors: fredericfont,pagancow, hitrison, Gutek, olichite,alcappuccino, leonelmail, giddster, podsburgh, apallot, inspector, zat_dude, erokia, craigsmith, jjdg, bluedelta, florianreichelt, kyles, 15gpanskakacovabarbosa, original_sound,tosha73, rudmer_rotteveel, Jovica, dynamique,prueslove, erbsland-music, kykes, tgerginov, bernhoftbret, jormac326, randomrecord19, kirkrcarter,borgory, vilkas_sound, froey, lord_tarkus, greenlinker, razzvio, richwise, designerschoice, juskiddink. Thank YOU for listening to Slumberland!

People in this episode

Host: Whit Pistil

Guest: Heidi Fischer

Topics covered

  • oral history
  • archaeology
  • music
  • cursed recordings
  • legacy
  • sound design

Keywords

  • Noah Dahl
  • Whit Pistil
  • cursed recordings
  • Freesound Project
  • oral history
  • music
  • archaeology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slumberland Productions, Freesound Project, Agent-X

Products: Dance of the Nikisi

More episodes of Slumberland

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Slumberland podcast page.