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What does The New York Times sound like?

I remember this question coming up a couple of years ago in New York with editors who were trying to figure out how The Times should explore audio.

The good news now is that more than one answer has emerged.

To get a sense of what I mean, listen to this week’s New York Times Magazine. It’s the annual voyages issue recast as an audio journey through soundscapes in cities and in outlandishly remote locations worldwide, with interviews to add context.

I admit, it took me a while to find the time to explore it (total listening time is only 30 minutes), but I was grateful when I did. In addition to learning about rat laughter in New York City, I came away with a new appreciation for lava and lemurs, while also revisiting Chile’s crunching and cracking Atacama Desert.