Best Chris Prinz Podcasts (2025)

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S02E07 - Tea and Thunder 55:00

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13h ago55:00

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In this episode, I invite you into my studio in Vienna on a stormy September morning. While heavy rain and wind rolled through the city, I prepared my daily tea session: Chinese sheng pu’er, brewed in the mindful way of Gong Fu Cha. The first part of the episode is simply the storm itself — one of the heavy thunderstorms that swept through Austria …

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S02E06 - A quiet Winter Morning in the Alps 45:24

4d ago45:24

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In this episode, we delve into the quiet nature sounds of a Sunday morning from our cozy little house tucked away in the mountains of Austria.The early morning was bathed in the glow of a full moon, accompanied by a gentle and chilly breeze that rustled through the bushes in the garden and the pine trees on the distant mountains.However, as the epi…

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S02E05 - Enclosed Spaces: Trains 25:20

11d ago25:20

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Episode 5 of Season 2 explores how sound behaves in enclosed, moving spaces. Featuring field recordings from three different trains: a dampened carriage from Sarajevo to Mostar, an early morning tram in Prague, and the small Alpine Murtalbahn railway. Listening through headphones reveals how these contained spaces filter and shape both interior sou…

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S02E04 - City Hum 17:55

19d ago17:55

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A winter night recording from Vienna's Wienerberg - an elevated plateau where the city reveals its acoustic wholeness. From 60 meters above, all those individual sounds of urban life - traffic, heating systems, distant conversations - merge into one continuous drone. The city becomes a single breathing presence, a foggy cloud of sound hovering in t…

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S02E03 - The Sound of Snow 25:16

25d ago25:16

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You know those winter mornings when everything feels impossibly quiet? This episode captures one of those rare moments - a Sunday morning recording from the Austrian mountainside after fresh snowfall. Snow acts like nature's most effective acoustic treatment, absorbing sound waves, leaving just the feel of a muted field in front of you. Extended li…

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S02E02 - Backyard Scapes 37:37

1M ago37:37

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Those hidden pockets scattered throughout cities - spaces where the public-facing world blends into the private lives of people. This episode explores three different backyards at different times of the day, in different cities. From a November morning in Prague where artificial light melts with the waking day, to a Viennese residential yard where …

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S01E01 - Diffuse Sounds: A Viennese Courtyard 34:34

1M ago34:34

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Field recordings from a fourth-floor window in Vienna, where city sounds bounce between walls and gradually fade. Three recordings from the same courtyard show how the acoustic character of a space changes throughout the day. TIMESTAMPS: Dawn - The city slowly awakening - 4:50 Morning - Traffic and early risers - 11:00 Evening- The courtyard comes …

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Season 2 Trailer - The Sound of Space 7:07

1M ago7:07

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A new season of field recordings is coming up. This time it's all about: The Sound of Space. I will share selected recordings from the last few years where you can experience minimal natural soundfields, for listening, relaxing and contemplating. With each episode I will also share my thoughts on why I find field recording so exciting, and how soun…

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S01E15 Early Mornings in Yangon 6:58

7+ y ago6:58

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For the last Episode of the season we'll enjoy busy street sounds from a crowded early morning market in Yangon Myanmar's Chinatown. The vendors are selling all kind of exotic and unfamiliar fruits and vegetables as well as hunks of meat straight from the animal. The street is already crowed and bustling by 6am, when this Recording was made. Later …

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S01E14 The Silence of the Countryside 6:50

7+ y ago6:50

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Today’s episode is a tranquil soundscapes on the countryside of Portugal. I recorded those near Torres Novas a little town north of Lisbon. There are early morning soundscapes mingled with some thunderstorms and a nightly concert of croaking frogs.

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S01E13 Late Night Thunderstorms 9:23

8y ago9:23

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Today we're headed back to Nepal, to a little village called Bandipur. I stayed for a few nights at a cozy family run guesthouse which sat atop a hill. The view from there was magical. From my balcony I had a panoramic view of the lush green valley surrounding me (filled with trees, birds, and an entire bustling eco system). At night i would wake u…

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S01E12 A stroll through the Medina in Tanger 5:01

8y ago5:01

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This episode is a mix of the sounds I collected while walking through the medina in Tanger, Morocoo. It's a shop owner playing old vinyl records, the local kid gang playing on the streets, and of course the call for prayer (recorded from one of the many rooftops).

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S01E11 Birdsounds from Morocco, India and Nepal 14:20

8y ago14:20

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When going through my archives the other day I noticed how many of my Field Recordings, both in the City and out in the Countryside have the sounds of animals in them. Birds take center stage and are especially prominent and lively in today's recordings. In this Episode I put together a mix of Recordings with Bird Sounds from Morocco (01:25) India …

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S01E10 Religious Surround Sound 10:57

8y ago10:57

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While exploring Kathmandu, one of the guesthouses where I stayed was cornered by 3 Tibetan Monasteries. Luckily I am an early riser, because each day, as the sun rose, the monks would begin their daily meditation with drums and horns. And sunrise means between 5-6 o'clock in the morning. These are the sounds I recorded back then and am sharing with…

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S01E09 Walking through a Bazar in Morocco 4:32

8y ago4:32

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In this Episode we will walk through a bazar in the beautiful old Medina of Fes in Morocco.

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S01E07 Village Music in Nepal 5:08

8y ago5:08

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Eager to get away from the grit of Kathmandu I took a bus south to a tiny village called Pharping. It's a quiet town with only a few small shops, local restaurants and two or three guesthouses. Despite that, I was surprised by how lively the town is during the day. Especially on the main square. These country people really seem to enjoy music, so h…

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S01E05 A walk around the Phewa lake in Nepal 7:41

8y ago7:41

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Today's episode is going to be peaceful. An early morning walk around the beautiful Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal. The city has yet to awaken, whereas nature already has.

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S01E04 Tibetan Monks debating in Nepal 4:35

8y ago4:35

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For 6 months now I am travelling. Starting in Delhi, India over to Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and right now: Myanmar. This Episode was recorded while I was staying at a Buddhist Monastery in Nepal. On Friday evenings the Monks would gather to debate and proof their knowledge of the Dharma. Listen to this lively sounds in the northern hills of Kathma…

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S01E03 Music in the Streets of Lisbon 5:37

8y ago5:37

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Music I encountered while strolling through the vibrant and narrow streets of Lisbon.

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S01E02 Thunderstorms in a Monastery in India 20:20

8y ago20:20

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While Backpacking in the North of India I ended up in a staying in a Tibetan Monastery on the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The rooms where cheap and it was beautifully nested in the woods while giving a stunning view over the valley As it was late spring, Monsoon was about to start and often I awoke to the roar of the thunderstorms from th…

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S01E01 Religious Music in India 4:59

8y ago4:59

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On our first Episode we will go to the North of India, visit a group of old men chanting in a tiny temple in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Further North in Rishiskesh we hear an old Sadhu, who's dedication is to sing "Hare Krishna Hara Rama" every single day in a chapel at the side of the road.

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Season 1 Trailer - Welcome to Sunday Silence 2:59

8y ago2:59

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I am on the road for two years now. Travelling the world, not with a plan in my head, but with a recorder in my hand. Sound has the unique way of reaching our minds, transmuting mental barriers, teleporting us to a place we have never visited before. Every place, be it a restaurant, a local bus or even a quiet room has a unique voice by itself. Act…