Posted on Nov 14, 2021

The Septendecennial Sing-Along | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Every 17 years, a deafening sex orchestra hits the East Coast -- billions and billions of cicadas crawl out of the ground, sing their hearts out, then mate and die. In this short, Jad and Robert talk to a man who gets inside that noise to dissect its meaning and musical components.

The Septendecennial Sing-Along | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

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SSG William Jones

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Seen this maybe 4 times in my life.

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PFC David Foster

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That's got to be one of the strangest things on earth.

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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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PFC David Foster I Remember Brood X in 1970 Sounded Like the Martian Mother Ship Landing!

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