Reasonably Sound

An episode about how scam and spam calls (and texts) work, why they've been so hard to stop, and what they can teach us about labor. -- Support the show at http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta -- Reasonably Sound is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd And Instagram: http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd I'm also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta And Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta -- SOURCES https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-fcc-proposes-record-%24300-mln-fine-for-auto-warranty-robocalls https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/March-2023/Attorney-General-Yost-Silences-Texas-based-Robocal https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/21/tech/fcc-robocall-crackdown/index.html https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46311/2 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robokiller-report-reveals-54-billion-spam-calls-reached-consumers-in-2020-301232640.html https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/spam-calls-grew-18-this-year-despite-the-global-pandemic/ https://assets.website-files.com/61f9a8793a878d7f71c5505d/6400e06e514500224ad26830_The%20Robokiller%20phone%20scam%20report%20-%202022%20insights%20%26%20analysis.pdf https://www.robokiller.com/the-robokiller-report https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/19/56percent-of-americans-cant-cover-a-1000-emergency-expense-with-savings.html https://www.getkeepsafe.com/blog/eight-ways-robocallers-get-your-phone-number/ https://pos.toasttab.com/privacy https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230322/policy/fcc-passes-rules-to-require-blocking-of-spam-scam-texts https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190086 https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ104/PLAW-104publ104.pdf https://www.nclc.org/resources/scam-robocalls-telecom-providers-profit/ https://twitter.com/File411/status/1299134494511968257?s=20 https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-robocallers-win-even-if-you-dont-answer-1528104600 https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-76A2.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/spoofed-robocalls https://robocallindex.com/history/time https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-340873A1.pdf https://www.truecaller.com/blog/insights/top-20-countries-affected-by-spam-calls-in-2021 https://value-privacy.com/south-america/brazil-lgpd/brazilian-anatel-affirms-mandatory-robocall-blocking/ https://www.wired.com/story/india-robocall-spam-caller-id/ https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276290/20220603/india-impose-regulatory-changes-combat-robocall-scams.htm https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-can%E2%80%99t-we-hang-india%E2%80%99s-telemarketing-scams-179023 https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-02/opinion-the-supreme-court-just-opened-the-robocall-floodgates-call-congress https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-511_p86b.pdf https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2016/08/first-meeting-industry-led-robocall-strike-force https://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/Robocall-Strike-Force-Final-Report.pdf https://www.pcmag.com/news/robocall-strike-force-unite-or-something https://transnexus.com/blog/2023/shaken-statistics-march/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151/text https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-122A1.pdf https://www.natlawreview.com/article/telephone-and-texting-compliance-news-regulatory-update-fcc-extends-stirshaken https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html -- Will Stratton is at https://willstratton.com/ Tida Tep is at http://tidatep.com/ -- CC-BY Licensed Music Used https://soundcloud.com/steve-hutt-1/stormy-weather https://soundcloud.com/xanifur/erik-satie-chiptune-gymnopedie https://freesound.org/people/jordivburgel/sounds/156371/ https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon/awakening-dew-emotional-romantic-piano-free-download

A short Rumination on stomach noises. -- https://anad.org/ – 1 (888)-375-7767 - ANAD is "the leading nonprofit in the U.S. providing free, peer support to anyone struggling with an eating disorder.​" https://nedic.ca/ - 1-866-NEDIC-20 - NEDIC "provides information, resources, referrals and support to Canadians affected by eating disorders." –- https://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/assessmentnursing/chapter/abdomen-auscultation/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/stomach-churning-may-gut-stress/ https://www.osmosis.org/answers/borborygmi https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/why-does-my-stomach-growl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin https://www.healthline.com/health/abdominal-sounds#causes https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19543585/how-to-stop-stomach-growling/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomach_rumble https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-borborygmi-1942951 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-your-stomach-gro/ https://www.etymonline.com/word/borborygmus#etymonline_v_27322 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063745/ https://www.yourhormones.info/hormones/ghrelin/ https://www.healthline.com/health/abdominal-sounds#takeaway -- http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/mikerugnetta http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd http://instagram.com/reasonablysnd reasonablysound.com Will Stratton - willstratton.com Tida Ted - tidatep.com

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy! -- You can find a full recording the piece which plays under this extra, "From the Center, Out" on Bandcamp: https://mikerugnetta.bandcamp.com/track/from-the-center-out -- A section of Episode 43 which didn't make it in. For RS Patrons only <3

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy! -- A section of Episode 41 which didn't make it in because of time for RS Patrons only <3

Formerly an RS Patreon Exclusive, made public on the occasion of the RS Patreon's (purposeful) deactivation. Enjoy! -- Full, lightly edited interview with Parker Conducted for Episode 39: Automated Copywrongs