In Situ: Sounds of the Way

In Situ: Sounds of the Way

In Situ is a podcast of ambient sounds recorded along the Camino de Santiago — an anthropological audio log of making pilgrimage by Michael Saltzman. Best experienced with headphones. "Walkable" on Google Earth.

Episodes

September 12, 2023 5 mins

5 minutes of a babbling Mauko Creek, chirping birds and crickets, cars and footsteps passing by.

4/20/23, 3:22 pm

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In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realist...

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5 minutes of delivery men unloading, local Getarian chatter, criss-crossing trucks and motor scooters, birdsong.

4/20/23, 10:56 am

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In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immers...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of pilgrims awaiting dinner, a warm puppy, comparing route notes, blister plaster strategies, crowing roosters, chirping birds, and the loveliest albergue host.

4/22/23, 7:29 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations"...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of a light and percussive rain, endless trees, huddled under the overhang of a middle-of-nowhere tiny stone church, fit for one divine petitioner.

4/23/23, 9:14 am

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of pulling espressos, clinking crockery, loose change, ordering customers, a clumsy barista, and coffee shop jazz.

4/25/23, 12:18 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that crea...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of gentle shore break, birds and beach dog at play, 747 overhead a sleepy seaside.

4/26/23, 2:14 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic l...

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September 12, 2023 2 mins

2 minutes of a large pilgrim dinner at Albergue La Cabaña del Abuelo Peuto, shortly after the famed Ernesto held his nightly lecture.

4/28/23, 8:30 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones t...

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September 12, 2023 5 mins

5 minutes at first light, a gaggle of birds singing outside my window at the convent of Santillana del Mar.

4/30/23, 6:24 am

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hy...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of a lone cow, a curious bird, a wispy highway.

5/3/23, 4:38 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experience...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of a cowbell performance put on by the Asturias Cattle Symphony.

5/3/23, 4:26 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of ice-cold, aching-feet-resurrecting river water, chirping birds perched on branches above, passing Spanish pilgrims.

5/4/23, 9:05 am

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that cr...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of flies buzzing, crickets chirping, cows belling, birds singing, chains sawing, cars passing.

5/6/23, 2:00 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-...

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September 12, 2023 1 min

2 minutes of feet up around the hearth, a crackling blaze and considerate pilgrims.

5/7/23, 7:24 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening e...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of a busied river, motorbikes winding bends, a single-engine prop in a Friday sky.

5/12/23, 12:11 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic ...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of desolate highway, panning cars and motorbikes, a church bell.

5/14/23, 12:55 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experien...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of a local busker, espressos and napolitanas, the comings and goings of a town plaza.

5/18/23, 12:19 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realist...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of stick-pounding echoes, crossing a highway overpass, crickets and cars and squawks and wind gusts, the rhythm of walking, a friendly hola.

5/20/23, 10:18 am

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with bina...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of sitting in the dirt, nibbling almonds, a gust here, a gust there, swaying trees, chirps, meditating, grateful and at peace.

5/22/23, 11:03 am

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphon...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of sacred chamber echoes, pigeons cooing perched on the sill, beaded doorway dancing in a wind tunnel, solitary in silence.

5/22/23, 3:49 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones t...

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September 12, 2023 4 mins

5 minutes of prayer with Cistercian monks.

5/22/23, 6:57 pm

Location (or “walk” it on Google Earth)

In Situ Season 1 episodes are 5 minutes of ambient sound recorded along del Norte, the northern coastal route of the Camino de Santiago network of pilgrimage paths converging in Spain. These "tiny meditations" are made with binaural microphones that create an immersive hyper-realistic listening experience. Best experienced with headpho...

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