Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Do these songs sound familiar? Do they make you feel like your laundry just finished?
Joel Beckerman, who has composed for Roomba, and Audrey Arbeeny, who has developed songs for washing machines, talked with Science Friday about what goes into creating those little sounds and and which ones they secretly can't stand.
Hear more appliances and the whole conversation today on your local public radio station from 2-4pm ET.
Or listen to our podcast right now on our YouTube channel.
Do these songs sound familiar? Do they make you feel like your laundry just finished?
Joel Beckerman, who has composed for Roomba, and Audrey Arbeeny, who has developed songs for washing machines, talked with Science Friday about what goes into creating those little sounds and and which ones they secretly can't stand.
Hear more appliances and the whole conversation today on your local public radio station from 2-4pm ET.
Or listen to our podcast right now on our YouTube channel.
