We all know 2020 has been an unfathomably horrific year. Even so, it isn’t until you hear it condensed into a 13 minute audio file that it really hits how traumatising it’s all been.
Australian journalists Madeleine Genner and Marc Fennell have just released their annual montage recapping the past 12 months in sound, and it’s the most upsetting compilation they’ve done yet.
As you’d expect, “2020 in Sound” spends most of its time looking back at the apocalyptic Australian bushfires, the catastrophic coronavirus pandemic, the protests against police brutality and racism, and the harrowing U.S. election. But numerous other tragedies were also part of 2020’s avalanche of crises, such as the Beirut explosion; the ongoing Hong Kong protests; Brexit; and the deaths of Kobe Bryant, Sean Connery, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more icons lost during the year. Read more…
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Source : From fires to vaccines, this genius audio montage recaps 2020 in 13 intense minutes
