Oliver Sacks on "Hallucinations," RNDM, Boredom-Fighting Apps

Soundcheck | Nov 26, 2012

Today on Soundcheck: Dr. Oliver Sacks discusses why we hallucinate sounds, from voices to cell phone ringers to music -- even when we're completely sane. 

Plus, we hear a live performance in the studio from the band RNDM -- the trio made up of singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, bassist Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, and drummer Richard Stuverud. 

And, just in time for those endless holiday shopping lines, Evolver.fm founder Eliot Van Buskirk  delivers some boredom-slaying musical apps. 

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