A year after we reopened as a society, some of us are still trying to adjust to the noise of everyday life. But have we gotten louder, playing Instagram out loud on the Luas, shouting in the street late at night.
Has Ireland become selfish and has the world turned louder? Is it antisocial noise pollution or just an angry world of loudness, or were we alway ... Show More
Sep 2023
CLASSIC: What is the Windsor hum?
For years residents of Windsor, Ontario have been haunted by a strange, disruptive noise. Sometimes compared to a truck idling or distant thunder, numerous residents say the noise has damaged people’s health and quality of life, But what exactly is the Windsor hum? Join the guys ... Show More
48m 33s
Sep 2022
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update)
<p>The pandemic provided city dwellers with a break from the din of the modern world. Now the noise is coming back. What does that mean for our productivity, health, and basic sanity?</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm. ... Show More
51m 34s
Nov 2020
439. Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears
<p>The modern world overwhelms us with sounds we didn’t ask for, like car alarms and cell-phone “halfalogues.” What does all this noise cost us in terms of productivity, health, and basic sanity?</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswi ... Show More
49m 41s
May 2023
Noise Pollution, Misophonia + Chewing Rage
Everyone is bothered by certain sounds – chewing noises, dogs barking, babies crying, leaf blowers, but 20% of the population could have a very different, more visceral reaction - anger and panic! These intense reactions are attributed to a real condition called misophonia and it ... Show More
45m 48s