In our first season of this podcast, we will focus on the subjective and phenomenological experience of listening. The foundation of our investigation focuses on making sense of the world through the sounds, and lack of sounds, that we encounter in our daily interactions. How do we hear these sounds and how do we create meaning from them? How does listening help us understand the world and our place in it? As educators, artists, musicians, scientists, contemplative practitioners, scholars, and activists, the individuals highlighted in this inaugural season have tracked the importance of careful and engaged listening in a world that seems to enable scattered attention, disengagement and displacement. Our conversations grapple with topics related to ways of cultivating deep listening; the powers of silence and contemplation; experiences of listening to sounds from the natural world; the restorative aspects of sound; and how traumatic experiences impact our relationship with sound. Each story shared is personal and intimate, but also much larger than each one of us. The insights shared reveal great lessons in the stories of sound. Please join us for Season #1 of Interdisciplinary Investigations-- first episode airs on Monday, October 10th.
Jeff 0:04
During this inaugural season of interdisciplinary investigations, we focus on the subjective and phenomenological experience of listening. The foundation of our investigation focuses on making sense of the world through the sounds and lack of sounds that we encounter in our daily interactions.
Nick 0:21
When I play, I like to rather than try and play a million notes a minute, I try and make each note count and ask myself how much emotion can I fit into one single note?
Cate 0:55
Sounds is so interesting because it's something that we're constantly surrounded by. And not just music. I mean, sound is such an important part of I think, how we define places, and how we kind of perceive even memories and how we kind of all figure out where our place in the world is on a day to day basis.
Kimberly 1:18
I think the birds can teach us a lot about that, too. If you listen to, if you go out in nature, and you listen to the birds singing, they're not just filling every moment with their song. They're they're trills rise and fall. And then there's space, and then maybe somebody responds with their own rise and fall song. And I think birds understand the power of the space between the notes and I think that we can learn from them just by listening.
Becky 1:51
Honestly, I believe that the best way to facilitate a connection to the natural world through sound is to be open to nature experiences. So get outside as often as possible, even if it's just for two minutes, and be present. Slow down, standstill, close your eyes, breathe, and just use your senses to experience the world around you.
Carolyn 2:22
It's basically a collapse of loudness tolerance. And these are sounds that are not described as say threatening or uncomfortable by, say the average neurotypical individual, but every sound just feels so sharp and painful to receive.
Erin 2:46
Because what we're hoping for is that this choice to spend time in our own silence becomes a stronger conduit to maintain and hold on to our organic humanity. In a time where it, it seems like it might be a good thing to pay attention to.
Jeff 3:03
As educators, artists, musicians, scientists, contemplative practitioners, scholars and activists, the individuals highlighted in this inaugural season have tracked the importance of careful and engaged listening in a world that seems to enable scattered attention, disengagement, and displacement. Their insights reveal great lessons in the stories of sound. So please join me in this inaugural season of interdisciplinary investigations available wherever you stream your podcast.
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