Mary Beth is joined by Lisa Rainsong, a composer, naturalist and educator to discuss ear training, both in the context of music and in nature. Lisa is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music and is also a certified naturalist, who records the sounds of nature. 

Lisa's blog:

http://listeninginnature.blogspot.com/

Her singing insect field guide page:

http://listeningtoinsects.com/

Mary Beth talks with Dr. Christopher Clark about our sonic seas and the issue of ocean noise pollution. He's the former director of the bioacoustics research program at Cornell University and a faculty member in the department of neurobiology and behavior. Dr. Clark has spent his career raising awareness about the noise that humans are adding to the symphony in the ocean.

Dr. Clark's bio page: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/christopher-clark/

We discuss this Ted talk during the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHW77blulg

Maggie Howell, biologist and Executive Director of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, NY, joins Mary Beth to talk about a place where the song of the wolf is being restored and preserved. 

https://nywolf.org/

Gordon Hempton and Matt Mikkelsen from Quiet Parks International talk with Mary Beth about meaning of quiet and why the world needs more quiet places.

Gordon Hempton is the co-founder of Quiet Parks International, a non-profit organization committed to the preservation of quiet places. He’s recorded natural soundscapes around the world; his work has been used in film and documentaries and he is the author of the book One Square Inch of Silence.  

Matt Mikkelsen is a Sound recordist and documentary filmmaker and the executive director of Wilderness Quiet Parks at Quiet Parks international.

They have generously shared their beautiful sound recordings with us for this podcast…and their stories about sounds and listening. 

https://www.quietparks.org/

https://www.soundtracker.com/

https://www.sprucetonefilms.com/