Welcome to the first episode of the podcast series of The Sound Outside, a project curated by Valeria Caputo and Sara Lenzi where sound designers from all over the world document and reflect on the changes in the urban soundscape during the Coronavirus lockdown. In this episode, Julia Innes, sound recordist from Montreal, Canada and Dominik Braun, sound designer, music produced and content writer from Darmstadt, Germany, share they thoughts on lost sound, mindfulness, the environment and our chance for a more sustainable relationship between our ears and the world.