Episode 113: Health experts have said for years that excessive noise can lead to serious cardiovascular problems. But unlike other health risks, it’s not a topic that’s widely discussed. Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss what can be done to make people think of excessive noise as much more than simply a nuisance?

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Finding a quiet place is tough in our noisy world, Richard Kyte

Noise could take years off your life. Here's how. By By Emily Baumgaertner, Jason Kao, Eleanor Lutz, Josephine Sedgwick, Rumsey Taylor, Noah Throop and Josh Williams, The New York Times

Can noise cameras reduce ‘potentially fatal’ sound pollution?, by Alaina Demopoulos, The Guardian

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis. His forthcoming book, "Finding Your Third Place," will be published by Fulcrum Books.

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