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How has giving advice and asking for advice changed? Has who we get our advice from has changed over the past 70 years? In what ways does trust play a role?

This episode takes an in-depth approach into today’s world of advice. Brandt and I debate if it has actually changed or not… from listening to our friends, neighbors, and family to listening to TikTok, Insta, Reddit, and YouTube.

We also discuss what to do and what not to do in an Advice Rich Environment (ARE). ARE you going to give advice or ARE you going to just going listen?

Sources:

General Here

The Individual Revolution

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Color Noise was originally released on May 30th, 2024 and has been one of our most referenced and listened to episodes. We wanted to bring it back as one of our Re-Listens this season because it’s one of our most impactful and liked in the catalog. Enjoy!

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Noise, noise, noise! This is a podcast called I'm Listening, a podcast that has hundreds of different subjects to talk about. As we aim for wrapping up this first season, we decided to tackle likely the largest, most audacious listening category there is… sound, in particular noise. So, let’s start with color. Er, what? We chat about the concept of white, pink, and brown noise and why it exists. We take a deep dive on how it is measured in terms of frequency, amplitude, and decibels, how it all relates to colors, and why we love it.

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As a parent, if your child is diagnosed with something big, you know you're in for a steep learning curve. Listening plays a crucial role in learning how to navigate the world successfully for your kid. How do you ask the right questions to doctors? How do you talk with educators about your child's education? How do you navigate all of the information that's out there and make sense of it?

Our guest today, Dr. Theresa Lyons, founder and CEO of Navigating AWEtism, has had such an experience. Not only has she been an advocate for her own daughter, but has been a resource, coach, and mentor for thousands of other families around the world.

More at: awetism.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NavigatingAWEtism/

Music Sources:

"Magistar" Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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What things come to mind when you think of running water? Bob Ross, sump pumps, Erwin Schrodinger, the Mall, Adam Sandler, the womb… yeah, us too.

Welcome to Episode 2… Running Water. This episode is a fun little episode filled (get it) with lots of different thoughts on the importance of listening to running water… both good and bad.

Sources:

• Why Your Body Loves Being Near Water: The Health Benefits of Waterfalls, Rivers, and Lakes – The Wellness Way
• Why the Water Calms Us. Easing stasis and finding flow | by Meg MacMahon | The New Outdoors | Medium
• Victor Gruen - Wikipedia
• The Longest Pee - Adam Sandler
• Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia
• History of fountains in the United States - Wikipedia

Sound Effects:

Brandt's Recordings:

• Hail storm, 2026
• Peepers and thunder, 2026
• Rain on barn, 2019
• Trickling falls, Bridal veil falls, 2026

DeadSounds.com:

• Heartbeat
• Womb

Pixabay.com

• Basement water pump, Freesound Community, 2022
• Cricket sounds, Ruesters, 2024
• Laugh9, Freesound Community, 2022
• Light spring rain, 2025
• Pool pump, Freesound Community, 2022
• Pool pump noise, Alex Jauk, 2024
• Soothing ocean waves, Dragon Studio, 2025
• Toilet flush fx, Vibehorn, 2025
• Water splash, Freesound Community, 2022

ZapSplat.com

• Household dripping tap
• Liquid water pour drip
• River Ouseburn birds
• The thunderstorm, Master of Dreams
• Underwater flow pumping

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Well, we changed our mind.

We were going to hold off and drop Season 5 this fall, but we changed our mind. And to add a dash of irony to us dropping S.5 early, this episode attempts to answer the question - How does listening play a factor when we change our mind?

We discuss everything from purchasing a car, to getting a tattoo, running a marathon, and strapping in for a zip line. What are the internal drivers and external factors when it comes to listening? Also, what role does our good friend Will play in all of this?

Season 5… here we go!

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/1248886686/changing-our-minds?showDate=2024-05-03

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-neuroscience-of-changing-your-mind/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20March%202018%20article%20in,decision%2C%20you%20can%20successfully%20revise%20your%20plans

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Gratitude - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Welcome to our final episode of Season 4 and of 2025. Brandt and I have started a little tradition here at I’m Listening headquarters. We are bringing Gratitude back to the forefront. But isn’t your podcast about listening? Yes. And gratitude is listening’s not too distant cousin. So here we go!

Surprises, acts of kindness, generosity, and yes, listening, are all ways that create opportunities for moments of gratitude. Yet, the holidays can be so stressful, and even sometimes sad. Is this the great paradox of this time of the season? We believe that you have the power to fill the holiday season with gratitude… and right now!

Thank you to all who answered our call and sent us recordings of what they are grateful and thankful for this holiday season: Jon, Anna, Matt, Elizabeth, Kris, and Erin!

Until next time and with gratitude,

Brandt and Drew

Sources:

https://www.earthsattractions.com/your-brain-is-wired-to-remember-the-worst-moments-and-the-reason-is-wilder/

https://harbormentalhealth.com/2022/11/26/how-to-overcome-negativity-bias/

https://medium.com/@rlmartin078/the-problem-with-being-grateful-for-your-hardship-e70392b9d96c

"Gameshow correct answer bell" by Zapsplat Media

"Kool Kats", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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We welcome our guests Travis and Kate to this episode. They are both elementary teachers and we get to explore all things listening in the classroom! They bring excellent insight into things like “whole body listening”, building relationships, and what trust and respect looks like in today’s public education system.

Things have changed a bit since Brandt and I were in elementary school. Back then, listening was just an expectation… and some us of weren’t very good at that. Today, it’s still an expectation, but they actually teach you how to do it.

A huge thank you to Travis and Kate for spending time with us. And thank you to all of our hard working teachers across the world!

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Welcome to the classic court case of Listening v. Reading ca.2025.

When it comes to the best way to take in a book, which method is the best? In this case, Brandt defends listening to books while Drew defends reading them. Clearly the author of this set of podcast notes is correct, but not without a great debate.

Can you experience a book the same way by listening to it vs reading it. Is it just as effective?

We dig deep into this topic and come out with 1 very clear indisputable outcome. Enjoy listening to this podcast and if you want to read this episode, please as AI to help…

Resources:

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+percetange+of+amercialns+read+daily&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS923US923&oq=what+percetange+of+amercialns+read+daily&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMg0IBhAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgoIBxAAGIAEGKIEMgcICBAAGO8FMgoICRAAGIAEGKIE0gEIOTgzMWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&zx=1761144795005&no_sw_cr=1

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyched/202506/can-we-just-read-audiobooks-instead

https://theconversation.com/do-you-really-need-to-read-to-learn-what-neuroscience-says-about-reading-versus-listening-250743

https://www.wcpo.com/brand-spotlight/how-reading-20-minutes-a-day-impacts-your-child-amazon-kindle

https://nesca-newton.com/why-does-my-child-have-to-read-20-minutes-per-night-after-being-in-school-all-day/

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