Soundproofist
Soundproofist is a podcast about unwanted or harmful noise and what you can do about it. We also cover acoustics and people who work with sound.
Podcasting since 2019 • 33 episodes
Soundproofist
Latest Episodes
31 | No More Noise Toronto! (with Ingrid Buday)
Ingrid Buday founded "No More Noise Toronto!" after enduring a consistent and measurable increase in noise since 2019. She collects data by using noise meters and mapping the results from a publi...
March 19, 2024
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Episode 31
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43:05
30 | Washington Heights & noise - with Lucina Chavez-Rosique
Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan has a long and diverse history. It could be described as an "East Side - West Side" story, because the neighborhood -- divided by Broadway -- is starkly different on each side. Lucina Chavez-Ros...
December 17, 2023
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Episode 30
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43:04
29 | Combining AI and bioacoustics, with Topher White of Rainforest Connection
Topher White uses technology to detect illegal logging in rainforests. You might have seen stories about how he repurposed old cellphones and powered them with solar panels to listen remotely in the forests. While collecting this audio data, he...
June 17, 2023
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Episode 29
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47:46
28 | Gunfire noise - with citizens from Cranston, Rhode Island
Imagine hearing loud gunfire in your home or school all day long. A community in Cranston, Rhode Island has struggled with this issue for the past few years, and they're protesting against it. Their local police department practices at an...
March 25, 2023
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Episode 28
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50:14
27 | Right Avenues noise-reporting app - with Jimin Park
When New York City resident and urban planner Jimin Park found herself surrounded by urban noise, she decided to do something constructive about it. She created an app called "Right Avenues," which residents can use to file noise complaints to ...
October 24, 2022
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Episode 27
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22:53
