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Episode Synopsis
Humans have filled the world with so much noise that the only sounds many of us often hear on a daily basis are our own. But all this sound isn’t great for our planet mates and it isn’t great for us either. In this episode, we look at how human-made sound makes it hard for other creatures to listen and communicate.Threshold is nonprofit, listener-supported, and independently produced. You can support Threshold by donating today. To stay connected, sign up for our newsletter.Special thanks to:Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveDiscovery of Sound in the SeaScripps Whale Acoustics LabShips, Whales & Acoustics in Gitga’at TerritoryThese sounds were recorded in Gitga’at Territory and sourced from the Ships, Whales & Acoustics in Gitga'at Territory Project, a collaborative initiative of the Gitga’at Nation, North Coast Cetacean Society (BC Whales) and WWF-Canada.Brian Miller, Australian Antarctic DivisionNOAALofoten-Vesterålen Ocean ObservatoryThank you to everyone who submitted frog sounds for this episode: Andrew Cronin, Aaron Jonah Lewis, Adrienne van Eeden-Wharton, Alan Burger, Barry Truax, Bess Samuel, Cliff Bahlinger, Craig Hemsath, Curt Newton, Dan Carreno, Diogo Matias, Dr. Paola Moscoso, Edward Ruchalski, Henry Koch, Indraneil Das/UNIMAS, Jenny Skopliak, Joel Watters, Judith Smit, Karthic SS, Klaartje Van Loy, Kriistina Ovaska, Lindsey Nielsen, Mara Altman, Nancy Pick, Natalie Smith, Pablo “Rana” Diserens, Paul Williams, Ren Fergusen, Tony Wobeter, Tracy Leung, Vincent Chanter, and group shoutout to everyone on the Acoustic Ecology listserveMentioned in this episode:We're So CloseThreshold is listener-funded.To keep making this work and sharing it with audiences for free, we have to raise $75,000 by the end of the year — and we’re over 90% of the way there! If you haven’t chipped in yet, consider making a gift today.Threshold is listener-funded.To keep making this work and sharing it with audiences for free, we have to raise $75,000 by the end of the year — and we’re over 80% of the way there! If you haven’t chipped in yet, consider making a gift today.
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