https://simplecast.com Sound Escapes Gordon Hempton, an acoustic ecologist known as the Sound Tracker, has mastered the art of truly listening. In this podcast, he shares soundscapes that will immerse you in incredible places and help you become a better listener. en Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:52:21 +0000 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:00:45 +0000 https://sound-escapes.simplecast.com Sound Escapes https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f6fd537e-476f-4add-bb9b-27935c04deb7/cd389cd6-1e8e-4e8a-8112-45bbd99be6fe/3000x3000/podcast-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://sound-escapes.simplecast.com episodic Gordon Hempton, an acoustic ecologist known as the Sound Tracker, has mastered the art of truly listening. In this podcast, he shares soundscapes that will immerse you in incredible places and help you become a better listener. BirdNote no https://feeds.simplecast.com/WlIugWU8 audiophile, birds, ecology, field recording, forest, listening, nature, parks, soundscape, travel, nature study, nature sounds, asmr, chill, ambient, relax BirdNote info@birdnote.org 318cce92-8474-44b5-8a64-4229e80d5f99 Our Solar-Powered Jukebox In the season finale of Sound Escapes, acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a whirlwind tour of nearly every habitat on the planet. From tropical forests to deserts to wetlands, you'll hear what the Earth truly is: music spinning in an otherwise silent space. 

Thank you for joining us on this sonic journey. We hope each episode brought you a sense of peace during these troubled times, and that you have tapped into your natural ability to listen deeply.

And now, let’s listen to the music of the Earth.

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:52:21 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/our-solar-powered-jukebox In the season finale of Sound Escapes, acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a whirlwind tour of nearly every habitat on the planet. From tropical forests to deserts to wetlands, you'll hear what the Earth truly is: music spinning in an otherwise silent space. 

Thank you for joining us on this sonic journey. We hope each episode brought you a sense of peace during these troubled times, and that you have tapped into your natural ability to listen deeply.

And now, let’s listen to the music of the Earth.

 

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]]> Our Solar-Powered Jukebox BirdNote 01:03:03 Join us on a sonic journey around the world... Join us on a sonic journey around the world... no full 8 2 10414b9f-7db0-43a9-89d5-d2fb18413495 Mark Twain's Limpid Brook “By modern standards, Mark Twain was really a switched-on listener,” says our Sound Escapes host, Gordon Hempton. “He brilliantly used sound in the crafting of his novels. Birds would sing at the right time of day and in the right situations. He would use thunderstorms to mark the locations of Jim and Huck's journey down the Mississippi.” In this episode of Sound Escapes, we’ll explore what made Mark Twain such an astute listener. 

Gordon was particularly inspired by a passage in Twain’s autobiography, in which he describes "a limpid brook" on his Uncle Quarles’ farm near the town of Florida, Missouri. Gordon recreated the sounds of that clear, melodious brook using stones gathered from the original site, which is now a dry creek bed.

"Sonically, we have the interplay between the brook itself and the bird song," Gordon explains. "And it's really an uplifting experience."

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:52:09 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/mark-twains-limpid-brook “By modern standards, Mark Twain was really a switched-on listener,” says our Sound Escapes host, Gordon Hempton. “He brilliantly used sound in the crafting of his novels. Birds would sing at the right time of day and in the right situations. He would use thunderstorms to mark the locations of Jim and Huck's journey down the Mississippi.” In this episode of Sound Escapes, we’ll explore what made Mark Twain such an astute listener. 

Gordon was particularly inspired by a passage in Twain’s autobiography, in which he describes "a limpid brook" on his Uncle Quarles’ farm near the town of Florida, Missouri. Gordon recreated the sounds of that clear, melodious brook using stones gathered from the original site, which is now a dry creek bed.

"Sonically, we have the interplay between the brook itself and the bird song," Gordon explains. "And it's really an uplifting experience."

 

ID the birds in this episode: Mark Twain's Limpid Brook Bird List

 

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]]> Mark Twain's Limpid Brook BirdNote 00:25:54 Journey to the streams of rural Missouri Journey to the streams of rural Missouri no full 7 2 c1ea6674-34cf-45a6-bfdf-972b288563b0 Song of the Paddle After a long winter in northern Minnesota, everything seems to awaken at once. From the songs of migratory birds to the croaks of frogs and toads, we can witness a wonderful rejuvenation.

In this episode of Sound Escapes, paddle a canoe through Voyageurs National Park alongside Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker. We'll hear the hauntingly beautiful duet of a pair of Common Loons — and learn why Gordon refers to cold water lakes as “magic amphitheaters.” 

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:51:57 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/song-paddle After a long winter in northern Minnesota, everything seems to awaken at once. From the songs of migratory birds to the croaks of frogs and toads, we can witness a wonderful rejuvenation.

In this episode of Sound Escapes, paddle a canoe through Voyageurs National Park alongside Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker. We'll hear the hauntingly beautiful duet of a pair of Common Loons — and learn why Gordon refers to cold water lakes as “magic amphitheaters.” 

 

ID the birds in this episode: Song of the Paddle Bird List

 

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]]> Song of the Paddle BirdNote 00:27:58 Paddle your canoe through the Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. Paddle your canoe through the Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. no full 6 2 8f25565c-f542-442c-8101-6557f776df52 The Poetics of Space This week’s episode of Sound Escapes takes us to Pipestone Canyon in Eastern Washington, where you can hear a ridgetop wind come from a mile away. Here, you can not only listen to coyotes in the distance, but also how the coyote waves as it passes through the canyon: a form of dimensional information that Gordon Hempton calls, “The poetics of space.” 

 

ID the birds in this episode: The Poetics of Space Bird List

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:51:46 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/poetics-space This week’s episode of Sound Escapes takes us to Pipestone Canyon in Eastern Washington, where you can hear a ridgetop wind come from a mile away. Here, you can not only listen to coyotes in the distance, but also how the coyote waves as it passes through the canyon: a form of dimensional information that Gordon Hempton calls, “The poetics of space.” 

 

ID the birds in this episode: The Poetics of Space Bird List

 

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]]> The Poetics of Space BirdNote 00:29:04 Immerse yourself in Pipestone Canyon, where sound travels for miles Immerse yourself in Pipestone Canyon, where sound travels for miles no full 5 2 138cfe30-0988-4845-9b5a-e522f73880ff Kalahari Sunrise In this week’s episode of Sound Escapes, experience dawn in the Kalahari Desert as the sun rises over the sandy savannah of southern Africa. It’s nearly level at this part of the Kalahari Desert. The trees are widely spaced. There’s almost no available water. You cannot see very far — the heat itself ripples the horizon. "It's a place that's hard for me to imagine any animal being at home," says Gordon Hempton. "But of course they certainly sound like they are."

 

ID the birds in this episode: Kalahari Sunrise Bird List

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:51:32 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/kalahari-sunrise In this week’s episode of Sound Escapes, experience dawn in the Kalahari Desert as the sun rises over the sandy savannah of southern Africa. It’s nearly level at this part of the Kalahari Desert. The trees are widely spaced. There’s almost no available water. You cannot see very far — the heat itself ripples the horizon. "It's a place that's hard for me to imagine any animal being at home," says Gordon Hempton. "But of course they certainly sound like they are."

 

ID the birds in this episode: Kalahari Sunrise Bird List

 

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]]> Kalahari Sunrise BirdNote 00:25:08 Breathe in the sonic beauty of South Africa’s Kalahari Desert at sunrise Breathe in the sonic beauty of South Africa’s Kalahari Desert at sunrise no full 4 2 5f807d88-1443-4e86-80d9-340c08d59598 John Muir's Yosemite “Water makes every sound imaginable and occupies every frequency audible to the human ear and certainly spans the dynamic range from the faintest sound to near distortion,” says Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker.

The writings of John Muir can guide our ears, as we listen to the water music: “The deep bass tones of the fall, the clashing ringing spray an infinite variety of small, low tones of the current gliding past the side of the Boulder Island and glinting against a thousand smaller stones down the Ferny channel.”

In this episode of Sound Escapes, walk in Muir’s footsteps as you follow the sounds of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park.

 

ID the birds in this episode: John Muir's Yosemite Bird List

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:51:19 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/john-muirs-yosemite “Water makes every sound imaginable and occupies every frequency audible to the human ear and certainly spans the dynamic range from the faintest sound to near distortion,” says Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker.

The writings of John Muir can guide our ears, as we listen to the water music: “The deep bass tones of the fall, the clashing ringing spray an infinite variety of small, low tones of the current gliding past the side of the Boulder Island and glinting against a thousand smaller stones down the Ferny channel.”

In this episode of Sound Escapes, walk in Muir’s footsteps as you follow the sounds of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park.

 

ID the birds in this episode: John Muir's Yosemite Bird List

 

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]]> John Muir's Yosemite BirdNote 00:28:45 Follow the “water music” of Merced River in Yosemite National Park Follow the “water music” of Merced River in Yosemite National Park no full 3 2 79a10bde-d462-44c0-bbea-8950e9874403 Amazon Awakenings The world's first wilderness quiet park was certified at Ecuador's Zabalo River in 2019.

In this episode of Sound Escapes, you'll hear sounds recorded by Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker, at Zabalo River Wilderness Quiet Park — deep inside the Amazon.

Gordon calls this place a living Eden. "And when we listen there, we listen for miles. Not city blocks. We listen for miles."

 

ID the birds in this episode: Amazon Awakenings Bird List

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:51:04 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/amazon-awakenings The world's first wilderness quiet park was certified at Ecuador's Zabalo River in 2019.

In this episode of Sound Escapes, you'll hear sounds recorded by Gordon Hempton, the Sound Tracker, at Zabalo River Wilderness Quiet Park — deep inside the Amazon.

Gordon calls this place a living Eden. "And when we listen there, we listen for miles. Not city blocks. We listen for miles."

 

ID the birds in this episode: Amazon Awakenings Bird List

 

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]]> Amazon Awakenings BirdNote 00:29:39 Discover the tranquility of Zabalo Wilderness Quiet Park Discover the tranquility of Zabalo Wilderness Quiet Park no full 2 2 c575570b-6c4e-4ff6-9789-3b6407d4d3f8 Songs of Spring "Olympic National Park has taught me that it's possible to not only love a place, but love a place deeply at first listen," says Gordon Hempton. "And spring is when Olympic is at its most musical."

Delight in the sounds of Pacific Chorus Frogs, the Varied Thrush, grouse, and many more.

 

ID the birds in this episode: Songs of Spring Bird List

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:50:51 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/songs-spring "Olympic National Park has taught me that it's possible to not only love a place, but love a place deeply at first listen," says Gordon Hempton. "And spring is when Olympic is at its most musical."

Delight in the sounds of Pacific Chorus Frogs, the Varied Thrush, grouse, and many more.

 

ID the birds in this episode: Songs of Spring Bird List

 

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]]> Songs of Spring BirdNote 00:31:52 Hear Olympic National Park at Its Most Musical Hear Olympic National Park at Its Most Musical no full 1 2 24360af7-9d34-4ea6-b494-c47da9afe1bf Nightfall on the Zabalo Today we’re visiting the Zabalo River in Ecuador. It’s a completely undisturbed ecosystem, where all the creatures we hear are all native to the land, and have coexisted and continued to evolve together for thousands of years. No animal is stepping on the communications of another animal. No two birds sound alike. 

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:50:33 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/nightfall-zabalo Today we’re visiting the Zabalo River in Ecuador. It’s a completely undisturbed ecosystem, where all the creatures we hear are all native to the land, and have coexisted and continued to evolve together for thousands of years. No animal is stepping on the communications of another animal. No two birds sound alike. 

 

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]]> Nightfall on the Zabalo BirdNote 00:29:58 The Zabalo River in Ecuador is teeming with life — and you can hear it The Zabalo River in Ecuador is teeming with life — and you can hear it no full 7 1 38a3b690-c9a8-4922-b379-11fad7677e72 Cold Lake Amphitheater A great place to listen to insects — and birds — is a remote mountain lake in the spring. The surrounding mountians and properties of the cold water make these lakes some of nature's great concert halls.  Gordon Hempton, an acoustic ecologist and sonic guide for the this series, recorded the sounds of this lake in Washington’s Methow Valley. The air is so clear of noise you’ll actually be able to hear the tiny splashes of lake trout gobbling up insects from just below the surface. Now let's sit back, relax, and listen the natural concert.

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:50:19 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/cold-lake-amphitheater A great place to listen to insects — and birds — is a remote mountain lake in the spring. The surrounding mountians and properties of the cold water make these lakes some of nature's great concert halls.  Gordon Hempton, an acoustic ecologist and sonic guide for the this series, recorded the sounds of this lake in Washington’s Methow Valley. The air is so clear of noise you’ll actually be able to hear the tiny splashes of lake trout gobbling up insects from just below the surface. Now let's sit back, relax, and listen the natural concert.

 

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]]> Cold Lake Amphitheater BirdNote 00:25:08 Experience one of nature's great concert halls Experience one of nature's great concert halls no full 6 1 62289f5f-2b36-43dc-90bc-a620f980af81 Riot of Music The young Samuel Langhorne Clemens - later known as Mark Twain - signed on to train as a pilot on a Mississippi riverboat when he was just 22. He quickly discovered that if he volunteered for the early morning shift, he could experience one of the most incredible musical shows there is.

 

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Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:50:03 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/riot-music The young Samuel Langhorne Clemens - later known as Mark Twain - signed on to train as a pilot on a Mississippi riverboat when he was just 22. He quickly discovered that if he volunteered for the early morning shift, he could experience one of the most incredible musical shows there is.

 

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Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

]]> Riot of Music BirdNote 00:26:49 We’re off to the banks of the Mississippi River in Arkansas to hear so many birds that Mark Twain called the experience “a jubilant riot of music.” We’re off to the banks of the Mississippi River in Arkansas to hear so many birds that Mark Twain called the experience “a jubilant riot of music.” no full 5 1 daa8cd4c-b05b-4903-a535-74e151ecc0a0 Land Between the Lakes Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a massive inland peninsula, bordered by sections of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers that were permanently flooded as a part of FDR’s New Deal.

Humans changed this landscape, but now birds have claimed it - and they are flourishing.

 

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Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:49:49 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/land-between-lakes Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a massive inland peninsula, bordered by sections of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers that were permanently flooded as a part of FDR’s New Deal.

Humans changed this landscape, but now birds have claimed it - and they are flourishing.

 

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]]> Land Between the Lakes BirdNote 00:26:26 Hold still and become invisible Hold still and become invisible no full 4 1 9d8e1521-92d7-4ab7-a146-c867e1ae5abc The Auditory Horizon Today we head to Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, just a few miles north of the Canada/US border. We'll hear a prairie dawn chorus — complete with coyotes. Today he’s taking us to Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park, just a few miles north of the Canada/US border. As you’re listening, close your eyes and envision how all of these voices fit together — how each one is settled into just the right place on the spectrum.

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:49:29 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/auditory-horizon Today we head to Grasslands National Park in Saskatchewan, just a few miles north of the Canada/US border. We'll hear a prairie dawn chorus — complete with coyotes. Today he’s taking us to Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park, just a few miles north of the Canada/US border. As you’re listening, close your eyes and envision how all of these voices fit together — how each one is settled into just the right place on the spectrum.

 

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]]> The Auditory Horizon BirdNote 00:25:54 It's just you and the birds, as far you can hear It's just you and the birds, as far you can hear no full 3 1 209f2c75-84c7-428f-9cc9-85eeb257e046 The Song of the Big Island Take a carbon-free journey to Hawaii in the second episode of Sound Escapes. The Song of the Big Island takes us from the waves on the beach to deep within the Hawaiian rainforest.

 

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]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:49:07 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/song-big-island Take a carbon-free journey to Hawaii in the second episode of Sound Escapes. The Song of the Big Island takes us from the waves on the beach to deep within the Hawaiian rainforest.

 

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]]> The Song of the Big Island BirdNote 00:29:53 Take a deep breath and get ready to immerse yourself Take a deep breath and get ready to immerse yourself no full 2 1 419d4aaa-1d31-44de-be1e-b47cfc6903d0 Relearn the Art of Listening Gordon Hempton has spent his life recording the sounds of the natural world, from the rainforest of Hawai’i to the vast dry prairies of North America.

Then, one morning, he woke up to silence.

Ever since his first sudden encounter with hearing loss, Gordon has made it his mission to share the art oftruly listening. He believes that in our noisy, busy world we’ve forgotten how to hear. With Sound Escapes, we teach you how to listen with new ears.

 

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Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:48:40 +0000 info@birdnote.org (BirdNote) https://www.birdnote.org/podcasts/sound-escapes/relearn-art-listening Gordon Hempton has spent his life recording the sounds of the natural world, from the rainforest of Hawai’i to the vast dry prairies of North America.

Then, one morning, he woke up to silence.

Ever since his first sudden encounter with hearing loss, Gordon has made it his mission to share the art oftruly listening. He believes that in our noisy, busy world we’ve forgotten how to hear. With Sound Escapes, we teach you how to listen with new ears.

 

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BirdNote Presents: Sound Escapes was edited by Jason Saul and written by Ashley Ahearn and Mark Bramhill. Sound design by John Kessler and Laura Giannone. Music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Sound Escapes illustration by Jia-yi Liu

]]> Relearn the Art of Listening BirdNote 00:27:24 We've forgotten how to listen. Let's fix that. We've forgotten how to listen. Let's fix that. no full 1 1