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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2025 · 52 MIN

Episode 537: Creating Positive Soundscapes in Cities

from Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast

This week we're joined by Chris Berdik to talk about his book Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take it Back. We discuss the impacts of road noise on health and wellbeing, how our brains process sound, and creating positive urban soundscapes.  We also talk about the problems with open offices and the incomplete story of the decibel.  Bonus link: Designing the sounds of TfL's buses in London - YouTube Find Chris at ChrisBerdik.com +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon [email protected] Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

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