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I'm Listening
From conversations, to the natural world, to complete silence, so many of us focus on what's next rather than what is happening now. I'm Listening is a podcast that dissects the importance of listening.
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Sales
Send us Fan Mail Sales has evolved over the last 20-30 years. The days of the pushy used car salesman who thinks (or actually may) they know more than you, are…
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Relisten: Feeling Heard
Send us Fan Mail This relisten focuses on the importance of feeling heard, hope to go about it, and what happens when we don't feel heard. We also discuss the…
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The Sound of Your Own Voice
Send us Fan Mail Do you like the sound of your own voice? Most of us, at minimum, are surprised at the way we sound when we listen to ourself. Why is that? We…
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I'm Calling You Out
Send us Fan Mail We are kicking off season 6 with calling everybody out! Yeah, that’s right! Well, maybe not really calling you all out. Brandt and I jump into…
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The Audio of The Auto
Send us Fan Mail The automobile. Statistically speaking, we all (Americans) have one. Well, at least all of us over the age of 16. We are surrounded by them…
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Crisis Negotiation
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Detective Sergeant Lucas Killick of the Lake Delton Police Department (Wisconsin) joins us to discuss crisis negotiation…
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Re-Listen - S.1 Ep.10 The Restaurant Industry
Send us Fan Mail We are bringing this one back. It was one our faves and had some great take-aways for every day life. Our guests Blake and Lauren Schar break…
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Listening to the Market
Send us Fan Mail What does it look like when a business listens to their customers, employees, and stakeholders? We sought out a forward thinking business…
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Listening to AI
Send us Fan Mail Upload episode->summarize this podcast->reduce summary to 50 words because its our 50th episode: In their 50th podcast episode, hosts Drew and…
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Advice
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Re-Listen - S.1 Ep.12 Color Noise
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Autism
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Running Water
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Changing Your Mind
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Gratitude 2025
Send us Fan Mail Gratitude - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Welcome to our final episode of Season 4…
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Teachers
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Listening vs. Reading
Send us Fan Mail 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?…
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Re-Listen - S.3 Ep.8 The Past
Send us Fan Mail There is no better time to capture the past than during a holiday. Today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., a time most often spent with…
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The Virtual Meeting
Send us Fan Mail Please no more top 10 "Best ways to run a virtual meeting" lists. Please. However, we do need to have a little chat about how they are run…
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Repetition
Send us Fan Mail Time for a riddle: This thing can be annoying, effective, and fun. I'll repeat it, this thing can be annoying, effective, and fun. In this…
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Mindfulness
Send us Fan Mail Ok everyone, let's take a deep breath innnnnn and ouuuuuut. Innnnnn and ouuuuuut. Great job. Welcome to the next Sprint Episode where Brandt…
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The Paranormal
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with Lead Paranormal Investigator Noah Leigh, founder of the nonprofit Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee (WI). We…
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Explanation
Send us Fan Mail Let me explain… In this episode 2 men (Brandt and Drew), explain things about explanation without man-splaining. At least we hope not to… We…
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Re-Listen S.2 Ep.7 Dogs
Send us Fan Mail In this re-listen, we bring you back to our episode about dogs and how they listen. We have referred to this episode so many times since, that…
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The Doppler Effect
Send us Fan Mail Attention class! Let’s get started and welcome to AP Physics. In this episode we explore the Doppler Effect. No skipping class, this is a…
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Hearing Loss
Send us Fan Mail What's that? What did you say? Oh, it's season 4 of I'm Listening? Thats amazing, great to... hear... that we are back! We kick off Season 4…
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Re-Listen - S.2 Ep.1 Listening To Your Body
Send us Fan Mail We are pulling this episode back out from the season 2 library. Listening to your body with expert Christy Ducette brought us closer to…
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Re-Listen - S.1EP6 Children
Send us Fan Mail We are bringing this episode out of the season 1 library. Children was one of our most talked about episodes from season 1 so we want to bring…
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Laughter
Send us Fan Mail So you think you’re funny, eh? Well good, because it helps people listen to you. Laughter or humor is scientifically proven to help people pay…
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The Job Interview
Send us Fan Mail Over the past 100 years, very little has changed with the job interview. Very few businesses, companies, or organizations have been innovative…
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The Past
Send us Fan Mail How often do we wish we would have captured the past? The stories from grandparents, parents, maybe even great grandparents. Or what about…
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Folklore
Send us Fan Mail It's time for another Sprint Episode - this time I bring the topic of folklore to Brandt for his reaction. We explore our past... about…
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Listening to Yourself
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes listening to yourself is the hardest person to listen to. It can be frustrating, overwhelming, and downright daunting. So how to do…
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Creating The Vibe
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we welcome Josh Miller who is a Sound Engineer/Recording Studio Engineer/Room Design Expert/DJ/Restaurant Owner. We discuss…
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Raise the Bar You Idiom
Send us Fan Mail Idioms. What's the big deal and why are they a part of our everyday language? It's likely to make sense of a situation or a concept. They are…
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Misophonia
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first "sprint" episode! Whats is a sprint episode you ask? One of us does not know the topic prior to recording and we barely…
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Feeling Heard
Send us Fan Mail We all want to feel heard. When it happens it feels good, solves problems, and productivity increases. However, when we don't, we feel angry…
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Eavesdropping
Send us Fan Mail Eavesdropping. Eaves dropping. Dropping in under the eaves. Intentionally listening in on other peoples conversation. Overhearing. Over…
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More Achievement and Season 3 is Coming!
Send us Fan Mail Thank you, thank you, thank you! We have hit another benchmark of 2,500 downloads! Much like when we hit 1,000 downloads, we have no idea what…
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Gratitude
Send us Fan Mail Gratitude, grateful, thankful, gracious… are they all the same? No and also yes. In this episode we show our gratitude and discuss what we are…
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The Phone
Send us Fan Mail The creation of the phone, aka the cell phone, was a really, really big deal. It allowed anyone to communicate from wherever, whenever they…
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Sadness
Send us Fan Mail Lament is the expression that things are not right and sadness is a part of that healing. In this episode we discuss sadness. Its ok to be…
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Emergency Department
Send us Fan Mail Is the Emergency Department the most critical environment for listening? We say yes and discuss this question, and others, with an expert…
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Share Your Gratitude
Send us Fan Mail We need audio clips from you! We are planning an episode on gratitude and need your help. Your clip may end up in our episode! Please send us…
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I don't want to listen
Send us Fan Mail I’m listening is a podcast about the importance and skill of listening… but what if you don’t want to? From avoidance to exhaustion to being…
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Dogs
Send us Fan Mail A priority in dog ownership is training it to listen to us. But do we listen to our dog? Should we train ourselves in the skill of listening…
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Scary Things
Send us Fan Mail It’s that time of year when the things in the night go creeeek and crack… as the door slowly opens and you lay there wondering what could it…
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Hey, Alexa...
Send us Fan Mail Not all listeners are created equal. In this episode we enter into the realm of electronics and how they listen to us. But wait... WHAT!…
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Finishing each other's sentences
Send us Fan Mail Finishing each other's sentences can be an indicator that you are listing. It can also be super f-ing annoying. Brandt and Drew explore why…
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The Workplace
Send us Fan Mail Is listening at work important? Is it Essential? In this episode, we discuss how essential listening is in the workplace and give some tips of…
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Music Part 2 - The Art of Listening
Send us Fan Mail Class is in session. We are joined by Wendy Richman, a Lecturer at UCLA and accomplished professional violist. She teaches a class called “The…
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Listening to your body
Send us Fan Mail And we’re back! Season Two! This episode focuses on how we listen to our bodies. Brandt and Drew interview Christy Doucette, a licensed…
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1K in 90Day...s - Thank you!
Send us Fan Mail We just flew by 1,000 downloads... in our first 90 days! Thank you, thank you, thank you! We had no idea what to expect and this has blown any…
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Color Noise
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Music Part 1 - The Cover Song
Send us Fan Mail Let’s talk cover songs. Let’s talk about listening to our favorite cover songs and the reasons why musicians choose to cover certain songs. We…
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The Restaurant Industry
Send us Fan Mail How important is listening in a restaurant? Lauren and Blake Schar, husband and wife restaurant owners, join us to discuss the importance of…
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Me Monster
Send us Fan Mail This podcast enters the world of conversation imbalance. Specifically, we discuss the "me monster”, where individuals dominate conversations…
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Hearing - Don't Take it for Granted
Send us Fan Mail What if the act of listening is actually very difficult or nearly impossible? In this episode of I’m Listening, we explore the possibility of…
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Sounds of Spring
Send us Fan Mail Ahhhh, Spring. In this podcast we discuss the arrival of Spring and the sounds associated with it. We discuss peepers (the frogs), rainstorms…
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Children
Send us Fan Mail This episode explores the importance of listening in parenting and interacting with children. Listening is definitely much more prevalent than…