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.
Episodes
Gratitude - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
Welcome to our final episode of Season 4 and of 2025. Brandt and I have started a little tradition here at I’m Listening headquarters. We are bringing Gratitude back to the forefront. But isn’t your podcast about listening? Yes. And gratitude is listening’s not too distant cousin. So here we go!
Surprises, acts of kind...
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 classroom! They bring excellent insight into things like “whole body listening”, building relationships, and what trust and respect looks like in today’s public education system.
Things have changed a bit since Brandt and I were in elementary school. Back then, listening was just a...
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? In this case, Brandt defends listening to books while Drew defends reading them. Clearly the author of this set of podcast notes is correct, but not without a great debate.
Can you experience a book the same way by listening to it vs reading it. Is it just as effective?
We dig d...
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 family. This episode is your re-reminder to listen and capture those stories!
And while you are at it, check out this link and upload your story to The Great Thanksgiving Listen and have it preserved forever in the Library of Congress.
https://storycorps.org/discover/the-great-thanksgi...
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. Brandt and I take a different angle on how to run effective virtual meetings... utilizing "listening" as our guide.
Take a few notes with this episode, it will make you instantly better. And if you don't, Brandt may just ridicule you live... and nobody want...
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 episode we explore the strange paradox of repetition. Repetition is widely utilized in a variety of ways, every single day of our lives. We utilize it to bring comfort and to be annoying. It helps us remember that name, that number, and to please hold, because someone will be ...
Ok everyone, let's take a deep breath innnnnn and ouuuuuut. Innnnnn and ouuuuuut. Great job.
Welcome to the next Sprint Episode where Brandt takes Drew on a mindfulness journey and explains the relationship between mindfulness and listening. So much of our lives can be go , go ,go with kids, and dogs, and cars, and pancakes, sometime we just need to take a moment to be in the moment.
That is not an easy task, bu...
In this episode we talk with Lead Paranormal Investigator Noah Leigh, founder of the nonprofit Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee (WI). We originally thought we would identify what its like to listen for (or to) ghosts... what we learned is what it takes to listen to people about ghosts.
This is one of our favorite episodes of the season thus far. It is filled with compassion, curiosity, and commitment to those who...
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 discuss the 3 modes of learning… or explaining – Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic. We also bring in, possibly the 2 biggest factors in explanation, timing and readiness.
But what about that 8:00am class? What about explaining how to hit a golf ball… one the 4th hole? What about ...
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 we felt it was important to reintroduce it to you. Enjoy!
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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 to our dog? In this episode of I’m Listening, we explore the relatively new k...
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 Sprint! So just 30(ish) minutes of your time.
This episode, of course with respect to the skill of listening, is about the impact that our friend Christian Doppler (d. 1853) had on the world. Brandt has no idea what the topic is, but he does exceptionally well… and passes the class!...
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 with Hearing Loss. This episode is more of a PSA about your ability to hear and the impact you have on others when you can't listen to them very well. We explore hearing tests, how accessible they are, and how they might just help with work, relationships, fami...
We are pulling this episode back out from the season 2 library. Listening to your body with expert Christy Ducette brought us closer to ourselves and gave us a number of ways to listen to our body and what we should do with that information.
We hope you enjoy!
https://www.christydoucette.com/
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 back to you all. Enjoy!
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 attention and listen closer. Brandt and Drew explore examples and tactics to help you get a laugh to help others listen. Now, if you aren’t funny or witty and what to learn how, then please practice... there is a tool in the link below. But be careful, things could go terribly ...
Over the past 100 years, very little has changed with the job interview. Very few businesses, companies, or organizations have been innovative in the way they assess an individual for hire with their ability to perform the duties, exceed expectations, work with others, surpass benchmarks, and reach annual goals. It's just the same process over and over and over again.
Although the methods may not have changed… or...
How often do we wish we would have captured the past? The stories from grandparents, parents, maybe even great grandparents. Or what about that neighbor you had for 20 years... what was their story? This episode of I'm Listening is your reminder to go capture those stories right now.
Brandt recently received a set of tapes from his brother who recorded stories 20 years ago and they are amazing. We visit some of t...
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 sharing stories of the past. We discuss folk stories, folk music, folk art, folk heroes, and get the opportunity to share stories about one of our favorites, Paul Bunyan!
Listening to folks stories is a centuries old practice that is extremely important to capture the culture of s...
Sometimes listening to yourself is the hardest person to listen to. It can be frustrating, overwhelming, and downright daunting. So how to do we handle it? Some are better at it than others and for some its a very real problem. There is good news ($46Billion Dollars worth of good news) and we explore all of this in the episode.
Bottom line - Find your people, find your recourses, find what works for you - practice it,...
In this episode we welcome Josh Miller who is a Sound Engineer/Recording Studio Engineer/Room Design Expert/DJ/Restaurant Owner. We discuss how sound, music, acoustics, and space all work together to create the perfect vibe. We also include the single most important aspect of that vibe... you.
We talk about how you can implement some techniques in your space to create your perfect vibe, one that allows people to talk,...
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