38 episodes

The Rest Is Just Noise is a monthly podcast exploring the relationship between sound and our cities. Each episode our passionate and excitable hosts (three soundscape researchers) are joined by an expert guest from fields such as acoustics, architecture, and environmental psychology, to discuss their latest work and introduce our audience to the science, beauty, and noise of urban sound.From the announcement of the 2023 ASA Science Communication Awards for Acoustic Expert Multimedia Winner:"The Rest is Just Noise Podcast stands out as a remarkable audio journey into the realm of acoustics. With deep knowledge and captivating storytelling, co-hosts Dr. Andrew Mitchell, Dr. Francesco Aletta, and Dr. Tin Oberman explore various acoustical phenomena and their impact on our lives. Through interviews with experts and immersive soundscapes, this podcast educates and entertains listeners, creating a space where the beauty and significance of acoustics are celebrated."

The Rest Is Just Noise Andrew Mitchell, Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman

    • Science

The Rest Is Just Noise is a monthly podcast exploring the relationship between sound and our cities. Each episode our passionate and excitable hosts (three soundscape researchers) are joined by an expert guest from fields such as acoustics, architecture, and environmental psychology, to discuss their latest work and introduce our audience to the science, beauty, and noise of urban sound.From the announcement of the 2023 ASA Science Communication Awards for Acoustic Expert Multimedia Winner:"The Rest is Just Noise Podcast stands out as a remarkable audio journey into the realm of acoustics. With deep knowledge and captivating storytelling, co-hosts Dr. Andrew Mitchell, Dr. Francesco Aletta, and Dr. Tin Oberman explore various acoustical phenomena and their impact on our lives. Through interviews with experts and immersive soundscapes, this podcast educates and entertains listeners, creating a space where the beauty and significance of acoustics are celebrated."

    Soundscape Gentrification with Bethan Prosser

    Soundscape Gentrification with Bethan Prosser

    ...If you're sitting, come to me...

    In today's episode we meet the soundscape trespasser and researcher, Dr Bethan Prosser, who is resisting the never-ending waves of gentrification on the English seaside through sound and participatory listening. 
    Find Bethan at University of Brighton.
    Follow her on X: @bethanmathiasp and LinkedIn.
    Check out Bethan's upcoming chapter Listening to Gentrification  and her PhD Thesis.
    Also a paper on community-university collaborations.
     
    UK Acoustics NetworkUKAN brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod

    • 34 min
    #WiA special series with Alice Eldridge

    #WiA special series with Alice Eldridge

    Welcome to the Episode 4 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have a wonderful guest with us - Professor Alice Eldridge from University of Sussex. Alice is a Professor of Sonic Systems (Music) and a musician. We are going to talk about her love for music and her curious mind which has led her to a foundation interest in sound, and moving in between the strictly defined academic disciplines.


    Find Alice at:
    https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p127749-alice-eldridge


    UK Acoustics Network
    UKAN+ brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.
    Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod

    • 48 min
    Complex Auditory Scenes with Maggie McMullin

    Complex Auditory Scenes with Maggie McMullin

    For this episode, Andrew recorded an interview with Maggie McMullin, a researcher at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

    Indeed, this episode is about complex (natural) auditory scenes, but - what makes them so complex? Why we need machine learning tools to analyse them? How to start looking into them in the first place?

    This conversation took place at the ASA May event in Chicago, Illinois, but it's about everywhere and everything you can hear from Nevada to Wisconsin.
    Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod

    • 22 min
    Sensory Urbanism with Jieling Xiao

    Sensory Urbanism with Jieling Xiao

    Sounds, and then soundscape and planning and then urban sensory planning.

    We are expanding on our usual scope on sounds towards smell and sensory environments.

    Today's guest is Jieling Xiao, a Reader in Architecture and Sensory Environments at Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, Birmingham City University.

    Find Jieling at Birmingham City.
    Read Jieling's paper about a participatory soundscape planning framework.
    UK Acoustics NetworkUKAN brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod

    • 30 min
    #WiA special series with Helen Sheldon

    #WiA special series with Helen Sheldon

    Welcome to the Episode 3 of the special series of Women in Acoustics podcast. Today we have a very special guest with us - Helen Sheldon from RBA Acoustics. Helen is a charted engineer and Director at RBA Acoustics,  who actively promotes acoustics as a STEM subject speaking in schools and universities and promoting engineering to a wider public.


    Find Helen at:
    https://www.rba-acoustics.co.uk/team/helen-sheldon/
    UK Acoustics Network
    UKAN+ brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.



    UK Acoustics NetworkUKAN brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod

    • 36 min
    Listening to Landscapes with Usue Ruiz Arana

    Listening to Landscapes with Usue Ruiz Arana

    In today's episode we have some big words in the title and with Usue Ruiz Arana, a Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at Newcastle University, we are going to revisit some of concepts we have talked about very often:

    What is a soundwalk?
    How should we use soundwalks?
    How do we bring this concept to the cities?
    Is landscape a superior format to portrait?

    Find Usue at Newcastle University.
    Check out Usue's chapter on Soundwalking in the Phonocene: walking, listening, wilding.

    UK Acoustics Network
    UKAN brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.

    Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.


    Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod


    UK Acoustics NetworkUKAN brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Find our website: https://www.justnoisepod.com/
    Twitter: @JustNoisePod

    • 31 min

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