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Is the Emergency Department the most critical environment for listening? We say yes and discuss this question, and others, with an expert. Sandy, the Director of Outpatient Services, a Registered Nurse, and a 37-year career ED professional, explains why. The answers may be surprising to some (including this co-host), but the skill of listening in the ED goes beyond staff to staff clinical jargon, and goes right to the core necessity of human communication and emotion.

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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 the following by the end of the day Monday the 18th. Follow the directions below:

- Record an audio clip on who or what you are grateful or thankful for.

- No more than 30 seconds.

- Make sure you use first names only (we will remove last names for you).

- Tell us where you are sending the message from.

- Send it to imlistening@duck.com

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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 uncomfortable to debate, sometimes we just don’t want to listen. Is that ok? Yes, yes it is. And we ask that you tell that to the other person nicely and with respect. You can also fill your listening bucket prior to that conversation. Don’t worry, we have some tips on how to do that. And it should have been the run play.

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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 knowledge of how dogs listen and the importance of listening to our dogs. We talk with dog training experts Karen Wannemaker and Brett Bailey about how listening to your dog will help strengthen your relationship. We also talk about the evolution of training, the realities of the modern dog environment, and love. Yes, love… and flirting ;)

Karen Wannemaker - UP A level K9: https://www.upalevelk9.com

Brett Bailey - Who’s A Good Boy Industries: https://www.whosagoodboyindustries.com

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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 possibly be! It was the same thing in April… but are you are you listening to them differently now? As we enter the annual celebration of Halloween, we explore why listening to certain sounds (and watching movies, and haunted houses, and decorations, and costumes, and on and on and on…) this time of year can scare us. And we love it! But why...

Sources:

Haunted Homes - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/real-ghosts-americans-poll_n_2049485?ec_carp=1625391260321376541

Horror Films - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-10-31/hollywood-loves-halloween-inside-the-lucrative-business-of-horror-movies?embedded-checkout=true

Pareidolia - https://thedebrief.org/auditory-pareidolia-the-voices-in-your-head-may-have-a-rational-explanation/

Exploding Head Syndrome - https://www.healthline.com/health/exploding-head-syndrome

Thriller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(album)

The Blair Witch Project - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project

Sounds

music_fx_maelstrom_unsolved_mysteries_dark_heavy_beat.mp3

pixababy-180530-raccoons-scream-growl-bark-whine-falls-out-of-tree-2am-toronto-22865.mp3

pixababy-294-Raspy-Rabbit.mp3

pixababy-tapping-on-glass-31920.mp3

zapsplat_household_wardrobe_door_glass_panel_heavy_knock_x2_13851.mp3

felix_blume_impact_piano_x3_spaced_apart_good_cinematic_suspense_horror_002.mp3

zapsplat_horror_ghost_evp_eerie_breathing_fearful_processed_002_58822.mp3

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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! They’re listening to me? Yes, of course they are. Isn’t that why you purchased it, brought it into your home, and plugged it in? We dive into convenience, how she works, and the risk vs. reward of always being listed to… sort of.

Stats: https://www.statista.com/statistics/794480/us-amazon-echo-google-home-installed-base/#:~:text=The%20Amazon%20Echo%20is%20the,total%20smart%20speaker%20installed%20base.

More Stats: https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-echo-use-reality

Wake word: https://www.google.com/search?q=how+does+a+wake+word+work&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS923US923&oq=how+does+a+wake+word+work&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgEEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgFEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggGEAAYgAQYogQyCggHEAAYgAQYogQyCggIEAAYgAQYogTSAQg3NDAyajFqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Ron Swanson – Parks and Rec: https://youtu.be/8xn1rO1oQmk

Anthropomorphize: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/anthropomorphize#google_vignette

The Jetsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons

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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 you may want to stop finishing other's sentences or if you are going to keep doing it, please use your powers for good. Please.
By the end of this episode you will understand why… and you may be ready for a sandwich.
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Science - https://www.sciencealert.com/neuroscientists-might-know-what-happens-in-your-brain-when-you-finish-someone-s-sentence

Clippy - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/504767/tragic-life-clippy-worlds-most-hated-virtual-assistant

Monday Night Football - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLGpPV2IsE

Smartless Podcast - https://www.smartless.com/

Frozen - https://frozen.disney.com/

Arrested Development - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development

That 70’s Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_%2770s_Show

The Simpsons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons

That 70’s Show, Arrested, Frozen https://youtu.be/gjJkOOilAH4?feature=shared

The Simpsons, Frozen - https://youtu.be/7_q3yFIg7yY?feature=shared

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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 how you can implement better listening skills starting right now. From supervisor to employee, to peer-to-peer, and with your boss, the value of listening does make a difference. When you establish a healthy culture of listening, you retain staff, increase productivity, and create better outcomes.