Sound Escapes
b"Over his long career, Gordon Hempton has mastered the art of truly listening. He\\u2019s known as the Sound Tracker. Some people call him an acoustic ecologist. His recordings and books have made him an international expert on the beauty and importance of undisturbed, natural soundscapes \\u2014 and the ways human beings have changed them.\\nNow, Gordon Hempton is losing his hearing. But with that loss has come an intense urgency to share his life\\u2019s work \\u2014 and his passion \\u2014 with as many people as are willing to listen.\\xa0\\xa0\\nTwenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound, and hosted by Dallas Taylor.\\xa0\\nFollow the show on Twitter & Facebook.\\xa0\\xa0\\nBecome a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate.\\xa0\\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.\\xa0\\nCheck out the whole Sound Escapes series at BirdNote.org/SoundEscapes, or wherever you get your podcasts.\\xa0\\nCheck out Gordon\\u2019s work and buy recordings on his website soundtracker.com.\\xa0\\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/soundescapes\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"