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Candid conversations with people who live with Misophonia. Misophonia is a disorder in which there is a strong sensitivity to certain sounds. A person with misophonia feels rage and an inability to focus on anything but that sound. It feels like a fight-or-flight response. Host Adeel Ahmad has misophonia and interviews other "misophones" from around the world. All episodes are edited to be more sensory-friendly including equalization and brown noise. If you'd like to be a guest, go to https: ...
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Interviews with online creators about how their jobs work and how they got there. Hear the personal stories behind seismic events in digital media and learn what concrete steps we can take to build a sustainable media landscape. Hosted by longtime podcasters and business owners Eric Silver and Amanda McLoughlin, Attach Your Résumé proves that the best credential for deciding the future of media is actually making stuff. New episodes every Thursday until we run out of episodes and have to go ...
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Alex Jaffe reports bravely and boldly from the center of the multiverse on events for the week of April 30, 2025. Comics Featured This Week: The Question: All Along the Watchtower #6 The Power Company: Recharged Detective Comics 2025 Annual DC Action News was created by Alex Jaffe, and is produced by Alex Jaffe and Esper Quinn. Special thanks to Ja…
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Alex Jaffe reports bravely and boldly from the center of the multiverse on events for the week of April 23, 2025. Comics Featured This Week: THE FLASH #20 METAMORPHO #5 SUPERMAN #25 BATMAN #159 GREEN LANTERN #22 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 GREEN ARROW #23 POWER GIRL #20 ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #7 ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 GREEN LANTERN DARK #4 HA…
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Jo works in project management for the NHS in the UK. Jo’s greatest miso issue currently is her noisy apartment which has exacerbated her condition, leading to a lot of stress and frustration. Jo reflects on her childhood, particularly her relationship with her father, who has OCD and is a noisy person. She reflects on the challenges of navigating …
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Alex Jaffe reports bravely and boldly from the center of the multiverse on events for the week of April 16, 2025. Comics Featured This Week: Wonder Woman #20 New Gods #5 Challengers of the Unknown #5 Detective Comics #1096 Nightwing #125 The Summer of Superman Special DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #2 Titans #22 Absolute Flash #2 Zatanna #3 DC Action News…
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Alex Jaffe reports bravely and boldly from the center of the multiverse on events for the week of April 9, 2025. Comics Featured This Week: CREATURE COMMANDOS #6 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #3 BATMAN AND ROBIN #20 BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS #5 FIRE AND ICE: WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #1 AQUAMAN #4 ABSOLUTE BATMAN #7 DC VS. VAMPIRES: WORLD WAR V #8 ACTION COMICS #10…
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In the second episode of the series "Between Two Ears", I share my recent trip to Iowa City to participate in a groundbreaking misophonia research study led by Dr. Sukhbinder Kumar — a continuation of his earlier work on mirror neurons and the motor basis of misophonia. This new study explores the social context of trigger reactions and involved ti…
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Alex Jaffe reports bravely and boldly from the center of the multiverse on events for the week of April 2, 2025. Comics Featured This Week: SECRET SIX #2 JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE ATOM PROJECT #4 TWO-FACE #5 BATGIRL #6 BIRDS OF PREY #20 POISON IVY #32 JSA #6 ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #1 ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #6 DC Action News was created by Alex Jaffe, and is p…
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Stacy is an accomplished brand and creative strategist whose journey with misophonia began long before the condition even had a name. Stacy takes us through her early experiences participating in a college study on sound sensitivity back in the 1980s, her lifelong struggle with certain trigger sounds—especially from her mother—and how these experie…
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Alex Jaffe reports bravely and boldly from the center of the multiverse on events for the week of March 26, 2025. Comics Featured This Week: WONDER WOMAN #19 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #5 GREEN ARROW #22 BATMAN #158 GREEN LANTERN #21 SUPERMAN #24 POWER GIRL #19 METAMORPHO: THE ELEMENT MAN #4 BLACK CANARY: BEST OF THE BEST #5 THE FLASH #19 HARLEY QUIN…
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Carlie is up in northern Alberta, of the great independent nation of Canada. Carlie shares her personal misophonia journey, her experiences with therapy through the years, and her path to self-discovery and understanding her neurodivergence. She highlights the importance of nervous system regulation, the impact of trauma, and the need for supportiv…
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I'm excited to have Dr. Lauren Harte-Hargrove, executive director of the Misophonia Research Fund (MRF). We talk about this fund’s origins, and the evolution of research around misophonia. We start by getting a little into her background in neuroscience and her transition to the nonprofit sector. About the MRF and current research talk about some c…
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Want to know about the podcasting industry from three working professionals who are in it? Eric, Amanda, and Brandon can help you with that. Plus, we reflect on Season 1 of AYR and what Season 2 has in store! Credits - Hosts: Eric Silver & Amanda McLoughlin - Producer: Brandon Grugle - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Graphic Designer: Shae McMullin - A Mu…
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Alex Jaffe is a professional expert of DC Comics. He writes for DC.com and hosts the podcasts Insert Credit and 52 Pickup. “I do these things on the Internet because something inside me compels me to… There’s no time I’m not thinking about this. If there’s a reason what I do resonates with people, it’s because it comes from a place of genuine inter…
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Dr. Jaelline Jaffe is one of the most experienced therapists working with people with misophonia, over on the west coast. Jaelline shares her journey from teaching to becoming a therapist specializing in misophonia. We talk about a ton of things, the importance of family support and school accommodations and we get into her own protocol for approac…
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Hank Green has retired from being a digital media CEO. What happens now? This is the second of our CEO interview series, where our CEO sits down with others to talk about the practicalities of running a business in the creator economy. “I'm in the process right now in my life… of trying to figure out how to not be a decider, and have everyone agree…
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Meagan is an actress based in San Diego. Meagan shares her personal journey with misophonia as a wife and mother of 3, including her experiences with therapy and self-regulation techniques. She discusses Image Transformational Therapy (ImTT) that has provided Meagan with significant relief from her symptoms from 10 to about a 2. We get into the neu…
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Trying to make a career online fit with being a human in the real world? Grand Poo Bear can help you with that. “At the end of the day, what content creation is, is you're trying to get emotion out of someone. I like the emotion of love and fun. Some people like other emotions, you know. But that's what it all is.” Grand Poo Bear is a streamer, spe…
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How do you build a newsroom by and for Black people? Akoto can help you with that. "We wanted to build a place that just embodied the idea that Black people deserve better for media. Black people need accurate information. It's important for democracy, and it's important for our communities, and it's important for our ability to critically engage i…
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This week I’m talking to Alex from beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Alex shares her lifelong journey with misophonia, which began at age 11 amid a turbulent home life. She opens up about how her sensitivity to sounds, especially during family meals, became tied to a need to escape overwhelming emotions. Through therapy, Alex discovered how the…
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How do you advocate for your expertise as a historian in the world of academia? Claire can help you with that. "The problem [in academia] is that there are no jobs. There are far too many people available for the few jobs that exist... And having a social media presence has given me, thankfully, the option to sort of see my way out of that and look…
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Want to think about good things coming next year? Jenna Stoeber, Lauren Shippen, Brandon Grugle, Isabel J. Kim, Paris Marx, Amanda Silberling, Mischa Stanton, Eric and Amanda can help you with that! Thank you for being a part of AYR this year, we’re so thankful for getting on the new show. Season 1 will continue starting January 9th. Read Why Don't…
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How do you keep a separation between journalism and marketing when writing about a niche? Rowan can help you with that, like she did at Rascal for tabletop roleplaying games. "I graduated high school into Donald Trump's election and then I graduated college into the pandemic. Every major life milestone that I've had has been disrupted by some big u…
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Kathryn runs an ecology non-profit in southern Oregon. She shares her journey with misophonia, particularly how it has impacted her life as a parent. She reflects on her childhood experiences with sound sensitivity, the lack of understanding from those around her, and how her relationship with her husband has provided a supportive environment. We t…
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Want to make a living online without being tied to platforms? Jack Conte and Patreon are trying to help you with that. This is the first of our CEO interview series, where our CEO sits down with others to talk about the practicalities of running a business in the creator economy. The thing that's changed the most is the web has increasingly put, I …
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Imbi is an author who came to my attention earlier this year when she published her novel “Kind Of, Sort Of, Maybe, But Probably Not”, which features a lead character who has misophonia. Imbi shares her experiences with misophonia, discussing how it affects her daily life, relationships, and creative pursuits. She emphasizes the importance of commu…
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What do you do when you don’t feel valued by your job when you’re doing really good work? Taylor can help you with that. "Nobody respects you unless you're willing to leave. If [employers] get the sense that you're not willing to leave and you bluff it even once, they'll call your bluff. If you say, 'I'm gonna quit, give me this or I'll quit,' you …
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What do you do when you break out of your small creative niche and are getting scrutinized by your fandom for that? Lauren can help you with that. “Somebody asked me on Tumblr the other day if I had any advice for how to become a successful and profitable creator. I was like, Why are you asking me?… I've worked very hard to be a person that people …
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In this experimental episode, we're talking about a new AI research platform I am developing that blends scientific literature, lived experience on the podcast, and questions and comments from the community. You can learn more about the details and some research proposals it has generated at https://misophoniapodcast.com/research. In this episode, …
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This week I have two guests, Tressi and Brooklyn Disch. Brooklyn you may know has Brooklyn Disch who is a misophonia coach and has all kinds of resources on her website (link below). Tressi has worked with Brooklyn and has also published a book which is a fictionalization of many of her experiences living with misophonia. Both guests discuss the ch…
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Do you want to know what it was like to work inside BuzzFeed at the height of its power? Ryan can help you with that. “Digital media was the problem. It wasn't the job. Like the burnout I felt as a journalist was not because I didn't like being a journalist. It was because the structure I was in sucked ass run by sickos. And now it's like, it's nic…
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This week I’m very happy to bring back Lila, a past guest from August 2023. If you recall that interview, Lila had pretty severe misophonia and was even being triggered by a neighbor during our call. A lot has changed for her in the past couple of years - she is now on the other side of the world, back in the US. She tells her story of recently suc…
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What do you do when video game journalism is crumbling around you? Gita can help you with that. “The other thing about Aftermath specifically is I would trust those motherfuckers with my life. There's so much money that goes into that bank account and I don't see any of it. And I just trust that they're not depleting it, you know? I trust them so m…
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In this episode of Between Two Ears, I share highlights from my recent experience at MisoCon 2024 (The Misophonia Association convention in Atlanta). I discuss key presentations, including Dr. Jane Gregory’s insights on reframing sound experiences for managing misophonia and Jaelline Jaffe’s exploration of connections between childhood experiences …
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What do you do when you finally get your dream job and then you lose it? Yowei can help you with that. "For me personally, as a reporter with many curiosities, with many questions, many things I want to report on and share with the world, I feel like you can achieve and make really entertaining audio without doing the whole longform song and dance.…
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What do you do when the art form you love and you do as your job is changing underneath your feet? Josh can help you with that (and give you a pep talk). Maybe I would like David Zaslev more if he was the machine's assistant instead of the CEO. Pay him and see if he can make his lifestyle work on an assistant salary. Josh Gondelman is a writer and …
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Paula is a psychology student in France. Paula first noticed misophonia when she was 13 or 14 years old and felt intense emotions when hearing eating sounds. It took several years for her to discover that misophonia was a real condition. Paula's parents were supportive but initially didn't understand what she was going through. She coped by eating …
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What do you do when you’re stuck between being on the Internet and finding jobs in LA? Akilah can help you with that. “Art isn’t competitive. It’s just not. As long as I’m making stuff that I’m proud of, that I do think will elicit a response, or at least elicit a response from me because I respect my own taste, then I think that it’s never really …
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What do you do when the VC company who bought your blog tells everyone to stick to writing about one narrow topic? Roth can help you with that. “The crucial difference [between Defector and] every shitty place that I've worked was that the people that owned it didn't really value it or want to own it or care about it that much. This is all that any…
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Rodrigo is a sales exec at a flower factory based outside of Mexico City. He shares his earliest memories of misophonia and how it escalated during college. Rodrigo discusses coping methods, a blow-up with a neighbor over a barking dog, and the impact of misophonia on his relationships with family and partners. Rodrigo shares his experience of find…
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This is the episode before the episodes, where we discuss why this show exists. Topics include: never having a good boss; potatoes growing on plateaus in Peru; everyone famous on the internet being 39-45 years old; Tape, a podcast that only exists on Soundcloud; and being fundamentally hopeful about the future of digital media. Credits - Hosts: Eri…
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New episodes dropping weekly, starting October 17th! Credits - Hosts: Eric Silver & Amanda McLoughlin - Producer: Brandon Grugle - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Graphic Designer: Shae McMullin - A Multitude production About The Show Interviews with online creators about how their jobs work and how they got there. Hear the personal stories behind seismic…
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Deb is a New Yorker who has just recently been starting to put together the story of her misophonia. We discuss many of her childhood experiences including some of the chaos that resulted in a lot of tension in the house growing up. Deb also talks about her marriage and the lack of emotional connection she had with her husband. She reflects on the …
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Georgie is a recent neuroscience and psychology dual degree grad from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Georgie’s childhood shares many characteristics that I’ve found to be common among us, that is periods of walking on eggshells, turbulence and volatility. She also mentions other sensory sensitivities, such as visual triggers and sensitivity t…
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Alana is a security intelligence professional, writer and coach and many other things that are too long to list, plus wife and mom of 3 based in Orange County California. She shares her experiences with misophonia throughout her life, as well other things she has experienced earlier in life including some rather traumatic experiences and an eating …
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Klaus is an executive in Germany. He shares his experience with misophonia and how it has affected his career and personal life. We talk about growing up in an early family life that was very old-fashioned and rigid, and where he also had a brother who presented signs of possible OCD, and parents who could not understand and were constantly trying …
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Tomasz is a primary care doctor from Poland, We talk about how misophonia is not well-known in Poland and is often misunderstood. Tomas explains that his triggers are mostly connected to people he knows well, such as family and close friends. He also mentions being triggered by eating sounds and labored breathing. Tomas discusses how he explains mi…
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Dr. Jennifer Brout, Mary, and Liz discuss their experiences as parents of children with misophonia and how they have preserved family relationships. They share their personal journeys of understanding and accepting misophonia, as well as the stages of grief and growth they went through. They emphasize the importance of accommodation, communication,…
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Tracey and Leah are a mother and daughter living near Philadelphia who both have misophonia, and in fact Leah attends the same school Tracey teaches at. We talk about their first triggers and how they were received across the decades. We talk about how Tracey’s misophnonia informs how she helps her daughter. Tracey also shares how Buddhism has help…
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Marina is originally from Romania and now lives in the UK. Like many others who have been on the podcast recently, Marina only recently found out about misophonia and has been learning as much as she can and has been diving into the book Sounds Like Misophonia by Dr. Jane Gregory and I. We talk about the challenging environment of her childhood wit…
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