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Today on Skeptical Sunday, a topic we all experience but rarely discuss.

Noise pollution. Airplanes pierce the sky. Leafblowers blast the city

streets up into your face. Every day, quiet gives way to air conditioners, pounding music, construction

equipment, traffic, barking dogs, your roommate, your kids, the list goes on and on. The sound of

modern life is an unrelenting sweet symphony of annoyance, and that noise might be polluting our health

and environment a lot more than we think. Here to help us muffle some of the racket is researcher

and writer Jessica Wynn. Welcome, Jessica. Hey, Jordan. I hope this episode serves as a public

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