{"id":201451,"date":"2026-01-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201451"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:27:46","slug":"discovering-natures-hidden-conversations-with-amy-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/discovering-natures-hidden-conversations-with-amy-martin","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Nature\u2019s Hidden Conversations with Amy Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/8232b89c-5a91-40ae-81a5-952d03be0799?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/capturing-the-sounds-of-nature-with-amy-martin\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Award-winning journalist Amy Martin has spent years tuning into nature\u2019s hidden soundtrack. As the host and creator of&nbsp;<em>Threshold<\/em>, she explores the intricate ways life communicates beyond human perception. In its latest season,&nbsp;<em>Hark<\/em>, Amy uncovers how species from birds to dolphins\u2014and even turtles\u2014use sound to share information we\u2019re only beginning to understand. Thanks to breakthroughs in acoustic research, these conversations are finally coming into focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists mentioned: Mike Parsons, Rex Cocroft, and Gabriel Jorgewich Cohen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Amy:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amymartin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/letterstoearthlings.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Substack<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thresholdpodcast.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to\u00a0<em>Threshold<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1025326955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding Mastery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/nikon\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Award-winning journalist Amy Martin has spent years tuning into nature\u2019s hidden soundtrack. As the host and creator of&nbsp;Threshold, she explores the intricate ways life communicates beyond human perception. In its latest season,&nbsp;Hark, Amy uncovers how species from birds to dolphins\u2014and even turtles\u2014use sound to share information we\u2019re only beginning to understand. 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