Wind is the Original Radio

Our new podcast series is aimed at helping us to connect to ourselves and to our earth by deep listening to natural soundscapes. Based on empirical evidence as well as numerous recent studies from all over the world, listening to natural soundscapes (particularly mindful listening) has a great positive impact on our wellbeing, and potentially on our respect for nature. However, these soundscapes are increasingly scarce as we humans continue to destroy the natural ecosystems which produce them.

A portrait of the White Mountain National Forest

In this contemplative natural soundscape, field recordist Jared Blake managed to capture in binaural sound an elaborate, hour-long portrait of

Bamboo Forest Wind

Finding my way up a muddy path on an Island in the Pacific is an ideal condition for natural listening.

Peepers with Steven: ShepardBonus Episode

Welcome to our seventh bonus episode, already! In these episodes we have been sharing short segments about nature, sounds, life

Snow Storm with Powerful Thunder

A short snowstorm since the arrival until it passed. The recording was done at high altitude in the mountain forest,

Morning Blackbirds with Steven Shepard: Bonus Episode

Welcome to our sixth bonus episode, already! Every Tuesday, for the next few weeks, we will share short segments about

Mountain Meadow After Rain

The morning after rain at tare old-growth Pine forest on 3100m in Indian Himalayas, Sikkim region. The recording was made

Gentle Waves with Roger Boughton: Bonus Episode

Welcome to our fifth bonus episode! Every Tuesday, for the next few weeks, we will continue to share short segments

Lesser Kestrels Took Over an Abandoned Building

A migratory raptor wich spends its foraging time in West Africa and breeds in southern Europe. Here in Doñana, there

Wasps in my Shed with Roger Boughton: Bonus Episode

Welcome to our fourth bonus episode! Every Tuesday, for the next few weeks, we will continue to share short segments

Seal Gully with Roger Boughton: Bonus Episode

Welcome to our third bonus episode! Every Tuesday, for the next few weeks, we will continue to share short segments

Rain Under the Canopy in a Summer Thunderstorm

The sounds of a summer thunderstorm with soft rain. From under the tree canopy in mountain forest with an altitude

Woodpecker Magic with Steven Shepard: Bonus Episode

Welcome to our second bonus episode! Every Tuesday, for the next few weeks, we will continue to share short segments

Evening in the Mountains of Thailand

Recorded in the cool montane forests of far north-west Thailand, this evening soundscape features the sounds of crickets and a

Loren Eiseley on Water with Steven Shepard: Bonus Episode

Welcome to our first bonus episode! Every Tuesday, for the next weeks, we will share short segments about nature, nature

Lesser Himalaya Jungle

Recordist: Jan Brelih Jungle at the Himalayan foothills known as Shiwalik Hills where elephants, tigers and leopards still roam. More

Tiny Little River

It’s a warm autumn morning in the countryside of Rio de Janeiro. A small river flows in the middle of

Dawn’s Chorus: Mating Calls of Marsh Frogs at Sunrise

Depending on the weather at the turn of March and April, you can witness an amazing spectacle of moor frogs

Morning at a Blossoming Coastal Woodland

A morning recording from a grassy coastal woodland on the coast of Queensland. Many trees and shrubs were in flower,

North Sea Waves

There is an arc with this recording that connects to this: we can hear the ocean waves rolling in at

Cicada Crescendo

There are many species of Cicadas, each has its own sound. They have a special organ called “tymbal” that produces

Thunderstorm and Dawn Chorus

Dawn chorus with thunderstorm high in the mountain valley, approx. 1000m above sea leve in a remote mountain area. The

Low Tide On The Rugged Coast Of Redwood National Park

Recorded at sunset in the intertidal zone at low tide during a new moon. It was a rare sunny afternoon

Dawn Chorus in Misty Morning

An early Summer recording on a Mountain Plateau, from the first light to early morning. One can listen to the

Warm Summer Morning

A warm summer soundscape in an early morning revealing a variety of close insects and birds in the background. There

Papua New Guinea Cloud Forest

A cloud forest high in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, this recording features sounds from a variety of species