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Radio / Podcasts

On Point with Tom Ashbrook, 2010
Gordon Hempton's Natural Silence

CBC Radio, 2011
In search of natural sounds

BBC Radio, Brasil, 2012
Artist creates installation with 'last original...

Work Stew Podcast, 2013
#67: Gordon Hempton, The Sound Tracker®

Minnesota Public Radio, 2013
Embracing the dark and the quiet in a noisy...

CBC Radio, 2013
The Signal of Noise

Tonebenders, 2013
Tonebenders 016 Gordon Hempton

Milwaukie Public Radio, 2014
Acoustic Ecologist Sets His Sights On...

NPR BirdNote, 2014
Bird Note 1 2 3 4

The Atlantic, 2015
The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015

Smithsonian, 2015
Are There Any Places on Earth Left...

BBC Radio, 2016
The Listeners

On Being with Krista Tippett, 2016
Silence and the Presence of Everything

On Being with Krista Tippett, 2017
An Acoustic Ecologist Takes You on a Hike...

 

Print / Web

Smithsonian Magazine, 1995
Shhhh... those 'peculiar people' are listening

The Seattle Times, 2005
A man speaks up for Silence

AARP Magazine, 2007
Listening for Quiet

Orion Magazine, 2008
Silence Like Scouring Sand

Ode Magazine, 2008
Where silence is seen and heard

The Sun Magazine, 2010
Quiet, Please: Gordon Hempton On Search…

Newsweek, 2010
America’s vanishing silent spaces

Zeit Online, Germany, 2011
Listening journey

Canadian Geographic, 2012
The sounds of silence

Designing Sound, 2013
Interview with The Sound Tracker

The Moon Magazine, 2013
Gordon Hempton | We save what we…

Designing Sound, 2013
Gordon Hempton on Designing Rain...

El Mundo, 2013
The spokesman of silence

The Seattle Times, 2013
Trading eyes for ears to hear the sounds…

The Atlantic, 2014
Smart Things in a Not-Smart World

Adventures NW, 2014
Chasing Silence

BBC Future, 2014
The last place on Earth without human noise

Guernica, 2015
Gordon Hempton: Learning to Listen

Crosscut, 2015
Sound check: the quietest place in the U.S.

Simple, 2015
The Sounds of Silence: Behind the Budget...

Lens Magazine - China Narrative (English), 2015
Sound of Silence. Q&A with Listener Gordon…

BBC Travel, 2015
The quietest place in the US

Outside, 2015
Welcome to the Quietest Square Inch in U.S.

The Active Times, 2015
Shhh! The 7 Quietest Places on Earth

The Surfer’s Journal, 2016
Gordon Hempton: Where Silence Reigns

Seattle Met, 2016
Quiet: A Soldier’s Fight for the Most Silent…

Télérama, France, 2016
The man who lists the (rare) places in…

Sierra Magazine, 2016
Looking for the Real Silent Night: The...

Huffington Post, Italy, 2016
We defend silence

The Seattle Times, 2016
Speaking up for Silence: No Growlers over…

Designing Sound, 2016
Recording Life and Nature: an interview with…

The Road to Quiet, 2017
Sound travel at Maison & Objet Paris

Designing Sound, 2017
In the Field with Gordon Hempton

Backpacker Magazine, 2018
Quiet is Endangered—so Sanctuaries of… 

Condé Nast Traveller, 2018
Olympic National Park Is Home to…

Seattle Magazine, 2018
There's a Growing Movement to Quiet the…

Travelers Today, 2018
This National Park Is Believed To Be The…

Earther, 2018
The Quietest Place in America Is Becoming…

Lonely Planet, 2018
Is this the quietest place in the USA?

C-Platform, 2018
One Square Inch of Silence

Good News Network, 2019
This Determined Sound-Tracker is Creating ‘Quiet

Ever Widening Circles, 2019
The Extinction of Silence and the Man Who is Saving…

Hamodia, 2019
Quiet, Please!

High Country News, 2019
The roar of military jets triggers a crusade for quiet

Outside Magazine, 2019
A Quest to Protect the World's Last Silent Places

Green Planet News, 2019
Gordon Hempton, The Sound Hunter (And Of Silence)

Tree Hugger, 2019
Why we need certified 'Quiet Parks'

The Sunday Times, Australia, 2019
In Praise of Silence

CPR, 2019
Shhhh. You Hear that? That’s The Sweet Silence…

The Atlantic, 2019
Why everything is getting louder?

Denver 5280, 2019
Are Growth and Development Threatening…

Adventure Sports Network, 2019
Here Are 5 of the Quietest Parks

Kekb FM, 2019
Colorado’s Sand Dunes Could Be…

NPCA, 2019
Winter 2020: Hush…

Lonely Planet, 2019
The Sound of Silence

American Way, 2019
Ecuador’s Zabalo River is…

Vox, 2020
Building a movement to preserve silence…

Washington Post, 2020
Even when you can’t travel…

Atlas Obscura, 2020
Hear the Sounds Cities Transformed

Guardian, 2020
Croaks, squelches, waterfalls: The visionaries

CN Traveler, 2020
Why quiet is so important in travel

Globetrender, 2020
Why QPI wants to preserve silence

CNN Travel, 2020
Sounds of silence: 'We should have

Cottage Life, 2020
Killing Us Softly

CN Traveler, 2020
Taipei Is Home to the World’s First Urban Quiet Park

Lonely Planet, 2020
Find Silence in the World’s First Urban Quiet Park

Travel and Leisure, 2020
Taiwan is home to world’s first urban quiet park

National Geographic, 2020
Discover the planet’s last few ‘naturally quiet’ places

PreKroj, 2020
What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say?

Yale Environment 360, 2020
Listening to Silence: Why We Must Protect the World’s

Wired Magazine, 2020
The World Is Noisy. These Groups Want to…

Euro News Living, 2020
The invisible threat of noise pollution

CNN, 2020
Try this night walk: A listening adventure

Socialter, France, 2020
Noise pollution is the result of our spiritual crisis

AFAR, 2020
God of Silence Speaks Up

Smithsonian Magazine, 2020
The Last Quiet Places

South China Morning Post, 2020
One of the world’s quietest places is an…

A Sound Effect, 2020
Legendary Nature Recordist Gordon…

Somag News, 2020
The World’s First Silent Nature

TreeHugger, 2020
Shh! This is the first world’s quiet…

The Bulwark, 2020
The Pandemic and the Noise We Need

PrzeKroj, 2020
The Extinction of Silence

Marianne, 2020
Confinement: what if the real luxury was silence?

El Correo del Sol, 2020
The parks of silence

Asia One, 2020
Scientist maps the world's quiet

River Reporter, 2020
The solace of natural sound

Positive News, 2021
A quiet revolution

Conde Nast Traveler, 2021
The World’s First Silent…

Explore Mag, 2021
Preserving the World’s Quiet Places

Wired Magazine, UK, 2021
The fight for quiet in a world full of noise pollution

Trouw - The Netherlands, 2021
Urban silence makes you healthy and happy

CNN Travel, 2021
Listening to these sounds in nature will relax you

Live Mint, 2021
Quiet places are becoming rare. How do you save…

Daily Maverick, 2021
Four assets South Africa can leverage…

Wired Magazine, Japan, 2021
A Quiet Place

Newsweek, 2021
One man’s quest to save the last quiet places…

BBC, 2021
The world's most endangered sound

El Mundo, Spain, 2021
London's Hampstead Heath becomes Europe's…

NIT, Portugal, 2021
World Listening Day: This Sunday…

Horticulture Week, 2021
First UK Quiet Park Award

AFAR, 2021
Europe’s First Urban Quiet Park Is Finally Here

Global Tourism Forum, 2021
Assets to leverage for post-lockdown tourism

DatingNews, 2021
QPI Can Help Couples Plan Peaceful Dates

Time Magazine, 2021
Culture and Quiet

Newsweek, Mexico, 2021
Save the Silence…

El Correo Del Sol, 2021
Hampstead Heath, London’s First Park of Silence

CNN, 2021
The fight to preserve the last 'quiet'…

Ham and High, 2021
Hampstead Heath is Europe’s First Quiet Park

NZ Herald, 2021
Conservation Comment: The sound of silence

Magyar Narancs, 2021
The Noiseless Reality

El Mundo, 2021
Montnegre i el Corredor, in Barcelona, ​​becomes

VRT, 2021
A first for Belgium: Dender-Mark quiet area…

DodoFianance, 2021
Quiet neighborhood Dender-Mark receives

The Mayor.eu, 2021
Meet Dender-Mark Park - Belgium's

Cheraw Chronicle, 2021
Quiet Area Tender-Mark International Award

HLN.be, 2021
20 years of silent work from

Nieuwsblad.be, 2021
International recognition for pioneers of the…

Knack Weekend, 2021
Quiet area Dender-Mark receives…

Ninofmedia, 2021
European recognition for quiet area…

Nuss.be, 2021
Two decades of quiet area Dender-Mark…

Geraardsbergen.be, 2021
Quiet area Dender-Mark receives…

Mondiaal Nieuws, 2021
Silence as a human right…

Brut Media, 2021
What does quiet sound like?

The Guardian, 2021
Noises off: the battle to save our quiet places

The Travel, 2021
Shh...These Are The Quietest Places On Earth…

Outside Magazine, 2022
The Quietest Parks in the U.S.

AOL, 2022
The Quietest Places to Vacation Around the World

Focus Taiwan, 2022
Yilan hiking path receives 'Quiet Trail' status

Taipei Times, 2022
Yilan lake named first ‘Quiet Trail’

CNN, 2022
Taiwan unveils world's first 'certified quiet hiking trail'

Grist, 2022
How climate change is muting nature’s symphony

Flathead Beacon, 2022
A Quiet Park

The Dartmouth, 2022
Bushong: The Alchemy of Silence

Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc., 2022
Opinion: Bluetooth speakers have no place on the trail

GEO, France, 2022
For the bioacoustician Gordon Hempton “Silence is on the way to extinction”

BBC, 2023
Why we should record travel moments

Wired Japan, 2023
Recommended Retreats for Everyone

Oregon Live, 2023
Mount Tabor named the first Urban Quiet Park in the United States

OPB, 2023
Portland’s Mount Tabor unique honor…

Blue Dot Living, 2023
Mount Tabor Park Gets Quiet Parks Designation

Fodors, 2023
This Park in Portland Wants You to Shut the…

Nebraska Public Media, 2023
Scenic stretch of Nebraska’s Niobrara River to be…

North Platte Post, 2023
Niobrara National Scenic River receives Quiet Parks

CBS News, 2023
Are quiet places going extinct?

The Meridian Star, 2023
The dichotomy of silence

Mitchell Republic, 2023
Oh, to be saved from the increasing volume…

Narwal, 2023
A musician’s unexpected journey…

Conde Nast Traveller, 2024
Silent travel is the wellness trend…

Garden & Gun, 2024
Seeking Silence in a North Carolina Forest

Suitcase Mag, 2024
The Wellness Travel Trends…

FTN News, 2024
Silent travel is sparking a wellness…

UPI.com, 2024
Niobrara River in Nebraska, with rare ‘Quiet Trail’…

The Washington Post, 2024
Shhh, I’m on vacation. Travelers are on a quest…

5280 Magazine, 2024
The U.S. Gets Its First Official Quiet Trail—In Nebraska

AFAR Magazine, 2024
Shhh! These Are Some of the Quietest Places…

RV Travel, 2024
This unsuspecting state hosts one of the world’s…

Sioux City Journal, 2024
Nebraska's Niobrara River named first Quiet Trail…

Columbus Telegram, 2024
America's first official 'quiet trail' sits in the Nebraska…

Lincolon Journal Star, 2024
America's first official 'quiet trail' sits in the Nebraska…

The Travel, 2024
Hushed Hiking: An Inside Look At America's First…

El Mundo, 2024
The open secret of Spanish Lapland: it is now…

African Travel and Tourism Association, 2024
Namibia home to Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet Park

Tourism Update, 2024
Namibian reserve is Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet…

Getaway Magazine, 2024
Namibia gets Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet

BizCommunity, 2024
NamibRand Nature Reserve awarded

Time Out, 2024
This desert reserve is home to Africa’s…

Travel News, 2024
Namibian reserve is Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet…

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2024
Searching for peace and quiet

Suitcase Mag, 2024
Wellness Travel Trends We’re Here For In 2024

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2024
Peace and quiet | Outdoorsy Newsletter

South China Morning Post, 2024
5 ‘silent tourism’ retreats to visit

Hindustan Times, Mint Lounge, 2024
The sound of wellness

 

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