Music Audiology at the NHCA National Hearing Conservation Association 2025 Conference
2025 was a huge year for Music Audiology at the NHCA conference in Charleston, SC. Frank Wartinger (owner of Earmark Hearing Conservation and co-host of Talking Ears) put together a full-day workshop on Updates in Music Audiology, and through the power (magic?) of technology (also magic?) we were able to transport your ears back-in-time and over-in-space to be in the room where it happened, so to speak. After all, when one gathers the best speakers in the field in one room, it would be a shame to keep all that content to oneself.
Here is a play list of over four and a half hours of podcast content from the NHCA conference. 4.5 hours! 270 minutes, give or take. That is a full hour longer than The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King… That is approximately the length of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2… That is less than 1 hour shy of the total play time of all 8 Talking Heads studio albums… What I’m trying to say, is this is a lot of content and is obviously of equal cultural importance as Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter and the Talking Heads. I digress.
Note: the content of these episodes has been edited slightly for the audio-only format of the podcast. These lecture recordings are not eligible for CEUs. If you want the full educational experience, we invite you to seek out the National Hearing Conservation Association and our annual conferences.
These episodes often feature original music. To hear the full tracks, visit the new Original Music Of Talking Ears album. If you like the show (or the music) and want to support us, you may choose to donate through bandcamp. It would probably go towards funding some coffee so we can keep awake so we can make more of this show and music. And coffee.
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