Rocket Money and Factor: Saving Money and Eating Well

Learn about the sponsorship by Rocket Money and Factor, as well as a trivia question about lead singers in music production.

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Do you hear what I hear? Probably not, because in this episode, we're bringing things down several notches to learn about quiet. Does it have a scientific definition? Is it all just relative? Should crickets have podcasts? Join us as we (ok, maybe not so) quietly contemplate quiet.

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[Truth or Fail]

Larval reef fish bury their heads in the sand to reduce noise

Quieter Bison bulls get more mates

Dolphins quiet their clicks to ambush each other

[Trivia Question]

Loudness of lead singer in Billboard Hot 100 from 1946-2020

https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jel/article/3/4/043201/2885300/Lead-vocal-level-in-recordings-of-popular-music

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/986837

[Fact Off]