Winds of Change

In this week’s audio newsletter, we discuss the buzz around decibel levels on wind turbine farms and introduce a new segment on neuroscience called ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ In addition, Emily Badger examines political rhetoric and its effect on political violence.

Audio portions for this week’s Wonking Week podcast were drawn from:
The outro from Where’s Your Head At? was taken from a Stuart Smalley sketch from “Saturday Night Live” and features the talents of Phil Hartman and Al Franken. The outro from our interview with Emily Badger was taken from a commercial for the Tea Party.

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