Your earbuds are gross & full of germs
By Jordyn Cormier From Care2 You care about what you put into your mouth, right? You also probably wouldn’t put just any old thing in your nose or eyes. So shouldn’t you have the same discretion when it comes to what…
Preaching to the choir
by Paul McGowan From PS Audio It’s May 11th and, dammit, yesterday I turned 71 years old. I used to love birthdays. The older I get the less I want to prove anything to anyone. Experience suggests it’s a fool’s…
Making the most out of audio and voice
As audio-enabled smart speaker devices have seen a sharp rise in popularity this year, there are definite opportunities to monetize and reach wider audiences. By Sahar Amer From Reuters Community he popularity of using smart speakers is growing at a…
Inside looking out
by Paul McGowan From PS Audio There’s a very important picture within each of us, one we believe represents our persona. It’s almost always wrong. It’s wrong because of the constant conflict within our heads: I am good at this—well,…
The importance of prayer
From Dr. James Dobson’s family talk Dr. James Dobson Discusses the Importance of Prayer with Sarah Perry This is a rush transcript and may contain minor errors and/or discrepancies from the audio. This copy may not be in its final…
List of ingredients
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Prepackaged foods list their ingredients so consumers know what they’re putting into their bodies. My rule of thumb is not to eat anything I cannot pronounce or if the list sounds more like a Gilbert…
They’re not instruments
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Reader Timothy Price posed an interesting thought: “How many musical instruments project sound in a narrow dispersion? Even a trumpet or better yet a clarinet seem to have fully tonal perception off axis. They…
Stealin’ from the best
By Paul McGowan from P.S. Audio Artist Pablo Picasso is credited with an old saying. “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Composers routinely lift riffs and melodies from each other. In 1775, at the age of nineteen, Mozart composed the…
5 things you learn about a person on a road trip
A road trip can do more for travelers than just take you from one destination to the next. When traveling as a couple or with friends, it’s possible that you learn something about a person with every kilometer traversed. The…
Offering opinions
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Audio shows are often difficult. When I wander the halls and go into the different rooms as a curious onlooker I’d like to remain anonymous in order to get an unbiased opinion of what…







