The Misophonia Podcast App 2.0 Is Here
March 4, 2026
The Misophonia Podcast App 2.0 is live on iOS today. Android follows in days, with the exact same experience.
I rebuilt this from the ground up. Not a refresh. Not a redesign. A complete rewrite — because what I wanted to build couldn't be patched onto the old foundation. What exists now is something I genuinely believe is the most innovative integration of podcast + condition-specific tools available for any health condition. And it's not even close.
Why this app exists
The podcast has always been about two things: lived experience and knowledge. Real stories from real people. Researchers sharing what they're finding. Clinicians describing what they're seeing. That archive — 220+ episodes of it — is the largest body of knowledge about the lived experience of misophonia anywhere. Full stop.
But knowledge sitting in audio files has limits. The app is built to unlock it.
What's actually in it
Every episode now has a full transcript. Read instead of listen. Search for a specific topic. Reference something a guest said without scrubbing through audio. For anyone whose sensitivity makes long listening sessions hard, this matters.
The research library lets you browse, search, sort, and read the latest misophonia studies as PDFs directly in the app. No hunting through Google Scholar.
The journal tracks triggers, reactions, and patterns over time. Export your entries and bring them to your therapist or clinician. One of the hardest parts of working with a provider is articulating what's actually happening day to day.
The practical resources section covers accommodation letters (a constant request from the community), crisis resources, legal resources, and educational materials to help explain misophonia to people in your life who don't get it.
The tools — and the research behind them
This is where I'm most excited about where things are going.
The app was rebuilt on an advanced audio engine specifically designed for layered sound experiences. Podcast playback includes preset frequency controls built for sound sensitivity — you won't find that anywhere else. Background sounds, binaural beats, and targeted sound exercises are all in there.
One tool I'm particularly proud of was directly inspired by a recent research paper — both its results and its methodology. The "thought training" exercises are built around the idea that brief, repeated cognitive engagement — just a few minutes — can meaningfully shift patterns of rumination and reactivity. A few swipes a day. Your brain will thank you.
More tools are coming. The audio infrastructure now makes things possible that weren't before.
It's free. All of it.
No subscriptions. Nothing inside the app is selling anything. No therapy programs, no upsells, no affiliate arrangements. This is a community resource, built to be used.
One note: the app is not therapy and doesn't replace professional care. If you're looking for a clinician, please find one.
The organization behind it
The app is produced by the Embodied Knowledge Institute — a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit built around a simple premise: turn lived experience and research into practical tools. If you want to support continued development and future projects, donations are tax deductible.
If you've followed the podcast for a while, you know this work has never really been just about sounds. Misophonia sits inside a larger exploration of embodied experience, how people live with complex conditions, and what it means to actually know something through your body. The Institute will grow in that direction.
For now — download the app. Send me feedback. Tell me what's missing, what's broken, and what you wish existed. That feedback will shape what this becomes.