Ep. 1222: Where we bust myths and eardrums Video

Video description: New York's Mayor Bloomberg is putting out a call for young people to turn down their music players to protect their ears, but are consumers unjust casualties of the music industry's war on loud music? We'll turn the spotlight on headphone manufacturers and find out exactly why digital music is making us go deaf.

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