I live in Minneapolis and its still quite cold for my daily walk to and from mass transit for work, but my feet never get cold (wind doesnt seem to penetrate them) while walking outside and they never get too hot while in the office. I was suck of playing Lego Marvel Avenger games that my kids adore! Details are there. So I put in 2 heavy duty drywall mounts on the 2 premilled sides and a decorative screw through the middle into the wall stud, behind the drywall. You won?t be disappointed ?? They would be great for podcasts. If anything I felt that the headphones could have been a bit louder ? they seem to need more driving than previous versions so I guess the impedance has been tweaked to accommodate the ANC?All in all, these are beautifully constructed, beautifully sounding headphones with excellent ANC (though not up to the level of Sony or Bose) which will delight fans of good quality audio ? but a few of the luxury touches have gone AWOL with the introduction of the high tech ANC and that?s a bit of a shame ? I have wide sometimes swollen feet and this ballroom shoe accomidates all my flaws perfectly. I made the mistake of buying the M50x and then buying the M70x thinking they were better. Original:Amazing headphone for casual gamers like me.