So I know that there are ear muffs that play music for working in a loud shop and all, but that's not what I really want.

I generally have my phone plugged into my old stereo in the shop playing a podcast or the news. The kind of thing that you need to listen to the whole thing and can't miss 30 seconds to joint a board, use the router, etc. So I feel like I'm constantly pausing, using a machine, unpause, machine, pause again, etc. Not a big deal but kind of annoying and I think there must be a better way.

Is there any kind of noise sensing app that can pause music/podcast/etc until the noise is done? I'm envisioning the kind of things that automatically turn on your DC when a tool is started. I don't like wearing ear muffs unless using a machine so that's not really an option to me.

Any other suggestions?