What happens when you choose a vow of silence?

What's it like being an environmental activist who takes a vow of silence for 17 years?

What's life like as a Trappist monk who defaults to silence for a lifetime?

And what's it like to be a public radio host who gives up speaking for a week? The voice in Chion's head narrates the experience, and you'll hear audio she collected along the way.

GUESTS: 

• John Francis: an environmental activist who took a 17 year vow of silence when he was 27
• Brother Paul Quenon: a Trappist monk and poet at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky
• Chion Wolf: the host of Audacious who went without speaking for one week

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