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 Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.