What happens when you choose a vow of silence?

By Jessica Severin de Martinez,

Chion Wolf

Published May 4, 2022 at 3:35 PM EDT

1 of 3 — Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious who went without speaking for one week.

Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious who went without speaking for one week.

2 of 3 — John Francis is an environmental activist who took a 17 year vow of silence when he was 27.

John Francis is an environmental activist who took a 17 year vow of silence when he was 27.

3 of 3 — Brother Paul Quenon is a Trappist monk and poet at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky.

Brother Paul Quenon is a Trappist monk and poet at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky.

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.

Watch as Chion breaks her week-long vow of silence on a Facebook Live:

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

Jessica Severin de Martinez and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

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