Gordon Hempton — Silence and the Presence of Everything
On Being with Krista Tippett ›51:27 | Aug 29th, 2019
Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton collects sounds from around the world. He’s recorded inside Sitka spruce logs in the Pacific Northwest, thunder in the Kalahari Desert, and dawn breaking across six c...Show More
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@write2tg This sounds lovely. Your review reminded me of these two beautiful episodes about silence: 4'33" of silent "piano music": https://podyssey.fm/episode/id7718457-%2386-%7C-4%E2%80%B233%E2%80%B3-Twenty-Thousand-Hertz The silencing of the Hawaii Kauaʻi ʻōʻō birds 😭 https://podyssey.fm/episo...Show More