Episode 2
Hoping to learn to be more present in his own life, philosopher and adventurer Erling Kagge goes in search of silence.
Read by Cal MacAninch
鈥淲e live in the age of noise. Silence is almost extinct.鈥�
Philosopher and adventurer Erling Kagge, the first person to reach the 鈥榯hree poles鈥� of North, South and the summit of Everest, explores the power of silence. Struck by a vague angst about his constant need for distraction and reluctance to hold still for a single moment, the explorer asks how we lost silence and where we might go to find it again.
Read by Cal MacAninch
Abridged and produced by Eilidh McCreadie
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The glories of being quiet
Why we need silence, how we lost it and where we might go to find it again.
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- Tue 29 Jan 2019 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
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