Sanctuaries of Silence - A Listening Journey

Equipped with his binaural microphone system, acoustic ecologist
Gordon Hempton has spent the last forty years traveling the world
documenting the sounds of the Earth and its inhabitants. Recording
the noise pollution that permeates nearly all places on the planet,
Gordon also listens for silence, for the sounds that emerge in the
absence of noise. This week, we return to our audio adaptation of
our virtual reality experience Sanctuaries of Silence—one of the
first stories we released back in 2018. Guided by Gordon, we embark
into the Hoh Rain Forest, one of the quietest places in North
America. As he attunes our ears to its silence, we begin to hear
the music of life emerge in every direction—the murmur of the
river, the shuffle of trees, the cacophony of birdsong. We
recommend putting on headphones for this one, so you can have the
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