A Special Celebration of the Earth’s Sounds and Songs

In celebration of Earth Day, this episode invites you to offer your
ears to the polyphony of sounds and silences that give the planet
Her voice with two of our most cherished audio stories. “When the
Earth Started to Sing,” by biologist David G. Haskell, combines
human speech with more-than-human voices to immerse your senses in
the connective power of sound across deep time. “Sanctuaries of
Silence,” an adaptation of our virtual reality experience featuring
acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, brings you to the Hoh Rain
Forest—one of the quietest places in North America—and guides you
through the sounds that emerge in the absence of noise.
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