Pausing for More Than Two Seconds Is Considered Unendurable

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People experience excruciating pain if more than two seconds passes between comments and a conversation. If you go to three seconds, i mean, it's just, everybody goes into a full panic. You're the person that has half answered a question. In the journalistic context of when i'm interviewing a someone that's trying to hold back secrets,. i simply don't obey the social cue that says, gees, i'd better speak or both of us are going to feel awkward.

Today, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes: an interview with New Yorker staff writer John Colapinto. In his brilliant book, "This Is the Voice," John says that while opposable thumbs are handy, the voice is our species' greatest attribute. We rely on it to communicate and collaborate, woo our mates and protect our children, win wars and make podcasts. John would know. A vocal injury changed his relationship with his instrument and set him on a path to better understand what his voice means to him — and what the voice means to humanity.