Parker J. Palmer's lifetime of wisdom concerning silence and aging (part one of a two-part interview).

Cassidy Hall speaks with Trappist poet, photographer, and memoirist Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO.

Summer brings its own challenges and opportunities to bear on the human need for silence.

Stanford University professor Leah Weiss speaks about mindfulness in the workplace.

Cassidy Hall interviews author, retreat leader, and psychologist James Finley.

Anthropologist Paula Pryce describes her ethnographic research into the Christian contemplative community.

Kenneth Leong, reflects on how silence takes us beyond the limitations of doctrine, dogma, or religious culture.

A Conversation with Barbara A. Holmes, author of "Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church."

After six months, Cassidy, Kevin and Carl reflect on the lessons and insight this podcast has provided.

Mirabai Starr muses on the profound relationship between silence, stillness and mystical love.