Golden: Finding silence in a world of noise

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In a noisy, tumultuous world, how can we find inner peace? This episode features two stories about the transformative power of silence. In the first, the Lieutenant Governor of Washington State abandons politics to become a Jesuit novice, and takes a temporary vow of silence. In the second, a death row inmate at San Quentin discovers Buddhist practices that help to calm his mind, and embrace compassion. Featuring Cyrus Habib, Jarvis Masters, Leigh Marz, and Justin Zorn. Snag a $20 super soft tee at shop.20k.org. Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn. Watch our video shorts on YouTube, and join the discussion on Reddit and Facebook. Sign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to support the show & get our entire catalog ad-free. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org Purchase Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise, by Justin Zorn & Leigh Marz. To learn more about Jarvis Masters, read the story and timeline of his case, and subscribe to the Dear Governor podcast. Go to indeed.com/hertz to start hiring today. Find the right doctor, right now with at zocdoc.com/20k. Visit shopify.com/20k and sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/golden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	It's an honor to be here with you all.
0:36.9	That's Cyrus Habib.
0:38.6	First, I want to just briefly tell you kind of what my job is, what my role is.
0:44.4	It's fall 2019, and Cyrus is giving a speech to a large crowd in a busy convention center.
0:50.5	He's wearing a black suit and dark sunglasses.
0:53.4	Most people here in Washington State too polite to ask the question, what do you actually do?
0:59.7	For the last two years, Cyrus has been the lieutenant governor of Washington State.
1:05.0	That means he's the second in command of the state's political system.
1:09.0	I serve as number two in the executive branch.
1:12.6	As he talks, he grips a microphone in one hand and gestures to the crowd with the other.
1:17.6	He looks confident, like the successful politician that he is.
1:21.6	If things worked out for you this year, if your business did well, your family's doing well,
1:25.6	I'll take the credit for that.
1:29.3	People are predicting big things for his career.
1:32.3	They're already talking about him as a possible candidate for the next governor, even though
1:36.3	he's still in his 30s.
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