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Published: Aug. 11, 2022, 10:51 p.m.

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Starting on live TV at a beauty pageant, we follow four women across two referendums to explore the consequences of talking about abortion and discover the quiet power and hidden dangers of speech itself. And when a young Josh Healy learns some unexpected news from his girlfriend, his first thought is of his grandmothers.

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Lights Out: A Sense of Quietness

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This story follows\\xa0a\\xa0line of connection through four women across two referendums to explore the unexpected consequences of talking about abortion.\\xa0Starting on live television at\\xa0a\\xa0beauty pageant, we hear from\\xa0a\\xa0journalist,\\xa0a\\xa0radio producer, the founder of\\xa0a\\xa0woman\'s clinic and\\xa0a\\xa0woman traveling from Ireland to the UK - and discover the\\xa0quiet\\xa0power and hidden dangers of speech itself.

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This story contains threats of sexual assault and discusses abortion. Please take care while listening.

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A Sense of Quietness\\u2019 was originally produced for Lights Out, a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

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It was produced by Eleanor McDowall and features\\xa0Brianna Parkins, Siobhan McHugh and Anne Connolly, as well as the anonymous woman who traveled. With additional recordings courtesy of Zo\\xeb Comyns and Regan Hutchins.

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To hear more documentaries from the Lights Out series, everything is freely available on the Falling Tree website.

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Barbara & Esther

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When Josh Healey learns some unexpected news from his girlfriend, his first thought\\u2026 is of Grandma Barbara and Grandma Henrietta

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This story was told at SNAP LIVE in New York. Watch Josh\\u2019s live performance!

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The original music was composed by Alex Mandel, and performed by Alex and the Snap Judgment Playaz \\u2014 Tim Frick and David Brandt. It was recorded and mixed by Pat Mesiti-Miller.

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Artwork by Teo Ducot

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Special thanks to Yera, Annie Ngyuen, and Richard Bowie for collecting tape out on the streets for this episode.

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Season 13 - Episode 37

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