Used To Be A Monk

Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People

Chris Gethard

Society & Culture

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

A former monk now mailman talks about why he joined the monastery and why he left. He and Geth also discuss the complicated history of the Catholic Church and memorable moments during his time as a monk.

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0:00.0	Hello to everybody who likes a good bike ride around Germany.
0:08.0	It's beautiful and anonymous.
0:10.0	One hour, one phone call, my name's Howard Spahn.
0:14.0	I'd rather go one-on-one.
0:16.0	I think it'll be more fun and I'll get to know you.
0:20.0	And you'll get to know me.
0:23.0	Hi everybody, Chris Gafford here.
0:25.0	Welcome to beautiful anonymous.
0:28.0	I am so thrilled to be talking to you again.
0:31.0	Thank you for listening.
0:32.0	Thank you for supporting the show.
0:34.0	It really means the world to me.
0:36.0	I'm the luckiest person I know that this is my gift.
0:39.0	I'm a great person.
0:41.0	I'm the luckiest person I know that this is my gift.
0:44.0	It's my job.
0:45.0	Talk to people.
0:46.0	Help people air out.
0:48.0	Conversations.
0:49.0	Help you get lost in someone else's life for a while.
0:52.0	Stop worrying about your own problems.
0:55.0	I'm really thrilled to tell you that I've been back on the road for a while.
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