Constant Wonder

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Subscribers: 370
Reviews: 3
Episodes: 165


 Dec 21, 2024
Gives daily life meaning and hope!

AE
 Apr 3, 2024
This show helps me appreciate the beauty in the world that I often take for granted.


 Apr 18, 2023

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Stay in tune with our phenomenal world. Join us for explorations of science, art, history, and more. We're on a quest to find awe and wonder in all nature—human or wild, vast or small. Encounters that move us beyond words. Hosted by Marcus Smith, Constant Wonder is a production of BYUradio.

Episode Date
How to Snorkel Right in Your Own Backyard (Practically)
Mar 26, 2025
How a Writer Rewired Her Brain After Amnesia
Mar 19, 2025
Hare in the House: An Enchanting and Wild Companion
Mar 12, 2025
The Simple, Wonder-full Life of the Snowflake Man
Mar 05, 2025
Humor: A Powerful Tool in the Face of Anxiety
Feb 26, 2025
How Adoptee Found Birth Family Thanks to Mysterious Tattoo
Feb 19, 2025
Pittsburgh's Revolutionary Black Paramedics Made a Breakthrough in Medicine, Part II
Feb 14, 2025
Pittsburgh's Revolutionary Black Paramedics Made a Breakthrough in Medicine, Part I
Feb 12, 2025
Unlock Unexpected Wisdom from a Dynamic Planet
Feb 05, 2025
Discovering Extraordinary Awe in Tragedy
Jan 29, 2025
Finding a New Life in the Woods
Jan 22, 2025
Learning Ultimate Empathy . . . from Chickens
Jan 15, 2025
Not So Scary: The Dazzling Secrets of the Dark
Jan 08, 2025
So Much to Love About Constant Wonder!
Jan 01, 2025
The Awe-Inspiring Magic Hidden in Everyday Delights
Nov 27, 2024
Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants
Nov 20, 2024
Resilient Female Botanists Challenge the Untamed Colorado River
Nov 13, 2024
A Boy from the Streets Crashes Symphony Hall
Nov 06, 2024
From Hidden Secrets To Inspiring Peaks
Oct 30, 2024
A Map for a Lifetime of Adventure
Oct 23, 2024
Never Look a Bear in the Eye
Oct 16, 2024
How to Save the Elusive Seahorse
Oct 09, 2024
Learn from Space How to Be a Good Earthling
Oct 02, 2024
Parenting Secrets from the World's Fastest Animal
Sep 25, 2024
A Geneticist's Breakthrough to Faith and Hope
Sep 18, 2024
The Amazing Ability of Plants to Make Smart Decisions
Sep 11, 2024
Animal Adventures from Constant Wonder KIDS!
Sep 09, 2024
A Hmong Refugee Breaks her Silence
Sep 04, 2024
Finding Joy in Your Back Yard with Amy Tan
Aug 28, 2024
Late in Life Comebacks and Triumphs
Jul 24, 2024
Human Foster Parents Take Flight to Help Young Birds Migrate
Jul 17, 2024
Where in the World Is Home?
Jul 10, 2024
Exploring the Mind of a Bee
Jul 03, 2024
A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder
Jun 26, 2024
Secret Harvests: A Farmer Discovers a Long-Lost Aunt and Heals Family Wounds
Jun 19, 2024
The Fine Art of Laid-Back Hard-Core Fasting
Jun 12, 2024
A Hopeful Marriage, Despite Incurable Cancer
Jun 05, 2024
Stories of Adventure from the Bear Man of India
May 29, 2024
Finding God in the Movies
May 22, 2024
Family Embraces "Dad 2.0" After Traumatic Brain Injury
May 15, 2024
Sheer Delight in Indestructible Microscopic Worms
May 08, 2024
FEED DROP: Curator's Choice at Luray Caverns
Apr 17, 2024
Glimmers of Awe: The Fascinating World of Fireflies
Apr 03, 2024
Love and Loss and Elephants
Mar 27, 2024
One Man's Quest to Restore A Beloved American Tree
Mar 20, 2024
Shared Solitude: The Life-Changing Epiphanies of a Children's Writer
Mar 13, 2024
Freediver Welcomes All to a World of Wonder
Mar 06, 2024
From Emancipation to the Great Migration: A Family Journey
Feb 28, 2024
Divine Discontent and the Unyielding Pursuit of Justice
Feb 21, 2024
A Cartoonist Uses AI and a Pencil to Rediscover Lost Grandparents
Feb 14, 2024
Fleeing Iran and Finding His Way in America
Feb 07, 2024
Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Jan 31, 2024
Owls and Awe
Jan 24, 2024
A Normal Childhood with Down Syndrome
Jan 17, 2024
Best of Constant Wonder 2023
Dec 27, 2023
BONUS: Eat the Invaders
Nov 15, 2023
Eat, Poop, Die
Nov 08, 2023
Compassion in the Aftermath: Recovering from Horrific Hallucinations
Nov 01, 2023
Book of Delights
Oct 25, 2023
Who Deserves to Be on Stage?
Oct 18, 2023
Going Blind With Vigor and Aplomb
Oct 11, 2023
Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose
Oct 04, 2023
A Chinese-American Family's Quest for Inclusion
Sep 27, 2023
Death-Defying Botanists Brave the Colorado
Sep 20, 2023
TRAILER: Season 6 of Constant Wonder
Sep 06, 2023
More Love for a Big Lake That's Often Belittled
Aug 23, 2023
The Never-bored Naturalist Who Plumbed the Ocean Depths
Aug 16, 2023
Family Discovers That Nazi Grandfather Aided French Villagers
Aug 09, 2023
Dreams and the Deep Mysteries of the Unconscious Mind
Aug 02, 2023
The Search for a Lost Jewish Community
Jul 26, 2023
The Batman of Mexico (and the World!)
Jul 19, 2023
Discovering Both Reverence and Humor in Dying
Jul 12, 2023
Finding a Personal Place in the Wild World
Jul 05, 2023
Fear and Wonder in the Natural World
May 31, 2023
In Uganda, Healthy Communities Make for Healthy Wildlife
May 24, 2023
Making Peace in the Wolf Wars
May 17, 2023
Rough Sleepers: A Doctor's Quest to Help the Homeless
May 10, 2023
A Family Crosses the Color Line
May 03, 2023
My Father's Brain: A Doctor Reckons With Alzheimer's
Apr 26, 2023
Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants
Apr 19, 2023
The Funky, Fragile World Beneath Your Feet
Mar 22, 2023
The Dust Within Us
Mar 15, 2023
Dreams Before Dying
Mar 08, 2023
A Real-Life Indiana Jones Discovers Shackleton's Lost Ship
Mar 01, 2023
Blue Mind: Finding Emotional Healing in Water
Feb 22, 2023
Experiencing Awe in Tragedy
Feb 15, 2023
Anxiously Ever After: A Father Faces Mental Illness With Humor
Feb 08, 2023
Elephants Hear With Their Feet – Infrasound, Part II
Feb 03, 2023
When Volcanoes Whisper – Infrasound, Part I
Feb 01, 2023
Snorkeling Right in Your Own Backyard (Practically)
Jan 25, 2023
Storyteller Kevin Kling, A Life of Humor and Humility
Jan 11, 2023
Saving Wild Sounds
Jan 04, 2023
Magic In Neglected Spaces: Reaching People with Bookmobiles, Micro-museums and Street Mosaics
Nov 30, 2022
Can Iceland's Elves Save the Planet?
Nov 23, 2022
Uncovering Archaeology's Hidden Treasures . . . Out of Desert and Ice
Nov 16, 2022
Advocating for Sharks and Other "Scary" Creatures
Nov 09, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: Life As an Astronaut
Nov 02, 2022
Mysterious Tattoo Reunites Korean Adoptee With Birth Family
Oct 26, 2022
A Pediatric Neurosurgeon Shares Stories of Triumph and Resilience
Oct 19, 2022
From the Streets to Symphony Hall: The Improbable Backstory of a World-Class Tuba Player
Oct 12, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: The Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean
Oct 05, 2022
Black Paramedics Find an Ally in a Young White Female Doctor – Freedom House, Part II
Sep 28, 2022
America's First Paramedics Were Black Pioneers in Pittsburgh – Freedom House, Part I
Sep 21, 2022
A Humble Farmer Walks the Globe and Meets the World's Elite
Sep 14, 2022
BONUS: Fabric: History Hidden in Plain Sight
Sep 07, 2022
This Party's Dead
Aug 31, 2022
How Can You Reforest the Desert Without Planting a Single Tree?
Aug 24, 2022
Have You Heard the Buzz? Why We Need Pollinators
Aug 17, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: Pho-nomenal!
Aug 10, 2022
Where Is Hope? Towns Rebuild Their "Lifescapes" After Disaster Strikes
Aug 03, 2022
Summer Shorts: Adventure Stories
Jul 27, 2022
The Sun Can Heal the Planet
Jul 20, 2022
What Makes a City Great? Featuring: Top of Mind
Jul 13, 2022
Power Struggles in the Peaceable Kingdom, Part II
Jul 08, 2022
Power Struggles in the Peaceable Kingdom, Part I
Jul 06, 2022
The Unfinished Story of America's Anthem
Jun 29, 2022
Tomatoes That Leave Earth Behind
Jun 22, 2022
A Passion for the Past
Jun 15, 2022
Body, Soul & Memory: What would you do with a lock of George Washington's hair?
Jun 08, 2022
Downton Shabby
Jun 01, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
May 25, 2022
It's Complicated: Our Fraught Relationships with Animals
May 18, 2022
Superplants vs. Superbugs
May 11, 2022
Animal Duets
May 04, 2022
Roots of Belief Featuring: The Apple Seed
Apr 27, 2022
BONUS: Our Animal Superpowers (Extended Version)
Apr 22, 2022
Our Animal Superpowers
Apr 22, 2022
Street Vet
Apr 20, 2022
Mockingbirds
Apr 13, 2022
Sprouting a Seed That Survived the Roman Siege
Apr 06, 2022
To Rescue an Animal, You've Got to Think Like One
Mar 30, 2022
Living Boldly with Blindness
Mar 25, 2022
The Real Batman
Mar 23, 2022
Our Team
Mar 16, 2022
Flavor: More Than a Matter of Taste
Mar 09, 2022
The Inside Story of How an Orphaned Baby Orca Got Home
Mar 02, 2022
Egyptomania and the Rosetta Stone
Feb 23, 2022
Sea Connections Everywhere, with Craig Foster, Sy Montgomery, Helen Scales, and Luke Harris
Feb 16, 2022
When the Sky Dances
Feb 09, 2022
Cancer Survivorship
Feb 02, 2022
1904 Olympic Marathon Mayhem
Jan 26, 2022
Nature Conspiracies
Jan 25, 2022
Henry Ford’s Forgotten Utopia
Jan 24, 2022
Aloha Rodeo in the Wild West
Jan 19, 2022
Lifesaving Fear
Jan 18, 2022
Freed Slaves Sue for Damages
Jan 17, 2022
The Weird, Wonderful World of Scorpions
Jan 12, 2022
Pho and Other Specialty Foods
Jan 11, 2022
Before We Swiped Right
Jan 10, 2022
The History of Color
Jan 05, 2022
The Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean
Jan 04, 2022
Conning Their Way to Freedom
Jan 03, 2022
Whitman, Alabama & America in Maps
Dec 29, 2021
How Mexican Food Conquered America
Dec 28, 2021
Despots of Ancient Egypt
Dec 27, 2021
Kris Kringle Nabs Cash
Dec 22, 2021
Snow, Snow, Snow!
Dec 21, 2021
Making the Modern Christmas
Dec 20, 2021
Tasteblind
Dec 15, 2021
Teddy Roosevelt and the Founding of the FBI
Dec 14, 2021
Tales from the Heart
Dec 13, 2021
Jim Thorpe: All-American
Dec 10, 2021
The Ancient Craft of Japanese Boatbuilding
Dec 09, 2021
The Soul of an Octopus
Dec 08, 2021
TRAILER: Constant Wonder Podcast
Dec 01, 2021