Constant Wonder

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Episodes: 126


 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
S7 E11: Love and Loss and Elephants
Mar 27, 2024
S7 E10: One Man's Quest to Restore A Beloved American Tree
Mar 20, 2024
S7 E9: Shared Solitude: The Life-Changing Epiphanies of a Children's Writer
Mar 13, 2024
S7 E8: Freediver Welcomes All to a World of Wonder
Mar 06, 2024
S7 E7: From Emancipation to the Great Migration: A Family Journey
Feb 28, 2024
S7 E6: Divine Discontent and the Unyielding Pursuit of Justice
Feb 21, 2024
S7 E5: A Cartoonist Uses AI and a Pencil to Rediscover Lost Grandparents
Feb 14, 2024
S7 E4: Fleeing Iran and Finding His Way in America
Feb 07, 2024
S7 E3: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
Jan 31, 2024
S7 E2: Owls and Awe
Jan 24, 2024
S7 E1: A Normal Childhood with Down Syndrome
Jan 17, 2024
TRAILER: Season 7 of Constant Wonder
Jan 10, 2024
Best of Constant Wonder 2023
Dec 27, 2023
BONUS: Eat the Invaders
Nov 15, 2023
S6 E8: Eat, Poop, Die
Nov 08, 2023
S6 E7: Compassion in the Aftermath: Recovering from Horrific Hallucinations
Nov 01, 2023
S6 E6: Book of Delights
Oct 25, 2023
S6 E5: Changing the Face of Ballet
Oct 18, 2023
S6 E4: Going Blind With Vigor and Aplomb
Oct 11, 2023
S6 E3: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose
Oct 04, 2023
S6 E2: A Chinese-American Family's Quest for Inclusion
Sep 27, 2023
S6 E1: Death-Defying Botanists Brave the Colorado
Sep 20, 2023
TRAILER: Season 6 of Constant Wonder
Sep 06, 2023
S5 E8: More Love for a Big Lake That's Often Belittled
Aug 23, 2023
S5 E7: The Never-bored Naturalist Who Plumbed the Ocean Depths
Aug 16, 2023
S5 E6: Family Discovers That Nazi Grandfather Aided French Villagers
Aug 09, 2023
S5 E5: Dreams and the Deep Mysteries of the Unconscious Mind
Aug 02, 2023
S5 E4: The Search for a Lost Jewish Community
Jul 26, 2023
S5 E3: The Batman of Mexico (and the World!)
Jul 19, 2023
S5 E2: Discovering Both Reverence and Humor in Dying
Jul 12, 2023
S5 E1: Finding a Personal Place in the Wild World
Jul 05, 2023
TRAILER: Season 5 of Constant Wonder
Jun 14, 2023
S4 E7: Fear and Wonder in the Natural World
May 31, 2023
S4 E6: In Uganda, Healthy Communities Make for Healthy Wildlife
May 24, 2023
S4 E5: Making Peace in the Wolf Wars
May 17, 2023
S4 E4: Rough Sleepers: A Doctor's Quest to Help the Homeless
May 10, 2023
S4 E3: A Family Crosses the Color Line
May 03, 2023
S4 E2: My Father's Brain: A Doctor Reckons With Alzheimer's
Apr 26, 2023
S4 E1: Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants
Apr 19, 2023
TRAILER: Season 4 of Constant Wonder
Apr 05, 2023
S3 E12: The Funky, Fragile World Beneath Your Feet
Mar 22, 2023
S3 E11: The Dust Within Us
Mar 15, 2023
S3 E10: Dreams Before Dying
Mar 08, 2023
S3 E9: A Real-Life Indiana Jones Discovers Shackleton's Lost Ship
Mar 01, 2023
S3 E8: Blue Mind: Finding Emotional Healing in Water
Feb 22, 2023
S3 E7: Experiencing Awe in Tragedy
Feb 15, 2023
S3 E6: Anxiously Ever After: A Father Faces Mental Illness With Humor
Feb 08, 2023
S3 E5: Elephants Hear With Their Feet – Infrasound, Part II
Feb 03, 2023
S3 E4: When Volcanoes Whisper – Infrasound, Part I
Feb 01, 2023
S3 E3: Snorkeling Right in Your Own Backyard (Practically)
Jan 25, 2023
S3 E2: Storyteller Kevin Kling, A Life of Humor and Humility
Jan 11, 2023
S3 E1: Saving Wild Sounds
Jan 04, 2023
TRAILER: Season 3 of Constant Wonder
Dec 29, 2022
S2 E39: Magic In Neglected Spaces: Reaching People with Bookmobiles, Micro-museums and Street Mosaics
Nov 30, 2022
S2 E38: Can Iceland's Elves Save the Planet?
Nov 23, 2022
S2 E37: Uncovering Archaeology's Hidden Treasures . . . Out of Desert and Ice
Nov 16, 2022
S2 E36: Advocating for Sharks and Other "Scary" Creatures
Nov 09, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: Life As an Astronaut
Nov 02, 2022
S2 E35: Mysterious Tattoo Reunites Korean Adoptee With Birth Family
Oct 26, 2022
S2 E34: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon Shares Stories of Triumph and Resilience
Oct 19, 2022
S2 E33: 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
S2 E32: Black Paramedics Find an Ally in a Young White Female Doctor – Freedom House, Part II
Sep 28, 2022
S2 E31: America's First Paramedics Were Black Pioneers in Pittsburgh – Freedom House, Part I
Sep 21, 2022
S2 E30: 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
S2 E29: This Party's Dead
Aug 31, 2022
S2 E28: How Can You Reforest the Desert Without Planting a Single Tree?
Aug 24, 2022
S2 E26: Have You Heard the Buzz? Why We Need Pollinators
Aug 17, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: Pho-nomenal!
Aug 10, 2022
S2 E26: Where Is Hope? Towns Rebuild Their "Lifescapes" After Disaster Strikes
Aug 03, 2022
S2 E25: Summer Shorts: Adventure Stories
Jul 27, 2022
S2 E24: The Sun Can Heal the Planet
Jul 20, 2022
What Makes a City Great? Featuring: Top of Mind
Jul 13, 2022
S2 E23: Power Struggles in the Peaceable Kingdom, Part II
Jul 08, 2022
S2 E22: Power Struggles in the Peaceable Kingdom, Part I
Jul 06, 2022
S2 E21: The Unfinished Story of America's Anthem
Jun 29, 2022
S2 E20: Tomatoes That Leave Earth Behind
Jun 22, 2022
S2 E19: A Passion for the Past
Jun 15, 2022
S2 E18: Body, Soul & Memory: What would you do with a lock of George Washington's hair?
Jun 08, 2022
S2 E17: Downton Shabby
Jun 01, 2022
ARCHIVE BONUS: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
May 25, 2022
S2 E16: It's Complicated: Our Fraught Relationships with Animals
May 18, 2022
S2 E15: Superplants vs. Superbugs
May 11, 2022
S2 E14: Animal Duets
May 04, 2022
Roots of Belief Featuring: The Apple Seed
Apr 27, 2022
BONUS: Our Animal Superpowers (Extended Version)
Apr 22, 2022
S2 E13: Our Animal Superpowers
Apr 22, 2022
S2 E12: Street Vet
Apr 20, 2022
S2 E11: Mockingbirds
Apr 13, 2022
S2 E10: Sprouting a Seed That Survived the Roman Siege
Apr 06, 2022
S2 E9: To Rescue an Animal, You've Got to Think Like One
Mar 30, 2022
S2 E8: Living Boldly with Blindness
Mar 25, 2022
S2 E7: The Real Batman
Mar 23, 2022
S2 E6: Our Team
Mar 16, 2022
S2 E5: Flavor: More Than a Matter of Taste
Mar 09, 2022
S2 E4: The Inside Story of How an Orphaned Baby Orca Got Home
Mar 02, 2022
S2 E3: Egyptomania and the Rosetta Stone
Feb 23, 2022
S2 E2: Sea Connections Everywhere, with Craig Foster, Sy Montgomery, Helen Scales, and Luke Harris
Feb 16, 2022
S2 E1: When the Sky Dances
Feb 09, 2022
TRAILER: Constant Wonder Podcast
Jan 26, 2022
S1 E24: 1904 Olympic Marathon Mayhem
Jan 26, 2022
S1 E23: Nature Conspiracies
Jan 25, 2022
S1 E22: Henry Ford’s Forgotten Utopia
Jan 24, 2022
S1 E21: Aloha Rodeo in the Wild West
Jan 19, 2022
S1 E20: Lifesaving Fear
Jan 18, 2022
S1 E19: Freed Slaves Sue for Damages
Jan 17, 2022
S1 E18: The Weird, Wonderful World of Scorpions
Jan 12, 2022
S1 E17: Pho and Other Specialty Foods
Jan 11, 2022
S1 E16: Before We Swiped Right
Jan 10, 2022
S1 E15: The History of Color
Jan 05, 2022
S1 E14: The Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean
Jan 04, 2022
S1 E13: Conning Their Way to Freedom
Jan 03, 2022
S1 E12: Whitman, Alabama & America in Maps
Dec 29, 2021
S1 E11: How Mexican Food Conquered America
Dec 28, 2021
TRAILER: Constant Wonder Podcast
Dec 28, 2021
S1 E10: Despots of Ancient Egypt
Dec 27, 2021
S1 E9: Kris Kringle Nabs Cash
Dec 22, 2021
S1 E8: Snow, Snow, Snow!
Dec 21, 2021
S1 E7: Making the Modern Christmas
Dec 20, 2021
S1 E6: Tasteblind
Dec 15, 2021
S1 E5: Teddy Roosevelt and the Founding of the FBI
Dec 14, 2021
S1 E4: Tales from the Heart
Dec 13, 2021
S1 E3: Jim Thorpe: All-American
Dec 10, 2021
S1 E2: The Ancient Craft of Japanese Boatbuilding
Dec 09, 2021
S1 E1: The Soul of an Octopus
Dec 08, 2021