Episodes

  • Conjoined Twins

    Conjoined Twins
    Aug 8 2022
    Conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton had a love for each other that helped them weather exploitation and tragedy. And, how the world's most famous Siamese twins broke free from bondage.
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    53 mins
  • TRAILER: Constant Wonder Podcast

    TRAILER: Constant Wonder Podcast
    Jan 26 2022
    Join host Marcus Smith for conversations that invite you to discover, explore, and reengage with the wonders of the world around you. Find new episodes that will be available each week starting February 9th, 2022.
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    2 mins
  • Don't Miss Season 9 of Constant Wonder!

    Don't Miss Season 9 of Constant Wonder!
    Aug 14 2024
    We're busy working on stories to remind you how phenomenal our world is! Coming up next season: Amy Tan, author of six New York Times best-selling novels, takes us into her back yard to meet the wild birds whose vibrant individual lives populate the pages of her new non-fiction book. Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang shares her discovery that her humble factory-worker father had a voice of music and poetry that spoke for his people. Francis Collins, the scientist who led the Human Genome Project, describes miraculous discoveries in genetic research, including advances in the treatment of cystic fibrosis and progeria. All that and more is coming up in Season 9 of Constant Wonder, kicking off August 28.
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    3 mins
  • Animal Adventures from Constant Wonder KIDS!

    Animal Adventures from Constant Wonder KIDS!
    Sep 9 2024
    Bringing the wonders of the natural world to the curious kids in your life, Constant Wonder KIDS is the podcast that turns everyday moments into extraordinary adventures! This new show from Constant Wonder shares fascinating facts and true stories about amazing people doing incredible things in nature. Join us as we explore the playful side of octopuses who enjoy toys like Lego bricks. Dive into the ocean with whale sharks and meet one who has an unexpectedly friendly personality. Or cheer for tiny athletes at the International Hedgehog Olympic Games. Each episode of Constant Wonder KIDS is a bite-sized story taken from its parent podcast, Constant Wonder. Perfect for road trips, bedtime listening, or when your brain’s got an itch that needs to be scratched.
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    2 mins
  • TRAILER: Season 8 of Constant Wonder

    TRAILER: Season 8 of Constant Wonder
    Apr 25 2024
    Constant Wonder continues its pursuit of awe and wonder in all creation, human or wild, vast or small. Here's a sample of what we've got coming up over the next weeks: We'll meet a pair of married poets, perched at Yale University, whose shared lives have been shaped for two decades now by the looming threat of cancer, but the also the redemptive promises of love and faith. We'll hear from a Japanese-American farmer about how he discovered his "lost" aunt, whose mental disability had led to her becoming a ward of the state, and whose very existence had been hidden from the family for decades.  We'll look in on the cutting edge of nematology and nematodes, tiny, microscopic and ubiquitous worms that have kindled a kind of Wild West of discovery where surprise and delight are a matter of course.  And then we'll speak with a father and son who are rebuilding their shared lives after the father's memory of his identity and past were erased by a traumatic brain injury. All of that and more is coming up in Season 8 of Constant Wonder, kicking of May 8.
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    4 mins
  • Best of Constant Wonder 2023

    Best of Constant Wonder 2023
    Dec 27 2023
    Constant Wonder shares excerpts of three of our favorite episodes from 2023. We meet a family who discovered that their Nazi grandfather had actually aided the French resistance in WWII; we follow two intrepid female botanists along a death-defying boat trip through the Grand Canyon; we meet a "range rider" who keeps the peace between ranchers and wolves. These are only a sampling of the fascinating, inspiring conversations from the last year. Guests: Burkhard Bilger, author of "Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets" and staff writer at "The New Yorker" Melissa Sevigny, author of "Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon." Thanks to Lew Steiger for allowing us to use his recordings of Lois Jotter's recollections. Daniel Curry, range rider and wolf advocate in Eastern Washington
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    55 mins
  • TRAILER: Season 7 of Constant Wonder

    TRAILER: Season 7 of Constant Wonder
    Jan 10 2024
    Constant Wonder continues its pursuit of awe and wonder in all creation, human or wild, vast or small. Here's a sample of what we've got coming up over the next 12 weeks:  An anthropology professor rethinks what it means to be human when his newborn receives a Down Syndrome diagnosis. Two turtle fanatics explore the unexpected marvels of ancient family bonds. A birder adopts an injured baby screech owl and releases her to the wild, from which she returns for frequent visits. And, a young Iranian refugee navigates his early teens in rural Oklahoma. Join Constant Wonder for stories from nature, medicine, art, history, science, and more.
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    4 mins
  • FEED DROP: Curator's Choice at Luray Caverns

    FEED DROP: Curator's Choice at Luray Caverns
    Apr 17 2024
    While we're busy working on Season 8 of the Constant Wonder podcast, we're pleased to bring you an episode from a podcast we think you'll love. In Curator's Choice, Ayla Sparks goes behind the scenes at museums and other points of interest, getting the stories that explain why they're so special. In this episode, you'll learn the quirky and litigious history of Luray Caverns' discovery. You'll also hear the world's largest lithophone, aka the "stalacpipe organ." If you enjoy this episode be sure to check out more Curator's Choice adventures at Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. And join us on May 8 for the launch of Constant Wonder Season 8, which gets going with an episode on nematodes, the astounding, ubiquitous and sometimes, you might say, iniquitous microscopic worms beneath your feet.
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    44 mins