Carousel of Happiness Podcast
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast! It all starts with Scott Harrison, a Vietnam veteran, who channelled his grief into art by hand-carving and restoring a 1910 Charles Looff-designed carousel that actively spins today. On the podcast, you'll hear stories about how the carousel came to be and how it found an unusual home 8,000 feet above sea level in the quirky mountain town of Nederland, Colorado.
The Carousel of Happiness Podcast is your weekly hub of positivity where we'll spin yarns and tell tales about the carousel itself, the people who keep it spinning, and the over 1 million visitors who are fundamentally changed as a result of their visit. Not sure how a $3 ride ticket can change your life? We'll show you how on the podcast.
In the meantime, take care. Be well. And don't delay joy. We'll see you next time around.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 38
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 17: The True Story of Elephant's Disappearance
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. As many of you know, Elephant was reported missing in the local Mountain Ear newspaper a couple of weeks ago. But, we at the Carousel of Happiness, need …
Episode 16: What Animals Really Want Us to Know: A Conversation with Animal Communicator, JoLee Wingerson
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, host, Allie Wagner sits down with JoLee Wingerson, a Boulder-based animal communicator with almost 25 years of experience. For more t…
Episode 15: Lessons On Listening from Gift Shop Manager, Pat Hagberg
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, you'll meet gift shop manager and social media maven, Pat Hagberg. Pat was the original “girl boss” before that was even a term, and …
Episode 14: Meet BoCo Open Space Ranger, Kevin Grady, & his "Miracle Dog" Dottie
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's show, you'll meet Boulder County Open Space Ranger, Kevin Grady, and his "Miracle Dog," Dottie. You'll learn about how they started working to…
Episode 13: Dragons, Veterans, and Healing Through Art: A Visit to the Warrior Storyfield
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we learn more about the Warrior Storyfield project in Longmont, and how a veterans are being healed and shaped by a 16 ft. dragon, an…
Episode 12: Radical Love, Acceptance, and a Tail of Two Piggies
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, host Allie Wagner shares a recent visit she took to the local Tail of Two Cities animal sanctuary just outside Nederland. You’ll hear…
Episode 11: Vote for Mayor – Spreading Love & Joy This Election Season
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we are beginning our Mayoral Election Coverage for 2025. For the next 7 weeks, we will join together to strengthen our love and compa…
Episode 10: Why is the Fish So Small & Other Questions from the Wonder Box
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, host Allie Wagner answers some of your carousel-related questions from the Wonder Box. Like “why is the fish so small?” and “how fast…
Episode 9: Lessons from the Wonder Box: How Awe & Wonder Have the Power to Heal
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, host Allie Wagner digs into the Wonder Box, and fishes out some of your questions and musings about life, love, joy, and peace. We’ll…
Episode 8: Love, Loverators, and the Power of Living a Heart-Centered Life
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. In honor of Valentine’s Day this week, today’s episode is all about love and the heart. But not a love made of paper hearts, but one that is being circu…
Episode 7: Rebecca Linn, Community-Based Acupuncture & the Power of 5 Needles
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode we meet carousel operator, admin, and painter Rebecca Linn. For the last year, she's been offering community-based acupuncture at the …
Episode 6: Creativity, Joy, and the Myth of the Tortured Artist
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode we explore joy and its relationship to the creative process. Are they related? How? Aren't all artists supposed to be tortured? Plus, …
Episode 5: Finding Beauty in Nederland: From Dead Guys to Carousel Guys
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we try to explain the town of Nederland. A town the size of 1.6-square miles, with no stoplight, and a population of around 1,500 min…
Episode 4: What a Carousel Can Teach Us About the Power of Inclusion
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we learn how a 1910 Charles Looff-designed carousel frame makes its way to Nederland from Salt Lake City. And, with it, a legacy of i…
Episode 3: How Animals Help Humans Heal
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we’ll discuss the role animals can play in the healing of human beings. Plus, you'll hear the story of Rabbit the First, the first an…
Episode 1: How a 3-Min Carousel Ride Can Change Your Life
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we'll share the origin story of the Carousel of Happiness located in Nederland, Colorado. You'll hear how carousel creator and carver…
Episode 2: What the Carousel of Happiness Can Teach Us About Our Sadness
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode we explore the relationship between dark and light. How do challenging moments in our lives become the catalyst for some of our most j…
Coming January 7th: the Carousel of Happiness Podcast
Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast! It all starts with Scott Harrison, a Vietnam veteran, who channelled his grief into art by hand-carving and restoring a 1910 Charles Looff-designed carou…