Constant Wonder
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 190
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Endurance for One Moment More: Jenedy Paige on Art, Faith, and Grit
For Jenedy Paige, journaling started as a childhood habit and became a lifeline in adulthood, especially after the tragic drowning of her son. Art and writing gave her voice; running and climbing gav…
00:40:29 |
Wed 17 Sep 2025
How to Raise Awe Seekers
What if cultivating awe could change the way we see the world? In this special joint episode of Constant Wonder and The Lisa Show, hosts Marcus Smith and Lisa Valentine Clark talk with child developm…
00:50:07 |
Wed 10 Sep 2025
The Miracle of Being in a Body
After a tragic car accident took the life of Jeff Olsen's wife and young son, the young father struggled with guilt and his own excruciating physical recovery. Eventually, he drew solace from divine …
01:03:10 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Love, Celebrate, and Heal the Land: A Navajo Artist's Journey
A dream inspired Navajo artist Eugene Tapahe to take his art to the National Parks, spreading hope during the frustrating and fear-filled early days of the pandemic. His "Art Heals: The Jingle Dress …
00:58:49 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Storyteller Kevin Kling, A Life of Humor and Humility
Storyteller Kevin Kling has overcome trauma and learned to live with disability, without ever losing sight of the hilarious–even in the horrible. We follow him from his mischievous childhood to his e…
00:53:58 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
How Farmers Show Their Love for the Land
Kelsey Timmerman grew up in rural Ohio, right across the border from Indiana. By the time he graduated from college, he was eager to leave the Midwest. He started buying one-way plane tickets and tra…
00:51:42 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Dreams Before Dying
Dying patients often profess to see deceased loved ones around them in the days and weeks before they pass. So often that hospice care doctor Chris Kerr decided to make a scientific study of the phen…
00:52:50 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Vet at the Edge of the Earth
Jonathan the Giant Tortoise was born in the 1800s and is still alive today, thanks to vet Joe Hollins. Hear about Joe's adventures with Jonathan and with a herd of skittish reindeer. Also find out wh…
00:54:37 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
How to See Like a Naturalist (Without Leaving Home)
Thor Hanson reminds us that wonder isn’t reserved for far-off rainforests or remote islands—it can thrive right outside our door. From looking up to spot bald eagles to crawling on your hands and kn…
00:48:08 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Collecting Eiderdown on the Rugged Rocks of the Atlantic
On a tiny, remote island, an English farmer and writer captures the story of Anna Måsøy, a Norwegian "duck woman." In a practice that dates back to the Vikings, islanders coax wild eider ducks to nes…
00:59:29 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
One Scientist's Search For Life In Extreme Places
Karen Lloyd is no stranger to life in the extremes: she has encountered super-resilient microbial life near volcanoes, on the ocean floor, and deep in the crust of the Earth. Some of these microbes c…
00:52:36 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Shared Solitude: The Eye-Opening Epiphanies Of A Children's Writer
Though his life looked calm from the outside, Douglas Wood's undiagnosed ADHD and dyslexia dragged him down—until he received a personal letter from the famed wilderness writer Sig Olson. Olson's enc…
00:55:23 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
The Unique Connection Between Musician and Instrument
When she was growing up, Dr. Kate Kennedy dreamed of becoming a professional cellist. After a devastating injury at music school, this dream was cut short. However, in recent years, Kennedy has recla…
00:56:57 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
The "Cutting Edge" of Tradition: Black Folk Art Reimagined
Everyday people overcome seemingly insurmountable hurdles to produce fine art. Due to decades of historical isolation, the quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama developed a radical, abstract approach to qu…
01:04:26 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Glimmers of Awe: The Fascinating World of Fireflies
Facing the loss of her Elkmont cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains—a family treasure for five generations—Lynn Faust began to pay more attention to the fireflies there, the "light show," as the family…
00:52:34 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Finding Genuine Healing in the Rainforest
The Hanbury-Tenisons have turned to a rare temperate rainforest on their family farm for solace and renewal after emotional and physical trauma. Now they want to share this healing resource with othe…
00:54:21 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
The Batman of Mexico (and the World!)
Ever since "Dracula," bats have been seen as terrifying threats that carry disease. They're actually essential to our agriculture and industry. In this episode of Constant Wonder, you'll meet an expe…
00:52:50 |
Wed 28 May 2025
A Humble Farmer Goes On An Unbelievable World Tour
One day in 1901, a young farmer from Croatia set out on a walk. Decades later, he was still walking, had traversed six continents, and had stood face-to-face with the most famous people of the age. H…
00:52:50 |
Wed 21 May 2025
A Devoted Doctor's Quest to Heal the Homeless
Meet a tireless physician who has spent nearly four decades caring for the unhoused population of Boston. We'll also learn about some of his enterprising and generous patients, who've formed a commun…
00:52:50 |
Wed 14 May 2025
Motherhood In Miniature: Hidden Insight from a Hummingbird Nursery
Hummingbirds are often admired for their dazzling speed and iridescent beauty, but their nesting habits remain one of nature's best-kept secrets. Citizen scientist Eric Pittman takes us into this hid…
00:36:11 |
Wed 07 May 2025
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