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
Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants
Get to know BBC personality and naturalist Mike Dilger, from his passion for birds and wildlife, to his adventures in the cloud forests of Ecuador. In this podcast episode, we explore Mike's early ex…
00:54:53 |
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Resilient Female Botanists Challenge the Untamed Colorado River
In 1938, two botanists from Michigan challenge the raging Colorado River in pursuit of cactus, the first known women to run the river through the Grand Canyon. An entertaining but little-known tale o…
00:57:44 |
Wed 13 Nov 2024
A Boy from the Streets Crashes Symphony Hall
A story of human triumph: A young child is rescued from life on the streets, fostered, and mentored. He chases a dream to play classical music, and now as a mentor himself, he encourages others to dr…
00:54:53 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
From Hidden Secrets To Inspiring Peaks
A widowed mother's secrets haunted her young boys' lives. When Philip Yancey discovered the truth about his father's death at age 23, he had to reframe his entire understanding of his family's past. …
00:53:41 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
A Map for a Lifetime of Adventure
Can one local map offer a lifetime of adventure? Alastair Humphreys embarks on a quest to discover the hidden marvels of his London neighborhood. As a National Geographic explorer, he has rowed acr…
00:39:24 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Never Look a Bear in the Eye
Unexpected wonder from Arctic encounters with beluga whales, wolves, grizzlies, and polar bears. Adventurer Jonathan Waterman shares four decades of experience on the ice, and he explores the emergin…
00:39:19 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
How to Save the Elusive Seahorse
A story of passion, persistence, and a barely plausible sea creature. Experts insisted that seahorses couldn't live in cold water off the coasts of Devonshire, England or Long Beach, California. Then…
00:40:43 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
Learn from Space How to Be a Good Earthling
This astronaut never took the stunning view from the Space Station for granted, even after 100 days in space. Life lessons for earthlings: behave like a crewmate, not a passenger, on this planet. Tha…
00:50:40 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
Parenting Secrets from the World's Fastest Animal
When Scottish peregrine falcon chicks were stolen, George Smith used DNA to reveal the smugglers' crimes and return the birds to grateful peregrine parents. Also in this episode, we meet a California…
00:45:24 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
A Geneticist's Breakthrough to Faith and Hope
Bright hope for cystic fibrosis and progeria patients. Francis Collins gives a wide-ranging interview: the sequencing of the human genome; life-changing treatments for genetic diseases; how he astoni…
00:54:28 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
The Amazing Ability of Plants to Make Smart Decisions
Plants are sentient. It's not just animals that think. Able to choose, they detect problems, find nutrients, and defend themselves.
Guest: Zoë Schlanger, science writer for The Atlantic and author …
00:48:33 |
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Animal Adventures from Constant Wonder KIDS!
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 …
00:02:28 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
A Hmong Refugee Breaks her Silence
When she realized that her father had become a voice for the scattered Hmong people, Kao Kalia Yang—who'd refused to speak English for 20 years—found the courage to do the same.
Guest: Kao Kalia Yan…
00:44:17 |
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Finding Joy in Your Back Yard with Amy Tan
Lyme disease keeps her from driving, but the beloved author of The Joy Luck Club relishes the wonder of nature right at home. Amy Tan's insights will help you see your back yard, whatever its size, i…
00:46:16 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Late in Life Comebacks and Triumphs
Yasmeen Lari was a famous Pakistani architect celebrated for her work in steel, cement, and glass. In her 60s, she turned her back on all that, and, after a massive earthquake hit her country, she be…
00:45:56 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Human Foster Parents Take Flight to Help Young Birds Migrate
Northern bald ibises vanished from the wild in Europe 400 years ago. Austrian scientists attempted to re-introduce the birds to the wild, but the birds got spectacularly lost when they were released …
00:50:00 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Where in the World Is Home?
Born to a Taiwanese mother and Welsh father, Jessica J. Lee grew up in suburban Ontario feeling "not quite Canadian." She attempted to set down roots in England as a young adult, but her sense of bel…
00:54:59 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Exploring the Mind of a Bee
A bee’s brain is tiny, but its one million neurons make shockingly complex connections. Individual bee and bumblebee intelligence is phenomenal, from spatial memory to communication. And would you be…
00:48:17 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder
Alan Townsend describes his early professional and personal life as marked by a naïve faith in the power of science to provide answers and solve problems. Townsend was already softening his early sci…
00:48:08 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Secret Harvests: A Farmer Discovers a Long-Lost Aunt and Heals Family Wounds
After farmer Mas Masumoto was contacted as next-of-kin for a woman he knew almost nothing about, he set about to uncover why his disabled aunt was hidden away after WWII, and his efforts began to hea…
00:56:43 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
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