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937: The Cult Of The Self / 938: Cultivating Wonder, 9/28/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "The Cult Of The Self" - In the world of internet influencers and YouTube stars, it’s not enough to be ordinary anymore. So how special a...

935: Beyond Death / 936: How Should We Tell Our History?, 9/21/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Beyond Death" - Want to know what happens after we die? From biology to consciousness, scientists are exploring some surprising new answ...

Constant Wonder - The Amazing Ability of Plants to Make Smart Decisions

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

With sensory abilities to detect problems, find nutrients, and defend themselves, plants make creative decisions.

Constant Wonder - A Hmong Refugee Breaks Her Silence

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

When she realized that her father had become a voice for her people, Kalia found the courage to do the same.

Top of Mind - Do Traffic Stops Contribute to Public Safety

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Police officers spend a lot of time on routine traffic stops because they make us all safer, right? We're assessing our assumptions about public sa...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida and more

Constant Wonder - More Love for a Big Lake That's Often Belittled

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

It's a massive lake with a murky reputation. It's survived a carp invasion, decades of dumped raw sewage, and the draining of surrounding wetlands....

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP

929: What Sparks Creativity? / 930: Religion Without Doctrine, 8/31/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "What Sparks Creativity?" - Where does creativity come from? And what exactly is going on in your brain when the Muse descends? HOUR TWO:...

927: Listening To Whales / 928: Who Owns Seeds?, 8/24/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Listening To Whales" - Artificial intelligence is helping us understand whale communication better. So what's so important for whales to...

Constant Wonder - The Never-bored Naturalist Who Plumbed the Ocean Depths

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

In the depth of the sea, where the sun is powerless to send a single ray of light, there live many strange beings. Of these sea folk, we know nothi...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida

Top of Mind - When Living Longer Conflicts With Dying Well

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

What does it mean to die well? Too often people want easy ways out. Either do everything no questions asked, grin and bear it, or give me a suicide...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KOWS, KSTK, KMXT and more

Constant Wonder - Family Discovers that Nazi Grandfather Aided French Villagers

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Burkhard Bilger shares the surprising truth about his grandfather's life and service in Hitler's Germany, it's the latest episode of the Constant W...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP

Top of Mind - Why We're Anxious About Retirement in America

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

There’s good reason to be anxious about retirement in America. The US shifted to a do-it-yourself system in the '80s that sets a lot of us up to fail.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT

Constant Wonder - Dreams and the Deep Mysteries of the Unconscious Mind

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Sleep and dreaming. It's when the unconscious mind can process events, solve problems and organize memories. But a mere 20 years ago, little consen...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

Constant Wonder - Late in Life Comebacks and Triumphs

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Late-in-life debuts, comebacks, and triumphs.

919: Love In The Time Of Extinction / 920: Deep Tracks (Live In Studio), 7/27/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Love In The Time Of Extinction" - You love your dog, your cat, your kids. But could you care about, even love, an insect? Maybe that sou...

Top of Mind - Why Do Family History

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

What do you do when you discover the branch of your family tree that you've always been proud of includes a dark family secret? Is it always better...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida and more

Constand Wonder - Human Foster Parents Take Flight to Help Young Birds Migrate

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

To re-wild an endangered bird, an Austrian scientist raised chicks, became their foster parent, and took flight himself.

The Ugly Truth of Med Spas

From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Healthy Living Series

Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Interview Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang

In this episode, we delve into the potential risks and complications that can arise from health spa treatments, with a particular focus on individu...

917: Deep Time: The Cosmos And Us / 918: Astonishing African Futures, 7/20/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: The Cosmos And Us" - Our lives are so rushed, always on the clock. Counting the minutes and seconds. In the latest episode of...

Constant Wonder - Where in the World is Home?

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Immigrant Jessica J. Lee looked to set down roots in England, but her sense of belonging was challenged by the xenophobia that followed Brexit.

915: What Is Tribal Sovereignty? / 916: Going Underground, 7/13/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "What Is Tribal Sovereignty?" - Americans often celebrate something most of us take for granted – national sovereignty. Our nation’s righ...

Constant Wonder - Exploring the Mind of a Bee

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

The term “hive mind” has soared in popularity. But research is showing that individual bees also have minds and wills of their own. Kinda like us.

913: Luminous: Can Psychedelics Be Decolonized? / 914: Writing As A Political Act, 7/6/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Luminous: Can Psychedelics Be Decolonized?" - Psychedelics are a multi-billion dollar industry. But many come from plant medicines first...

Constant Wonder - A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

A scientist who once thought that science had all the answers changed his mind when his family faced an improbable double dose of cancer.

Constant Wonder - Secret Harvest

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Why was a disabled aunt hidden away after WWII?

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